From: Matthew Moss <matthew.moss@...>
Date: 2008-03-14T23:45:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Food Database (#159)


> > > > (Note that SR20 now also contains a patch to the database. For the purposes of
> > > > this quiz, I am not concerned whether you apply that patch or not. If you
> > > > don't want to worry about the patch, feel free to ignore it.)
>
> > > From what I read, the patch that's available would update version 19
> > > to version 20. If you download the current release from the site -
> > > SR20 - you won't need the patch.
>
> > Actually, if you look at the patch, it's only two food items, and
> > there would have been much more difference between SR19 and SR20 that
> > that.
>
> > The original published SR20 had a couple of errors in it; these errors
> > were found and corrected in Feb 2008, and that is what is in the
> > patch. Whether the updated SR20 zip file's ABBREV.txt has that patch
> > applied...  I don't think so. I did a really, really quick search on
> > the first item and I think it differs between the ABBREV.txt and the
> > patch files. (Why they did it that way, I don't know.)
>
> I see now. Very odd since the website mentions using it to update from
> Release 19. Sorry for any confusion.

Well, to be sure, I'm not 100% of my claim. That was my
interpretation, but I haven't confirmed that.