This Guide Article has been written for Version 2.1 of the DATAFLOW Software. For Previous Releases use the version selection in the navigation bar at the top of this page.

Update/Upgrade

This section describes how to update/upgrade DATAFLOW Runtime packages. Updates are received as new zip packages containing all of the required files. There are no patches or incremental updates that are provided.

Replace the current Imt.Base directory in your project with the version that should be used instead. The current version can be found in Imt.Base/Imt.Base.Core.Platform/version.h.

For binary releases, also replace all binary files (*.lib, *.a) with the files from the ZIP package of the correct version.

Build number

Bugfix

If only the third digit of the version number changes, for example from 2.5.1.0 to 2.5.2.0, the changes are only bugfixes and are backwards compatible. Always use the lasted bugfix release of your runtime version if available.

Consult the Release Notes [5] for a list of bugfixes.

Minor Release

If the second digit of the version number changes, for example from 2.4.2.0 to 2.5.1.0, the changes are backwards compatible feature changes. Minor changes to your project source code may be required.

It is also strongly recommended to perform a complete validation of your software after a minor update of the DATAFLOW Runtime.

Consult the Release Notes [5] for important changes between minor releases.

Major Release

If the first digit of the version number changes, for example from 2.5.1.0 to 3.0.1.0, the changes are major breaking changes. These changes will require major changes to your project source code.

It is also mandatory to perform a complete validation of your software after a major update of the DATAFLOW Runtime.

Consult the Release Notes [5] for important changes between major releases.

Required Module: DATAFLOW Runtime

This Article has been written based on V2.1.1 of the DATAFLOW software. 
Latest update 2023-05-31 by WUM.