[Zope] Applying updates to zope site

[Brian Sullivan]

On 1/9/06, Martijn Pieters <mj at zopatista.com> wrote:
> We use a separete lib directory containing versioned Zope Product
> directories. That's versioned as in the directory name reflects the
> version. These get symlinked into the actual Products directory. For
> example:
>
>  lib/Foo-1.10.1
>  lib/Bar-2.2.3
>  lib/Bar-2.2.4
>
> and in the Products directory a version of each Product is symlinked,
> usually the most recent:
>
>  Products/Foo -> ../lib/Foo-1.10.1
>  Products/Bar -> ../lib/Bar-2.2.4
>
> We of course keep our development code in a subversion repository, and
> tag releases with version numbers. Pushing out a new release then
> becomes a simple process:
>
> 1) Create a tarball from a repository export, with a versioned directory name
>  $ svn export url://to.repository/Foo/tags/1.11.0 Foo-1.11.0
>  $ tar czvf Foo-1.11.0.tgz Foo-1.11.0
>
> 2) Copy the tarball to the server and extract it in the lib directory
> of the Zope server
>
> 3) Repoint the Products symlink:
>  $ rm Foo && ln -s ../lib/Foo-1.11.0 Foo
>
> 4) Restart the Zope server
>
> It should be trivial to have someone with sysadmin experience do steps
> 2-4 for you.
>
> --
> Martijn Pieters
>

I think there is a disconnect. You are talking about Products being
upgraded -- at least that is what I glean from you post?

I am talking about ZODB based elements.

Or am I missing something?