I agree with that last sentence. Fusion was a good idea, poorly executed.
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 2:26 AM, John Ludlow <[email protected]>wrote: > On 16 January 2013 09:44, Bruce Cran <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 16/01/2013 09:26, Rob Hamflett wrote: > >> Doesn't this just bring back DLL Hell? It seems that we have to > >> completely abandon using merge modules for runtime deployment. How is a > >> user performing a command line installation or repair supposed to know > >> whether or not it's safe to use the 'a' option for file replacement? > >> They probably don't know (and have no easy way to find out) whether or > >> not the installer contains the runtime. It seems like the only safe > >> option is to copy the runtime DLLs into your application's folder. Sure > >> you could use the redistributable exe and then link to the system ones, > >> but given that these could be accidentally downgraded, that's not really > >> an option. Deploying the DLLs locally doesn't get you any of the > >> benefits when the shared DLLs are updated, but at least they're less > >> likely to be downgraded without your knowledge. > > > > Yes, it brings back DLL hell - but isn't the answer not to use 'a' for > > exactly this reason? > > > > In theory the issue would be *other* installations being badly behaved > and breaking our (well-behaved) software, and when later versions are > *not* compatible with older versions. > > WinSxS was a good idea poorly implemented, and in particular poorly > implemented in MSI (but then the GAC has some of the same problems). > > > -- > > Bruce Cran > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Master Java SE, Java EE, Eclipse, Spring, Hibernate, JavaScript, jQuery > > and much more. Keep your Java skills current with LearnJavaNow - > > 200+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Java experts. > > SALE $49.99 this month only -- learn more at: > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122612 > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122712 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122712 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
