[Dev] Repository migration roadmap

[Lisa Dusseault]

For 0.6 requirements, so far we've figured that it's acceptable for 
dogfood users to have to export and import their data manually in order 
to upgrade.  That might be limited to event data -- export to ICS file, 
import ICS file (this already roughly works though without supporting 
recurrence).  The sharing code also ought to make it possible to share 
arbitrary data to the server, then after throwing away the local 
repository pull the data from the server again.

Lisa

On May 6, 2005, at 1:05 PM, Jared Rhine wrote:

> Does the Chandler roadmap include a release at which repository
> migration (between repository versions) will be supported?
> (Automatically or via external scripts?)
>
> I have no particular feelings on the matter.  Delaying migration
> support is good to allow more time to nail the repository format.  If
> people start to actually use 0.6 dogfood-style, then data migration
> will be helpful, maybe even expected despite any documented warnings.
> Linux distro packagers will want to know how this is handled in the
> 0.7 timeframe because they generally code in support for upgrades into
> their packages.  Migration doesn't have to be easy, pre-1.0, but it
> should be possible.
>
> I'd guess it's either a 0.6, 0.6.1, or 0.7 feature.
>
> PS. This all occurred to me because I got a python traceback from
> 0x5000 to 0x5200 instead of the popup I got from previous upgrades.
>
> -- jared at wordzoo.com
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