8.1.point-release patch installs

[2pint]

Hi,
I'm an s9y n00b, and I'm not a programmer, so please bear with me...

I was wondering if there was a way to force the upgrade script to run on the .diff files that I've downloaded from the links on the s9y blog page... I understand how to add all the updates manually via cut and paste, but I figured it might be automated(?). Maybe the upgrade script only does SQL and doesn't work on them?

BTW: I'm learning alot - with s9y and the plugins, the code comments, variables, classes, etc. make it easy for even a PHP novice to kind of see what's going on - Good Job & THX!

Any help appreciated!

Thanks!

[Guest]

I don't think there is a way to use Serendipity's upgrade script to do this (hope not, for security), but you may want to take a look at the GNU patch utility, which will modify the files automatically, so you don't have to copy and paste

[garvinhicking]

Also for what you're trying to do you should best use our SVN nightly snapshots available in our download section...

Regards,
Garvin

[2pint]

I've been shying away from using the nightly builds because I want some level of stability under load and with the plugins that I rely on, and changing only a few files means I can replace the old ones pretty fast. Plus - I'm not as good at troubleshooting as some of you cats...

As for GNU patch, - I can't believe I hadn't thought of it... Since I'm on shared hosting and my home linux box is down right now... I'll try the GNU-win32 patch: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/patch.htm

Or... I think I might run a seperate, parallel beta installation with a duplicate db and try the nightly build for a little while...

Thanks guys!