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## Update The Git Installation

To upgrade cdist in the current branch use

    git pull

    # Also update the manpages
    ./build man
    export MANPATH=$MANPATH:$(pwd -P)/doc/man

If you stay on a version branche (i.e. 1.0, 1.1., ...), nothing should break.
The master branch on the other hand is the development branch and may not be
working, break your setup or eat the tree in your garden.

## Update The Python Package

To upgrade to the lastet version do

    pip install --upgrade cdist

## Update Instructions

### Updating from 2.0 to 2.1

 * Type __package* and __process use --state **present** or **absent**.
   The states **removed/installed** and **stopped/running** have been removed.
   Support for the new states is already present in 2.0.
 * Type __directory: Parameter --parents and --recursive are now boolean
   and the old "yes/no" values need to be removed
 * Type **__addifnosuchline** and **__removeline** have been replaced by **__line**
 * The **conf** directory is now located at **cdist/conf**.
   You need to migrate your types, explorers and manifests
   manually to the new location.
 * Replace the variable **__self** by **__object_name**
   Support for the variable **__object_name** is already present in 2.0.
 * The types __autofs, __autofs_map and __autofs_reload have been removed
   (no maintainer, no users)


### Updating from 1.7 to 2.0

* Ensure python (>= 3.2) is installed on the source host
* Use "cdist config host" instead of "cdist-deploy-to host"
* Use "cdist config -p host1 host2" instead of "cdist-mass-deploy"
* Use "cdist banner" for fun
* Use **\_\_object_name** instead of **\_\_self** in manifests

### Updating from 1.6 to 1.7

* If you used the global explorer **hardware_type**, you need to change
  your code to use **machine** instead.

### Updating from 1.5 to 1.6

* If you used **\_\_package_apt --preseed**, you need to use the new
  type **\_\_debconf_set_selections** instead.
* The **\_\_package** types accepted either --state deinstalled or
  --state uninstaaled. Starting with 1.6, it was made consistently
  to --state removed.

### Updating from 1.3 to 1.5

No incompatiblities.

### Updating from 1.2 to 1.3

Rename **gencode** of every type to **gencode-remote**.

### Updating from 1.1 to 1.2

No incompatiblities.

### Updating from 1.0 to 1.1

In 1.1 the type **\_\_file** was split into **\_\_directory**, **\_\_file** and
**\_\_link**. The parameter **--type** was removed from **\_\_file**. Thus you
need to replace **\_\_file** calls in your manifests:

 * Remove --type from all \_\_file calls
 * If type was symlink, use \_\_link and --type symbolic
 * If type was directory, use \_\_directory


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