On 07-May-14 12:14, Eric Schultz wrote:
> So, I've been working on a cleanup of the Votive to try to mesh it 
> with the Python Tools for Visual Studio as much as possible.

I'll donate an entire month's WiX salary plus bonus to the cause!

> - Is having a solution file something we should have as a goal?

Yes, with priority in line with how much it helps you. Is the 
SharedProject stuff causing the problem?

> - Is supporting the standard debug in VS scenario for Votive important?

The whole debug-a-package scenario is pretty non-standard...

> - Should Votive be installed at the system level, thereby requiring a 
> developer to uninstall the official version of Votive (but not the Wix 
> dlls somehow because we need those) in order to debug, or should we 
> figure out a way for Votive to install at the user level? This would 
> probably require the relevant the parts of the Wix API used in Votive 
> be installed at the user level with Votive.

When Votive started, VSIXs weren't an option. It would probably work 
fine as a VSIX though some things like templates assume a per-machine 
install of WiX (toolset and MSBuild). The old-school "experimental hive" 
was the solution for having a package in your normal instance of VS and 
developing it in the Exp instance. Maybe these days it's having multiple 
versions of VS side-by-side...

I'm all for making whatever changes make it easier to develop Votive, 
but not if it makes you crazy first. :)

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