General information about upgrade

RT Users
1

Hi all,

Two basic questions about upgrade.

I’ve see the new version of RT4x is release.

1/ Where can I find the �changes file�. ?

2/ If I take a look inside 

	DISTRIB/etc/upgrade/

and (for example with rt-4.0.8) I've 

	................
	drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.0rc2
	drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.0rc4
	drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.0rc7
	drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.1
	drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.3
	drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.4
	drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.6
	-rwxr-xr--  1 501  staff   3738 25 oct 20:42 generate-rtaddressregexp

is that mean I don't have anything to do if I upgrading from 4.0.7 ? 

Is that the good way to see if I've anything to do for upgrading ?

Regards.

JAS

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2

Hi all,

Two basic questions about upgrade.

I’ve see the new version of RT4x is release.

    1/ Where can I find the «changes file». ?

    2/ If I take a look inside

            DISTRIB/etc/upgrade/

    and (for example with rt-4.0.8) I've

            ................
            drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.0rc2
            drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.0rc4
            drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.0rc7
            drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.1
            drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.3
            drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.4
            drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.6
            -rwxr-xr--  1 501  staff   3738 25 oct 20:42 generate-rtaddressregexp

    is that mean I don't have anything to do if I upgrading from 4.0.7 ?

    Is that the good way to see if I've anything to do for upgrading ?

You also check docs/UPGRADING-4.0 for “UPGRADING FROM 4.0.x and
earlier” to make sure there is no manual steps or special notes about
new features/important fixes.

Regards.

JAS

Best regards, Ruslan.

3

I’ve see the new version of RT4x is release.

1/ Where can I find the «changes file». ?

Release notes are now online at http://bestpractical.com/rt/release-notes/.

2/ If I take a look inside

  DISTRIB/etc/upgrade/

and (for example with rt-4.0.8) I’ve

  ................
  drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.0rc2
  drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.0rc4
  drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.0rc7
  drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.1
  drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.3
  drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.4
  drwxr-xr-x  2 501  staff    512 25 oct 20:37 4.0.6
  -rwxr-xr--  1 501  staff   3738 25 oct 20:42 generate-rtaddressregexp

is that mean I don’t have anything to do if I upgrading from 4.0.7 ?

Correct.

Is that the good way to see if I’ve anything to do for upgrading ?

The best way is to run make upgrade-database as outlined in the README
and enter the version you’re upgrading from. If there is nothing to do,
it’ll tell you that and quit. If there are upgrades to run, it’ll tell
you which ones and ask if you want to proceed. You can decline if
you’re just looking to see what you’ll need to do later.

As Ruslan noted, you should also read the UPGRADING-* files under docs/.

Thomas