> On Sep 16, 2015, at 7:58 AM, Antony Gordon <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Unlike MS-DOS proper, FreeDOS comes with custom configuration files to
> optimize for different things, I have my personal opinion on this, but I
> digress. Given that the user may have modified the configuration files and
> there is no easy way to merge the changes of a vanilla FreeDOS config to a
> custom end user config, I would suggest maintaining the users configuration
> files. If there is an issue, of course they can boot, use F5 and use a
> support utility to replace their configuration files with the system default
> (creating backups of course)
Agreed. No matter if the installer is a batch or executable, trying to
understand a custom user’s config and modifying it to suite the new version is
more or less a futile cause.
So, that leaves two options. Leave the old one alone and hope for the best. Or,
backup and replace with fresh config.
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 5:16 AM, Jerome Shidel <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> On Sep 15, 2015, at 9:27 PM, Mercury Thirteen <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>> Could we just give the user the option?
>
> I could. But, Jim wants super simple. So, I guess I will have to see if he
> wants it to ask or not.
>
> But, I am really thinking purge the FDOS dir and install new config.sys and
> autoexec.bat is the best course.
>>
>> Also, you could call the backup FDOS folder fdos.old a'la Windows and its
>> windows.old directory. At least that way some folks would know what it's for
>> when they see it again months down the road.
>>
>
> At present, it wraps all that stuff up into a zip file. And puts it under a
> dir called FDBackup. Enumerating the zip as next avail FDBAK0.zip (or 1, 2,
> 3....)
>
> Easy to change to FDOS.OLD though.
>
>> On 9/15/2015 8:53 PM, Jerome Shidel wrote:
>>> The installer is going well and is about 50% done. But, I have two
>>> questions.
>>>
>>> Situation:
>>> User is doing an upgrade install from FD1.1.
>>>
>>> FDI already prompts to backup. Then will backup config files and the
>>> c:\FDOS directory.
>>>
>>> 1) should FDI purge the c:\fdos directory before it installs the new files.
>>> Or, keep everything it doesn't overwrite?
>>>
>>> 2) should the installer keep the users current config files or install new
>>> default ones.
>>>
>>> I see problems doing either of these, either way.
>>>
>>> The most reliable way would be to purge the c:\fdos directory and install
>>> fresh config.sys and autoexec.bat files. But, that will force the user to
>>> modify theirs post install. Not doing it, the system may be flakey or not
>>> even boot completely.
>>>
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