Installing different versions of VStudio on one machine

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 9/4/08 6:57 PM, "Steve Albin" <steve at steve-albin.com> wrote:

>>> For testing purposes, I would like to be able to run different version of
>>> VStudio on my Macintosh.  But, it seems to me that we are limited to only
>>> one
>>> version because VStudio relies on the files stored in the VComonents folder
>>> in
>>> the /usr/local/lib.
>> 
>> NO.
>> 
>> Vstudio and VSERVER both are standalone apps.
>> They have all in self.
>> 
>> You can open them as packages and to see that vcomponents folder is inside.
>> So you can easy have many copies of each such app on HDD.
> 
> If so, then why does the VStudio installer put VComponents here:
>     /usr/local/lib/

Are you sure? :)

I think its some ADK e.g. V4RB or V4MD have install them there.
But not VStudio
    
> In your instructions for people having problems installing VStudio, you tell
> them to trash those files.  Why?  If VStudio is a standalone app, why trash
> those files?

I say trash these files only for ADK troubles, not Vstusio.

When troubles are with Vstudio install, I say:
    trash  Application/Vstudio.app


>> You also can prepare YOUR V4RB/V4MD/V4REV apps in such way.
>> 
>> Please read
>>     WIKI V4RB MANUAL Deployment
> 
> Yes, this I understand and I do deploy my RB apps in this way.  But I must
> have a major misunderstanding because I don't see that VStudio is deployed in
> the same manner. 

100% the same maner Steve.

And we also use that script to install vcomponents folder inside.
Actually this script first time was written exactly for Vstudio.

> If it was, why would I need the installer package in the
> first place.  I should be able to copy the VStudio app to the Applications
> folder and not have to run an installer.

Right.

It was idea of Jochen, that if we use installer, we can offer options to
install this or that plugins of Vstudio.

And I do not remember right now how latest BETA installer works.
It seems I have simplify it few weeks ago.


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Ruslan Zasukhin
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Paradigma Software, Inc

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