Installation of IDEA
Hi,
Each time, I install a new version or a new build, my additions to the lib directory are deleted using the installer. Worse, also the downloaded plugins need to be reinstalled. I think the installer should not delete the files, put by the user, when installing over an exisitig installation.
Regards
Thomas Gülden
Munich, Germany
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Another problem is that it clears out the local VCS. I am going to forgo
1171 because I can't afford to lose the LVCS for the next couple of weeks.
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Norris Shelton
Sun Certified Java Programmer
"Thomas G?lden" <no_mail@jetbrains.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
Each time, I install a new version or a new build, my additions to the lib
directory are deleted using the installer. Worse, also the downloaded
plugins need to be reinstalled. I think the installer should not delete the
files, put by the user, when installing over an exisitig installation.
Regards
Thomas Gülden
Munich, Germany
Only if your system path is in IDEA's installation directory.
I have mine in the user directory (along with config) and I just upgraded
without any problems (and without losing the local history, of course :).
What's even better is that IDEA does not need to fully rebuild its cache
(for project files and libraries) which for my current project would take
too long a time (to be done after every install, that is).
HTH,
Andrei
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But the plugin thing is still a pain. You have to either copy them somewhere
else before upgrading or re-download after. I wouldn't think it would be too
hard to not delete the plugins.
"Andrei Oprea" <andrei_oprea@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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When I upgrade I always install into a new directory and then test the
build for obvious fixes/breakages for a bit until I'm happy it's OK.
Then I copy over some of the files I changed manually such as idea.lax
and all the plugins. Copying over an existing installation is just
asking for trouble IMHO.
Nick.
Thomas G?lden wrote:
It looks like it was one of the installs that did it (Maybe the 4.0
install). The oldest time stamp I could find in LVCS was 1/29. This is for
a file that I started working on at the beginning of January. I just
installed 1172 (downloaded as idea-5.0.exe, BTW). I re-checked the files
and the LVCS data is still there going back to 1/29.
OK, thx.
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Norris Shelton
Sun Certified Java Programmer
"Andrei Oprea" <andrei_oprea@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Where did you find build 1172, or for that matter, idea-5.0.exe?