diff --git a/.idea/weewx.iml b/.idea/weewx.iml index 6b023f37..797abb99 100644 --- a/.idea/weewx.iml +++ b/.idea/weewx.iml @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ - + diff --git a/docs_src/upgrade.md b/docs_src/upgrade.md index a83408d0..579f3805 100644 --- a/docs_src/upgrade.md +++ b/docs_src/upgrade.md @@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ the user doing the install. However, old installations can continue to use ### New location for `user` directory This affects users who are using a package installer (such as from Debian or RPM -packages). +packages). Users who used a `setup.py` install are not affected. -Previous versions would install any Python code used by extensions alongside -other code, usually in `/usr/share/weewx/user`. +The package installers for previous versions of WeeWX would install any Python +code used by extensions alongside other code, usually in +`/usr/share/weewx/user`. -However, Version 5 strives to keep user data separate from code. This makes -backups easier, and allows read-only code areas. The `user` directory is now -located with other user data in `/etc/weewx/`, specifically in +However, Version 5 strives to keep user data separate from code. The `user` +directory is now located with other user data in `/etc/weewx/`, specifically in `/etc/weewx/bin/user`. You will have to either reinstall any extensions, or manually copy over the `user` directory. For example, @@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ cp -r /usr/share/weewx/user/ /etc/weewx/bin/ ### New utilities Most of the old utilities have been collected and put under one master utility, -`weectl`. This make it easy to use the `--help` option to see what you want. +`weectl`. This make it easy to use the `--help` option to see which one you +want. | Old utility | New utility | |-----------------|--------------------|