Re: [Chicken-users] [wish list] chicken-install: show available eggs, upgrade all installed eggs?

[Felix]

> 
> I'm not crazy at getting bleeding edge eggs.. However, I do like to upgrade
> `chicken' itself whenever a newer release comes out.  Only realize that i have
> to find out and reinstall all eggs again. (Because at least all the eggs have 
> to
> be recompiled using the new chicken?)

Not always, only if some incompatibility has been introduced, particularly in
the C runtime system or header-files.

I have added an option called "-reinstall" to chicken-install (see experimental
branch). This will reinstall all installed eggs, using the same versions. Only
minimally tested, though.


cheers,
felix