[interchange-cvs] interchange - heins modified UPGRADE
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Thu Apr 15 13:17:32 EDT 2004
User: heins
Date: 2004-04-15 17:17:32 GMT
Modified: . Tag: STABLE_5_2-branch UPGRADE
Log:
* Update UPGRADE document for 5.2.
NOTE: All core group members please scan and edit for problems.
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retrieving revision 2.6.4.1
diff -u -r2.6 -r2.6.4.1
--- UPGRADE 6 Dec 2003 01:15:36 -0000 2.6
+++ UPGRADE 15 Apr 2004 17:17:31 -0000 2.6.4.1
@@ -2,40 +2,45 @@
U P G R A D I N G I N T E R C H A N G E
-Interchange is designed to be compatible between major versions, and
-for the most part a catalog designed under Interchange 4.8 should
-be compatible with 5.0.
-More information on upgrades is available in the document icupgrade, part
-of the Interchange documentation package.
+Interchange is designed to be drop-in compatible in its major version.
+
+ 5.0.x -- There should be few to no compatibility issues in
+ upgrading from another 5.x version.
-NOTE: All below procedures assume you have installed in
- /usr/lib/interchange -- substitute paths as appropriate.
+ 4.8.x -- There should be only a few issues in upgrading from 4.8.x; known
+ issues are shown below.
+
+ 4.6.x -- Upgrading from 4.6.x and before is problematic, and you would
+ be well-advised to find a competent consultant to help you.
+ interchange-biz at icdevgroup.org is a mail list designed to
+ help Interchange users connect with consultants.
-BACK UP EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU START!
+INSTALLING INTERCHANGE IN THE SAME LOCATION
+--------------------------------------------
-TO UPGRADE FROM 4.8.x
----------------------
+NOTE: All below procedures assume you have installed in
+ /usr/local/interchange -- substitute paths as appropriate.
-It is recommended that you:
+WARNING: BACK UP EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU START!
1. Make a tar backup of your Interchange software directory, i.e.
- tar czvf ~/ic_backup.tar.gz /usr/lib/interchange
+ tar czvf ~/ic_backup.tar.gz /usr/local/interchange
2. Unpack the new version of the software and change
to that directory.
- tar xzf interchange-5.x.tar.gz
- cd interchange-5.x
+ tar xzf interchange-5.x.x.tar.gz
+ cd interchange-5.x.x
- 3. You can see the section below, "TO TEST BEFORE YOU UPGRADE", if
- you want to try it out before you switch your running catalog.
+ 3. You can see the section below, "TO TEST BEFORE YOU UPGRADE", if
+ you want to try it out before you switch your running catalog.
4. Install it in the same location as your current software:
## Create the makefile
- perl Makefile.PL prefix=/usr/lib/interchange
+ perl Makefile.PL prefix=/usr/local/interchange
## Make the software
make
@@ -50,18 +55,68 @@
6. Restart Interchange.
- 7. See the "problems with UserTags" section, below.
+That's it. Verify your catalog's operation, and you are live.
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ K N O W N I S S U E S
+
+KNOWN ISSUES UPGRADING FROM 5.0.x
+
+ None.
+
+
+KNOWN ISSUES UPGRADING FROM 4.8.x
-That should be it. Test the catalog to make sure it works.
+Interchange is designed to be compatible between major versions, and
+for the most part a catalog designed under Interchange 4.8 should
+be compatible with 5.0.
+
+More information on upgrades is available in the document icupgrade, part
+of the Interchange documentation package.
UPGRADE NOTES FOR FOUNDATION-STYLE CATALOGS
-------------------------------------------
-Add new columns extended and default to products/mv_metadata.asc.
+* Add a new columns "extended" products/mv_metadata.asc. This just involves
+ adding a TAB and "extended" to the end of the first line of the file.
-Remove variables UI_IMAGE_DIR and UI_IMAGE_DIR_SECURE or point
-them to the new location, e.g. replace /interchange/
-with /interchange-5/.
+* Remove variables UI_IMAGE_DIR and UI_IMAGE_DIR_SECURE or point
+ them to the new location, e.g. replace /interchange/
+ with /interchange-5/.
+
+* If you didn't follow Interchange's SKU naming convention for Matrix
+ options, and assigned them arbitrary part numbers, or you hand-edited
+ the options table, you may find that your product options don't work.
+ You should post the question to the user mail list or contact a
+ competent Interchange consultant at interchange-biz at icdevgroup.org.
+
+* You might receive a message about "history-scan tag overrides global
+ definition". This is because that tag was moved into the Interchange
+ global UserTag area.
+
+ To stop this message, simply remove the history-scan
+ UserTag from your catalog.cfg file.
+
+ If you customized that tag, you will have to either perform the
+ customizations on the global tag or put up with the message.
+
+* The static-page build capability is no longer supported in
+ Interchange 5. You will receive warnings about "Directive StaticPath
+ no longer supported at line XXX".
+
+ To stop these warnings, remove the NoCache directive and any
+ directive beginning with "Static" from your catalog.cfg file.
+ In the foundation-style catalog, these are all located near
+ each other.
+
+ If you use the static page build facility, there are other means of
+ accomplishing the same thing with scripts. Contact a competent
+ Interchange consultant at interchange-biz at icdevgroup.org to get help.
+
+* See the section "PROBLEMS WITH USERTAGS" below.
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TO TEST BEFORE YOU UPGRADE
--------------------------
@@ -74,31 +129,31 @@
based on Foundation and not heavily customized (i.e. using global UserTag
routines).
-1. Install the new Interchange 5.x Interchange in /usr/lib/interchange-5
+1. Install the new Interchange 5.x.x in /usr/lib/interchange-5.x.x
using the procedure from INSTALL.
-2. Make /usr/lib/interchange-5/interchange.cfg match your
+2. Make /usr/lib/interchange-5.x.x/interchange.cfg match your
/usr/lib/interchange.cfg. Note that there may be new options; but the
existing one should work if you just copy it.
3. Run bin/compile_link:
cd /usr/lib/interchange-5
- bin/compile_link -p 7787
+ bin/compile_link -p 7787
NOTE: If you use the INET mode linking method, you have to run the
test server on a different port. Assuming you use the standard
7786 on your live catalog, you would add to interchange.cfg:
- TcpMap localhost:7787
+ TcpMap localhost:7787
After running compile_link, you should see four new files in the
-/usr/lib/interchange-5/src:
+/usr/lib/interchange-5.x.x/src:
--rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8088 Oct 3 09:59 tlink
--rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8088 Oct 3 09:59 tlink.localhost.7787
--rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7704 Oct 3 09:59 vlink
--rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7704 Oct 3 09:59 vlink._usr_lib_interchange_5_etc_socket
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8088 Oct 3 09:59 tlink
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8088 Oct 3 09:59 tlink.localhost.7787
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7704 Oct 3 09:59 vlink
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7704 Oct 3 09:59 vlink._usr_lib_interchange_5_etc_socket
4. Note the Catalog lines in your interchange.cfg:
@@ -170,8 +225,17 @@
supported by your old catalog. The customer-facing side should function
in much the same way.
-IF YOU UPGRADED FROM 4.6.x
---------------------------
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+UPGRADING FROM 4.6.x
+
+It is not recommended that you update your catalog from 4.6.x unless
+you are very proficient in Perl and Interchange. It is usually better
+to build a new catalog from scratch, and integrate your look and
+feel with that. Contact a competent Interchange consultant to help
+(interchange-biz at icdevgroup.org).
+
+That being said, here are some of the issues.
If you have this line in interchange.cfg:
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