[libreoffice-users] Re: LORC3.3 Berkeley database

On 2011/01/13 5:58 PM  NoOp wrote:
> The release notes[1] for LORC3.3 contains the following statement:
>
> > The Berkeley database engine has been upgraded in this version of
> > LibreOffice. The database engine upgrade introduces an
> > incompatibility with user data for installed extensions for
> > OpenOffice.org versions prior to 3.2 that may require your action if
> > you downgrade your version of LibreOffice.
> >
> > This version of LibreOffice will convert your extension database to
> > the new Berkeley database format when extensions are installed or
> > removed. After this conversion, the database can no longer be read by
> > earlier versions of OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice. Downgrading to an
> > earlier version may result in a dysfunctional installation.
> >
> > If you downgrade to an earlier version of OpenOffice.org or
> > LibreOffice, you must remove the user data directory {user
> > data}/uno_packages, for example
> > ~/.openoffice.org/3/user/uno_packages, and reinstall all extensions.
> Does anyone know exactly what this means?
>
> My libreoffice user profile/folder is:
> ~/.libreoffice/3/
> My Ubuntu OOo is:
> ~/.openoffice.org/3/
> And my standard OOo (set by me) is:
> ~/.openoffice.org3/3/
>
> I'm hesitant to install LORC3.3 until I fully understand whether or not
> LORC3.3 with screw up any other Berkeley databases on my system (OOo or
> otherwise). Further, does this mean that I can no longer add extensions
> that use the older database, or will those be automagically converted on
> install?
The Release notes for OOo 3.2.1 included the following:
http://development.openoffice.org/releases/3.2.1.html

   Configuration data for extensions
   The configuration data for extensions is stored in a Berkely DB which was updated to
   version 4.7.25. This update contains a modified database format (for the technical
   backgound see issue 100916). Due to this it it not possible to share the user configuration
   with OOo 3.1.1 or older regarding extensions. This does not affect the normal user
   configuration. It is recommended to backup the directory with the user installation before
   installing OOo 3.2.1 and using the configuration also with older versions.

OOo 3.2.0
release notes were similar.

Since there is no 3.1.1 version of LibO it won't affect you. It only affects people who try to 
revert to OOo 3.1. The database is in the users settings for LibO and will not affect OOo.


Larry
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