Multiple PB versions installed - any pitfalls?

[Zach]

Hi all,

I finally broke down and downloaded PB 3.94 from the museum, because I really wanted to see an AVI/Avisynth Script player that just WORKED..

I installed PB 3.94 to its own directory with the version number tacked on. Is there anything else I need to be aware of? I don't want to cause any problems for PB 4.51 since I hope to still use it for other things. Are there any major bugs or performance issues I should know about?

How many of you run multiple versions on the same machine, and how many versions do you run? Is it a pleasant experience?

Thanks..

[ts-soft]

I have installed 2 older versions (3.3 and 3.94) and 10 newer Versions. I use the newer Versions from one IDE.
No problems, no portable switch or anything else.

[Vera]

Hi Zach,

I experienced conflicts with shared *.prefs before and after PB 4.40. With 4.40 the default IDE theme had been switched and the setting become partly incompartible. I only use one full installed version using the %appdata% settings and all the others with portable switch.

Maybe 'save-copy' the prefs and just try it

cheers ~ Vera

[Marlin]

I found no problems having different versions of PB available using Linux.

Each version:

• goes to it's own folder
• is started with a tiny script that
  • sets the environment and
  • makes it use its own preferences

Such a start script could look like:

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#!/bin/bash
export PUREBASIC_HOME=~/purebasic-4.51
export PATH=$PUREBASIC_HOME/compilers:$PATH
purebasic -p myprefs.ini

But usually,
once I trust the new version, I find myself not using the older versions at all.

[Zach]

Aye.. its pretty much a last resort for this one application I want to do.

I didnt' know about the portable flag, that's interesting. So far they both load up with different themes, etc so I think everything is OK.