Re: Can't even get Install right!!??

On Apr 26, 7:55am, Storm Software wrote: } Subject: Re: Can't even get Install right!!?? } } Hmmpph!! } } Be consistant! } } Neil - storm@aztec.co.za < ANOTHER ESSEX BOY > } On Mon, 24 Apr 1995, Jonathan Leffler wrote: } } } >From: storm@aztec.co.za (Storm Software) } } >I installed 4GL, DB, and 4GL RT(all 4.13), and ESQL/C (v.5.0) before } } >running the install scripts. ie placed them all in the /usr/informix } } >directory in one go. } } } } This is not supported. } } } } >The thing that they forget to tell you is that they changed the ./install } } >scripts from version 4 to version 5 from } } > } } >etc/install < installfiles } } > } } >to } } > } } >/etc/install installfiles. } } > } } >The /etc/install program works differently from the two version. } } } } Correct. } } } } But we've never documented the way etc/install works. We only document the } } way the ./install4gl, ./install4db, ./install4glrt, ./installesql etc } } work. The technique for using them hasn't changed. } } } } >Bit confusing when you first hit it. } } } } Look before you leap. Internal details may change at any time. } } } } Yours, } } Jonathan Leffler (johnl@informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h> } } }-- End of excerpt from Storm Software Neil, Sorry but we get to much help from Jonathan to let that one pass. Why should they keep it consistent? Are they not allowed to improve and extend the products capabilities and installation procedures? If that entails changing the install script then they should be able to change it. It is your responsibility as an installer to read the installation instructions and follow them not just to assume that the package will install the way you think it should install or the way it used to install. This guy assumed it would install in a way it has never even been documented to work!! Now if after following the instructions the things still don't install then you might have a legitimate complaint. Cheers - Jim -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Gordon DHL Airways Inc. jgordon@us.dhl.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- My opinions are my own. They may vary with time but they remain mine!