From: leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com (Marty Leisner) Subject: Re: To use or _NOT_ to use InstallShield? WAS: Re: B19: InstallShield reports: "WinExec failed: return=20" after 99% completion 5 May 1998 21:41:48 -0700 Message-ID: <9805051719.AA12650.cygnus.gnu-win32@gnu.sdsp.mc.xerox.com> References: <19980504174447.21961.rocketmail@send1b.yahoomail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: earnie_boyd@yahoo.com Cc: gw32 > I'd like to see a zipped tarball of the binaries and include files; > and, a zipped tarball of the diffs in the cdk-src. > > Using the InstallShield gets in the way of the intelligent and the > non-intelligent aren't going to understand it even if you provided > mpeg explaining it. > > The idea here is that you must already have some concept of the UNIX > filesystem and UNIX administration. If you don't have that, then > you've got to learn it also; and it still doesn't matter how it is > packaged. > > Just my two cents worth, > > == > - \\||// > ---o0O0--Earnie--0O0o---- > --earnie_boyd@yahoo.com-- > ------ooo0O--O0ooo------- I heartedly agree with Ernie. I hate the Ms-dos centric way of installing and taking over your machine...and assuming the install is logical. I'd much rather deal with a tar ball and some instructions...then I could also extract files on a need basis out of the tar ball... Frankly I don't see why InstallSheild is necessary unless you're trying to convince install-happy windows weinies. Two programs/scripts (install and uninstall registry entries) would be necessary. And I normally like to upack my windows packages on my Unix system for pre-use inspection (or try it out off a samba mount). -- marty leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com The Feynman problem solving Algorithm 1) Write down the problem 2) Think real hard 3) Write down the answer Murray Gell-mann in the NY Times - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".