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diff --git a/doc/administration/upgrading.rst b/doc/administration/upgrading.rst index 2b69e4c..c5e899d 100644 --- a/doc/administration/upgrading.rst +++ b/doc/administration/upgrading.rst @@ -44,10 +44,17 @@ new additional dependencies: .. code:: bash - .venv/bin/pip install . + .venv/bin/pip install path/to/fietsboek/source -This step is similar to the command that you used when installing Fietsboek -initially. +If you downloaded Fietsboek from PyPI, you may need to tell ``pip`` explicitely +to upgrade. Otherwise it will simply say that the package is already installed: + +.. code:: bash + + .venv/bin/pip install --upgrade fietsboek + +In general, this step is similar to the command that you used when installing +Fietsboek initially. Note that removed dependencies are not automatically removed. It might be worth to start with a clean virtual environment from time to time to clear out old @@ -120,7 +127,7 @@ Restoring Data: Downgrading If you do not have old backups of your data, you can use ``fietsupdate`` to convert your data from the new format to the old one. Please note that the upgrade process can not always be undone: If an update deletes data, even the -downgrade cannot fix it. In such cases, the only way to restore the data is +downgrade cannot undo it. In such cases, the only way to restore the data is through a backup. To use ``fietsupdate`` to downgrade your data, run the following command, |