Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:52:43 -0700 From: Frank Jahnke <jahnke@fmjassoc.com> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Upgrading GNOME Message-ID: <1122501163.610.16.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <42E801E3.8020706@FreeBSD.org> References: <1122499467.610.10.camel@localhost> <42E801E3.8020706@FreeBSD.org>
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On Wed, 2005-07-27 at 14:51, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > | > | The upgrade is from Epiphany 1.4 to 2.2; Evolution is from 1.0.6 to > | 1.6.0. A simple-minded copying of the old files into their original > | locations showed that both Epiphany and Evolution did not recognize > | them. If there is a page describing the upgrade I'd be happy to follow > | it if a link is provided. > > You should never copy settings files. Instead, let the applications > themselves handle migration. Evolution, for example, will migrate its > own settings files. Copying files by hand will only break things. OK -- so what settings files do I delete to get this to work? Evolution's import facility, for example, did not recognize that any email files existed. I suspected that some of the index files need to be deleted, but before I do so I seek advice. > > Note: an upgrade step this large has not been tested by the FreeBSD > GNOME team. I'll let you know how it works if you like. > > Joe Frank
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