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== What to read before updating == | == What to read (and when) before updating == | ||
*If your update is from the immediately previous build, then just check the release announcement in[https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=17887 Cumulus MX Announcements and Download - PLEASE READ FIRST] topic, or the précis style entry at [[Cumulus_MX_formal_release_versions]] in this wiki (if that is up to date) for which files have been affected. | *If your update is from the immediately previous build, then just check the release announcement in[https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=17887 Cumulus MX Announcements and Download - PLEASE READ FIRST] topic, or the précis style entry at [[Cumulus_MX_formal_release_versions]] in this wiki (if that is up to date) for details of functionality changes and which files have been affected. | ||
**The actual release announcement | **The actual release announcement should be more informative. That is where you can read if the upgrade requires one-off actions (like changing the schema if you use a database, or editing your web pages to take advantage of new web tags). | ||
**The release announcement may sometimes include scripts to download and run to perform one-off actions. | **The release announcement may sometimes include scripts to download and run to perform one-off actions. | ||
*Be aware that it is worth while checking back on the release announcement the next day. It may have been edited because the original announcement forgot to mention something. It may have been edited to mention that some bugs have now been found, and give you advice as whether it is best to regress to an earlier version or take some other action until the next release is available. | |||
**Any new development or change in a new version of MX might cause problems for some users. You might want to stick with the version you are already using unless you really need any new functionality or the fixes gained by upgrading. | |||
*Also remember that there are bugs in all versions of MX, this is a large and complicated package, and the current developer has not been able to test all the code with all possible settings and all possible weather stations. | |||
'''Updating from an older version''' | |||
*If your update is skipping some intermediate versions, then check the corresponding release announcements or Wiki entries for every version since the one you have been using before planning your upgrade. | *If your update is skipping some intermediate versions, then check the corresponding release announcements or Wiki entries for every version since the one you have been using before planning your upgrade. | ||
**Again there may be one-off actions required at particular in-between versions. | **Again there may be one-off actions required at particular in-between versions and these will not be described in the Wiki whether on the [[Software]] page or the [[Cumulus_MX_formal_release_versions]] page. | ||
== Back-ups == | == Back-ups == | ||