From: leisner AT sdsp DOT mc DOT xerox DOT 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 DOT 21961 DOT rocketmail AT send1b DOT yahoomail DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT 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 AT yahoo DOT 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 AT sdsp DOT mc DOT xerox DOT 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 AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".