But Garrett, what do you really think? Don't hold back :) On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Garrett Serack <garre...@microsoft.com>wrote:
> We’re NEVER GONNA UPGRADE using MSI. > > > > NEVER. > > > > Windows Installer fucked this up, and we’re not gonna follow. We always > want it physically possible to have two versions installed. This is the > secret sauce to “No Reboots. Fucking Ever.” :D > > > > G > > > > *From:* coapp-developers-bounces+garretts=microsoft.com@ > lists.launchpad.net > [mailto:coapp-developers-bounces+garretts<coapp-developers-bounces%2Bgarretts> > =microsoft....@lists.launchpad.net] *On Behalf Of *Trevor Dennis > *Sent:* Thursday, August 12, 2010 6:07 PM > *To:* Rivera, Rafael > *Cc:* coapp-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > *Subject:* Re: [Coapp-developers] Questions, Questions, Questions > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:50 PM, Rivera, Rafael <raf...@withinwindows.com> > wrote: > > Oh, sorry. Wow. I just fell into that GUID-being-a-real-GUID trap that was > just talked about moments ago. Yikes. > > /rafael > > > > On 8/12/2010 8:49 PM, Eric Schultz wrote: > > Rafael, > > > > We want to be able to provide a consistent ID for a package no matter how > many times its built. By using the package name, version, architecture and > the publisher's public key token, the same package will always have the same > ID. > > > > Eric > > > > I have another quick question. Are these ID's in anyway related to the > ProductCode and UpgradeCode in the end MSI? > > If so, the UpgradeCode must be consistent among all versions of a single > product. It cannot change with the version number. If this value changes, > Windows cannot find the correct product to upgrade when installing the newer > MSI for a package. We may need a way of tracking this GUID and keeping it > the same across releases. > > > > If we generate it via your hash, it should be okay as long as version is > not included. > > > > On the other hand, ProductCode and PackageCode must be unique on every new > MSI update. They could include the version, or simply be a real GUID. > > > -- > > Trevor Dennis > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers > Post to : coapp-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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