KeepExistingVersion

KeepExistingVersion

is an option for PacletInstall and PacletInstallSubmit that specifies whether an older version of a paclet should remain installed when a newer one gets installed.

Details

  • Possible settings include:
  • Truealways keep existing versions when a new version is installed
    Falseuninstall an existing paclet if the new one has identical requirements
  • When a paclet is installed, the default behavior is to uninstall any older paclets with the same name and requirements (i.e. "WolframVersion", "SystemID" and "ProductName" values in the PacletInfo.wl file).
  • KeepExistingVersionTrue prevents older versions of a paclet from being uninstalled when a newer one is installed.
  • You can use KeepExistingVersionTrue to keep an older version of a paclet around in case you decide to uninstall the newer one.
  • Although KeepExistingVersionTrue allows older versions to remain installed, newer versions of a paclet are always used in preference to older ones.
Wolfram Research (2020), KeepExistingVersion, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/KeepExistingVersion.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2020), KeepExistingVersion, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/KeepExistingVersion.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2020. "KeepExistingVersion." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/KeepExistingVersion.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2020). KeepExistingVersion. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/KeepExistingVersion.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_keepexistingversion, author="Wolfram Research", title="{KeepExistingVersion}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/KeepExistingVersion.html}", note=[Accessed: 21-December-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_keepexistingversion, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={KeepExistingVersion}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/KeepExistingVersion.html}, note=[Accessed: 21-December-2024 ]}