Ed Dickens Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Just wondering why we need multiple copies of the packages? We start with the "master" copy that gets downloaded to the cache directory, then each package is copied to the databases directory for each version of LabVIEW we install to. Since all the packages are the same for all LabVIEW versions, couldn't the cache copy be used and just keep the "files-installed" file in the database directory? Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kring Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 Just wondering why we need multiple copies of the packages? We start with the "master" copy that gets downloaded to the cache directory, then each package is copied to the databases directory for each version of LabVIEW we install to. Since all the packages are the same for all LabVIEW versions, couldn't the cache copy be used and just keep the "files-installed" file in the database directory? Ed Ed, The package files that are stored in the cache folder are similar to a user's library of packages. This is analagous to how one's MP3 (and other) files are stored in an iTunes music library folder. In order to uninstall a package, we must have a copy of the original package file (so that we can access the install/uninstall script VI), regardless of whether the user has removed the package file from the cache -- this is why we store the original package file in the db folder. Is this redundancy a real issue for you or are you just curious? Regards, -Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Dickens Posted October 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Ed, The package files that are stored in the cache folder are similar to a user's library of packages. This is analagous to how one's MP3 (and other) files are stored in an iTunes music library folder. In order to uninstall a package, we must have a copy of the original package file (so that we can access the install/uninstall script VI), regardless of whether the user has removed the package file from the cache -- this is why we store the original package file in the db folder. Is this redundancy a real issue for you or are you just curious? Regards, -Jim Thanks Jim, Curiosity more than anything. I was poking around and just happen to notice it. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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