Re: "Interesting" Messages when installing 5733SC1 Opt 1

On 19/01/2008, at 2:49 AM, Jon Paris wrote:

Removing the symbolic links fixed the problem and we now have Zend
Core 2.5 up and running - I will be raising this issue with Zend -
there is no reason why this kind of thing can't be tested for before
the install begins and a reasonable error message issued. Overall
Zend have done a nice job with their installs - but this is silly.

While you're raising it with them find out why a symbolic link breaks their install process. It shouldn't matter that it's a symbolic link vs. a "real" directory. It still points to a suitable place to store stuff.

Modifying their install process to test for a symbolic link and send an error message saying something like "Can't install: remove symlink for xyz" is just a kludge.


Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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