Predicting Beta 3 release today!

[LEW21]

Acyd Burn already wrote and sent to the CVS B2 -> B3 update script.

[NNO-Stephen]

but but but... Acyd Burn already said there wouldn't be one...

...HMMmmm....

also the script says it's for B2 if I'm reading it right...

[LEW21]

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// Only an example, but also commented out
$database_update_info = array(
	// Changes within this version
	'3.0.b3'		=> array(
/*
		// Change the following columns...
		'change_columns'	=> array(
			USERS_TABLE			=> array(
				'user_avatar_width'			=> array('USINT', 0),
				'user_avatar_height'		=> array('USINT', 0),
			),
		),
		// Add the following columns
		'add_columns'		=> array(
			TOPICS_TABLE			=> array(
				'topic_first_poster_colour'	=> array('VCHAR:6', ''),
				'topic_last_post_subject'	=> array('XSTEXT', ''),
				'topic_last_poster_colour'	=> array('VCHAR:6', ''),
			),
			FORUMS_TABLE			=> array(
				'forum_last_post_subject'	=> array('XSTEXT', ''),
				'forum_last_poster_colour'	=> array('VCHAR:6', ''),
			),
		),
*/
	),
	// Latest version
	'3.0.0'			=> array(),
);

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switch ($current_version)
{
	case '3.0.b3':
/*
		$sql = 'SELECT forum_id
			FROM ' . FORUMS_TABLE;
		$result = _sql($sql, $errored, $error_ary);

		$forum_ids = array();
		while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
		{
			$forum_ids[] = $row['forum_id'];
		}
		$db->sql_freeresult($result);

		if (sizeof($forum_ids))
		{
			// Since we changed the last post informations we need to sync a bit...
			sync('forum', 'forum_id', $forum_ids, true);

			// Sync topics
			sync('topic', 'forum_id', $forum_ids, true);
		}
*/
	// No need to change here, before no break should appear
	break;

	case '3.0.0':
	default:
		$no_updates = true;
	break;
}

If user will delete /* and */ and replace

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$updates_to_version = '3.0.B2';

with

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$updates_to_version = '3.0.B3';

updating will be possible.

[NNO-Stephen]

oooOOoooo neat.

[cutaia]

Even though this isn't entirely on-topic...this discussion has reminded me of a question I've been having:

Obviously even Beta 3 won't be usable in a live environment. Once it's to RC1, though...will it be suitable to start using?

Anyone?

[LEW21]

Yes, but you will have to update it 3 (or more) times in not very long time (RC1 -> RC2, RC2 -> RC3, RC3 -> final).

[NNO-Stephen]

yeah but with the RC stages there will be official updaters

[Acyd Burn]

If you try to use this to update a beta2 board to beta3 (once/if it is released) you will get wrong results.

[NNO-Stephen]

I figure as much, and I have no intention of doing anything till we've a). got the next release out, b). figured in all the database changes, and c). figured the appropriate method for upgrading said database.

so although this would produce errors as you say, it's a building block

(hopefully you'll see fit to make progress w/ the script and release it anyway, but as I said last night, I'm not holding my breath).  

[cutaia]

Haha...for some reason Acid's post there gave me hope that the release of Beta 3 is coming soon.

Something about the way he said that. (Especially the seemingly unneccesary addition of the "/if" to the word "once." Well, of course it will be released sometime. )




But this is just me.