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Posted to server-user@james.apache.org by Mike Danifo <md...@mindspring.com> on 2003/02/21 05:26:41 UTC
updating my james version
Hello,
given the recent announcements about new james versions, I thought I'd
ask this question.
It may seem like an obvious question to james veterans, but as a newbie,
I just have to ask:
what is typically involved in updating a version of james?
can I get away with just copying over the config.xml and/or
environment.xml from the older version?
do I have to manually replicate the changes in these 2 files from one
version to the next?
I have a pretty basic setup, so I don't have to worry about any sql auth
stuff, etc.
thanks
-Mike
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Re: updating my james version
Posted by bill parducci <bi...@parducci.net>.
cool, thanks.
BTW: i was dorking around with gvim and found that it does colorized diff in split pane windows.
b
> I use Epsilon's visual-diff, but there is a free, online, color difference
> tool located at http://tachyon.perlmonk.org/scripts/color_coded_diff.htm.
>
> If you use that online tool, I recommend that you put the new James config
> file first, and your own config file second. That way any difference from
> the new James config will appear highlighted in red (cultural warning
> color), and your changes in green.
>
> One tricky thing is that the above script only highlights the character
> text, so you have to be really careful to spot color coded XML comments that
> enable or disable a section of code.
>
> --- Noel
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RE: updating my james version
Posted by Kenny Smith <ja...@journalscape.com>.
Hi all,
Just to throw something else in for the visual diff tools... I use jEdit for
all my XML editing and Java programming and it can automatically download
and install jDiff a color-coded visual diffing tool. I like it quite a bit.
http://www.jedit.org/
Kenny
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Noel J. Bergman [mailto:noel@devtech.com]
> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 12:26 PM
> To: James Users List
> Subject: RE: updating my james version
>
>
> > what did you use to accomplish this:
> > > - view color coded difference (good tools help)
>
> I use Epsilon's visual-diff, but there is a free, online, color difference
> tool located at http://tachyon.perlmonk.org/scripts/color_coded_diff.htm.
>
> If you use that online tool, I recommend that you put the new James config
> file first, and your own config file second. That way any difference from
> the new James config will appear highlighted in red (cultural warning
> color), and your changes in green.
>
> One tricky thing is that the above script only highlights the character
> text, so you have to be really careful to spot color coded XML
> comments that
> enable or disable a section of code.
>
> --- Noel
>
>
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RE: updating my james version
Posted by "Noel J. Bergman" <no...@devtech.com>.
> what did you use to accomplish this:
> > - view color coded difference (good tools help)
I use Epsilon's visual-diff, but there is a free, online, color difference
tool located at http://tachyon.perlmonk.org/scripts/color_coded_diff.htm.
If you use that online tool, I recommend that you put the new James config
file first, and your own config file second. That way any difference from
the new James config will appear highlighted in red (cultural warning
color), and your changes in green.
One tricky thing is that the above script only highlights the character
text, so you have to be really careful to spot color coded XML comments that
enable or disable a section of code.
--- Noel
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Re: updating my james version
Posted by bill parducci <bi...@parducci.net>.
along those lines, what did you use to accomplish this:
/*
- view color coded difference (good tools help)
*/
diff is a bit rough :o)
b
Noel J. Bergman wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Merging the config.xml changes and moving the apps/james/ directory tree
> takes care of both. File system repositories are under apps/james/var, and
> merging your config.xml changes would make any database repositories
> available.
>
> The steps I listed were the precise ones I used to migrate my james
> installation.
>
> --- Noel
>
>
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RE: updating my james version
Posted by "Noel J. Bergman" <no...@devtech.com>.
> Sorry about that.
No problem, Mike. :-) I can appreciate that updating can be a nervous
procedure in general. The more you understand what is happening, the less
nervous.
--- Noel
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RE: updating my james version
Posted by Mike Danifo <md...@mindspring.com>.
Sorry about that.
-----Original Message-----
From: Noel J. Bergman [mailto:noel@devtech.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 12:42 PM
To: James Users List
Subject: RE: updating my james version
Mike,
Merging the config.xml changes and moving the apps/james/ directory tree
takes care of both. File system repositories are under apps/james/var,
and merging your config.xml changes would make any database repositories
available.
The steps I listed were the precise ones I used to migrate my james
installation.
--- Noel
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RE: updating my james version
Posted by "Noel J. Bergman" <no...@devtech.com>.
Mike,
Merging the config.xml changes and moving the apps/james/ directory tree
takes care of both. File system repositories are under apps/james/var, and
merging your config.xml changes would make any database repositories
available.
The steps I listed were the precise ones I used to migrate my james
installation.
--- Noel
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RE: updating my james version
Posted by Mike Danifo <md...@mindspring.com>.
