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From: mcr AT solidum DOT com (Michael Richardson)
Subject: Re: Installshield
7 Sep 1998 20:06:30 -0700 :
Message-ID: <199809071629.MAA03724.cygnus.gnu-win32@venus.solidum.com>
References: <000701bdd85a$3e140e80$0c0aa8c0 AT harry DOT scoutsys DOT com>
To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

>>>>> "Hugh" == Hugh Winkler <hughw AT scoutsys DOT com> writes:
    Hugh> I would like to second, third, and fourth the sentiments others have
    Hugh> expressed here, that Cygnus ought to dump Installshield in favor of a zip
    Hugh> file, a .reg file, and a README describing changes to make to scripts in
    Hugh> case you install somewhere besides the default.

  I agree that the ZIP file and friends should be there. I suggest that if
there is any desire to have InstallSheild available that it should simply
install a program that knows how to run unzip, edit the above file and
display the README... That way you get the best of both worlds.

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