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From: chuq@plaid.Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Installer 2.5 glitches
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Date: Thu, 19-Nov-87 11:55:12 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 19 11:55:12 1987
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>I don't think this is the case.  I think the Installer is just abysmally
>stupid.  It is checking resource-by-resource for the presence and size of
>everything it installs, on both the target and source disks.  At two swaps
>per resource (give me the source; give me the target) it adds up fast.

This may sound like a silly question, but why does anyone use the installer
at all? Not that I don't trust it or anything, but I find it MUCH easier
and faster to simply take a new System file and stick all my fonts and DA's
in it instead of trying to take an old system file and mucking with it in
some undefined way. (and once I get around to installing suitcase, I may
never need to touch the system file again!).

I simply use the virgin Apple files, add my changes to them to build a 
prototype system, and then install it in place. If you keep a list of what
changes you make to the various files (for me, it's only fonts, da's, a 
few fkeys and finder LAYO mods) it's much easier to just re-install them
(and verify that you aren't hosing something out) than it is to try to 
upgrade the system.

The installers nice, but why bother?

chuq
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Chuq "Fixed in 4.0" Von Rospach			chuq@sun.COM	Delphi: CHUQ