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Re: LDraw.org 2009-02 Parts Update Now Available
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lugnet.cad
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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:37:31 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Chris Dee wrote:
> > I have a quick question about the 2009 Part Updates - As far as I can tell from
> > the description at LDraw.org and here the updates are cumulative (I need to
> > install 2009-1 and then 2009-2) However the names of both files are identical
> > and as a result if I try to download both one of two things happen:
> > 1)the second download overwrites the first
> > 2) my browser takes the download from the cache and consequently doesn't really
> > download the other file but re-downloads the one I already had.
> >
> > If the files are cumulative, maybe they could be renamed to include the release
> > in the file name in the same way as has been done for 2008-01.
> >
> > Jetro
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> The Windows installer executables are not cumulative - they are the complete
> library - hence "Use this link to download the Windows installer for the
> complete library".
>
> The zip archives are just the changes (new files and updates) - hence "Use this
> link if you just want a zip version of the update".
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> There may be occasions when you want to download the complete install from a
> particular release, so the names have now been changed. However, LDrawParts.exe
> is still maintained as an alias to the latest complete installation.
>
> Chris
Thanks for the clarification. I'll include it in the second part of the basic
LDraw tutorial that will appear later today on TechnicBRiCKs.
Jetro
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