[Qgis-developer] Impossible to keep QGIS 2.4 while updating QGIS master (osgeo4W nightly build)

[Ramon Andiñach]

Hi there,

I had this problem when I was running 1.8 and 1.9 out of osgeo. 

I think I ended up keeping backup copies of the qgis and qgis-dev bat files and subbing them in when one broke. It's a bit annoying but it worked.

While I was doing this someone (and I think it was Andre, who's already replied) pointed out that it was perfectly possible (and much more stable) to install QGIS stable through the released standalone installer, and continue with qgis-dev through the osgeo installer. 

-ramon.

> On 27 Nov 2014, at 0:02, Junior Delaz <delazj at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I use OsGeo4W to install both QGIS stable and master releases.
> Due to the bug of QGIS 2.6.0-1 that crashes QGIS and ruins some older project file, I decided to not yet upgrade to 2.6 (and keep 2.4) but still update nightly builds.
> The first time I got 2.7, I choose to keep 2.4. After the install process, I was unable to run QGis 2.4, getting the error message attached when launching either the shortcut or the qgis.bat file in install directory.
> Two days later, after updating nightly build , QGIS 2.4 worked fine and stopped again at the next nightly build.
> Since, reinstalling QGIS 2.4 in osgeo4w install process doesn't fix it, the only usable release remains the Master. 
> 
> Is this a bug or is it impossible to install both master and "not the latest stable" releases through osgeo4W? If a bug, should I file a ticket on qgis hub or elsewhere?
> Any idea how I can get back a working QGIS 2.4?
> 
> I'm on Windows 7 64 bits but I got the same bug on Windows 8 32 bits.
> 
> Thanks.
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