On Thu, 2005-06-09 at 02:38, Alex Burger wrote: > Wes Hardaker wrote: > > We should consider making a development exe too for people that want a > > full installation so they can use the libraries... There is probably > > enough users that want to do that to warrant creating it? > > Do we want a package that contains only the library and header files > (like net-snmp-devel-5.2.1-3.fc2.i686.rpm) or one that contains all > the executables plus the headers and libs?
What's the more common arrangement in the Windows world? Would you expect to install two or three complementary packages in order to get the fullest version of some piece of software, or would you expect to be offered a choice of two or three different configurations, but only install one of them? My (possibly naive) impression is that the second approach is rather more common. It's certainly simpler if you know what you want right from the start. The RPM-style complementary packages is probably more flexible (and more compact overall). > I have created a .exe package that contains only the headers > and library files, but the problem is if you install it in the > same folder as the regular binaries, it breaks the uninstall. > The alternative is to have the user install to a different folder. I > should be able to product a warning if the user tries to use the same > folder. This is probably the best option. Hmmm... My gut reaction is to go for the "binaries + development" approach, and start by checking whether there's a "binaries only" version already installed. So the problem scenario you mention: > if you install net-snmp-devel-5.2.1-1.win32.exe on top of > net-snmp-5.2.1-1.win32.exe, would first uninstall the original net-snmp-5.2.1-1.win32.exe, before installing net-snmp-devel-5.2.1-1.win32.exe (which would be a superset of this). But I'm not a Windows expert, so am quite happy to defer to those more familiar with the general expectations. Dave ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. How far can you shotput a projector? How fast can you ride your desk chair down the office luge track? If you want to score the big prize, get to know the little guy. Play to win an NEC 61" plasma display: http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
