openHAB 4.2 Release Discussion

[binderth (Thomas Binder)]

@J-N-K

Edit: compatible add-ons from the marketplace should be re-installed automatically. If that does not work, than it is a bug.

@rlkoshak

Where this becomes a problem is if this file is used to determine which add-ons to install after clearing the cache, since it’s empty there won’t be anything to tell it to reinstall it, right? Still not sure how/why the JSONDB file ended up empty (and by empty I mean { }). I’m still researching but can file an issue now if you think that’s a good idea.

just upgraded von 4.2.2-release to 4.2.3-release and I did lose my “LOG4j2 Extra”-system integration again.
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Upgrading openHAB: best practise to monitor previously installed Marketplace add-ons

I understand, that initially all Marketplace add-ons are not migrated, but are uninstalled for the next version. I went into this trap, as I upgraded from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2 and lost the “log4j2 extra”. In htis case, the pax-logging runs fine within both minor versions, but ok. I could write me a list of things “to do”, with every upgrade process, but I’m tending to forget those kind of things. Is there anything to help my ADHD-brain to remember this? like writing a rule checking on marketpl…