Noel-
How about:
migrating exsiting users
migrating existing emails
?
-Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Noel J. Bergman [mailto:noel@devtech.com]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 1:11 PM
To: James Users List
Subject: RE: updating my james version
Chris,
In my case, I just did:
- install james-2.1.2 into /opt/james-2.1.2
- open current and new config.xml
- view color coded difference (good tools help)
- merge changes
(in my case, a couple of lines)
- delete environment.xml and assembly.xml
(I wanted the new versions)
- service james stop
- change /opt/james symlink to reference /opt/james-2.1.2
- mv /opt/james-2.1/apps/james /opt/james/apps
- service james start
That was it.
--- Noel
-----Original Message-----
From: chris schild [mailto:james@corridortechnology.com]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 12:37
To: James Users List
Subject: Re: updating my james version
Same situation i.e. newbie what do I do. Did a quick search on
upgrading didn't find much. Hopefully that is good... I am using mysql
on a win2k box. I am installing using the binary. Is it as simple as:
- copying the old directory.
- uninstalling james.
- installing the new binary.
- configuring the config.xml with the old information.
- (re)starting james..
That it?
Anything someone would recommend on backing up before the upgrade? Or
is just copying the directory a good enough backup?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Danifo" <md...@mindspring.com>
To: <ja...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:26 PM
Subject: updating my james version
> Hello,
> given the recent announcements about new james versions, I thought I'd
> ask this question. It may seem like an obvious question to james
> veterans, but as a newbie, I just have to ask:
>
> what is typically involved in updating a version of james? can I get
> away with just copying over the config.xml and/or environment.xml from
> the older version? do I have to manually replicate the changes in
> these 2 files from one version to the next?
>
> I have a pretty basic setup, so I don't have to worry about any sql
> auth stuff, etc.
>
> thanks
>
> -Mike
>
>
>
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RE: updating my james version
Posted by "Noel J. Bergman" <no...@devtech.com>.
Chris,
In my case, I just did:
- install james-2.1.2 into /opt/james-2.1.2
- open current and new config.xml
- view color coded difference (good tools help)
- merge changes
(in my case, a couple of lines)
- delete environment.xml and assembly.xml
(I wanted the new versions)
- service james stop
- change /opt/james symlink to reference /opt/james-2.1.2
- mv /opt/james-2.1/apps/james /opt/james/apps
- service james start
That was it.
--- Noel
-----Original Message-----
From: chris schild [mailto:james@corridortechnology.com]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 12:37
To: James Users List
Subject: Re: updating my james version
Same situation i.e. newbie what do I do. Did a quick search on upgrading
didn't find much. Hopefully that is good...
I am using mysql on a win2k box. I am installing using the binary.
Is it as simple as:
- copying the old directory.
- uninstalling james.
- installing the new binary.
- configuring the config.xml with the old information.
- (re)starting james..
That it?
Anything someone would recommend on backing up before the upgrade? Or is
just copying the directory a good enough backup?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Danifo" <md...@mindspring.com>
To: <ja...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:26 PM
Subject: updating my james version
> Hello,
> given the recent announcements about new james versions, I thought I'd
> ask this question.
> It may seem like an obvious question to james veterans, but as a newbie,
> I just have to ask:
>
> what is typically involved in updating a version of james?
> can I get away with just copying over the config.xml and/or
> environment.xml from the older version?
> do I have to manually replicate the changes in these 2 files from one
> version to the next?
>
> I have a pretty basic setup, so I don't have to worry about any sql auth
> stuff, etc.
>
> thanks
>
> -Mike
>
>
>
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Re: updating my james version
Posted by chris schild <ja...@corridortechnology.com>.
Same situation i.e. newbie what do I do. Did a quick search on upgrading
didn't find much. Hopefully that is good...
I am using mysql on a win2k box. I am installing using the binary.
Is it as simple as:
- copying the old directory.
- uninstalling james.
- installing the new binary.
- configuring the config.xml with the old information.
- (re)starting james..
That it?
Anything someone would recommend on backing up before the upgrade? Or is
just copying the directory a good enough backup?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Danifo" <md...@mindspring.com>
To: <ja...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:26 PM
Subject: updating my james version
> Hello,
> given the recent announcements about new james versions, I thought I'd
> ask this question.
> It may seem like an obvious question to james veterans, but as a newbie,
> I just have to ask:
>
> what is typically involved in updating a version of james?
> can I get away with just copying over the config.xml and/or
> environment.xml from the older version?
> do I have to manually replicate the changes in these 2 files from one
> version to the next?
>
> I have a pretty basic setup, so I don't have to worry about any sql auth
> stuff, etc.
>
> thanks
>
> -Mike
>
>
>
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