From: gcapehart AT mindspring DOT com (George Capehart)
Subject: Re: To use or _NOT_ to use InstallShield?  WAS: Re: B19: InstallShield reports: "WinExec failed: return=20" after 99% completion
5 May 1998 20:02:26 -0700
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Earnie Boyd wrote:
> 

<snip discussion of InstallShield>

> 
> 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,
> 

FWIW, I agree . . .

gwc
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