Hi Hendrik,
On Nov 30, 2007 12:20 AM, Hendrik Sattler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Donnerstag 29 November 2007 schrieb Félix C. Morency: > > What I'm talking about is I think it would be a good idea to have one > (and > > only one) installer generator that supports multiple platforms in order > to: > > > > 1) Support only one installation program > > 2) Use the same installation syntax for every platform within CMake > > > > Although using native system installer isn't a bad idea, it could be > nice > > to support cross-platform installers. Anyway, I found this idea on the > > CMake bug/feature tracker. It is not from me. > > Installers for systems that use other installation philosophies is > actually a > bad idea. For Linux, the right choice is .rpm and .deb and supporting the > already present Windows installer (by providing a .msi) seems more logical > that reinventing the wheel every time (and the software list in the > Windows > control center is missing some information for those like the installed > size). > I'm interesting in knowing why it is a bad idea. I'm not interesting in re-developping a cross platform generator, but I still want to know what are the deployment issue that makes it less "logical". Regards, -- Mehdi
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