The feedback was quick
http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/ and consistent
http://www.nabble.com/RFC%3A-File-vitality-td17042627.html#a17042627:
Marking files vital by default is a good thing. So in the next weekly
release of WiX, files will get the msidbFileAttributesVital
I'd vote for on by default. In our installers, the files that aren't vital
could still cause
problems overall if they weren't present. For example, the help docs aren't
vital because the
product doesn't need them to work, but it would be very annoying for the user
if they can't find
them
Just allow it to be set on a higher level, like componentGroup
componentGroup ... unspecifiedVital=yes
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 4:28 AM, Rob Hamflett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd vote for on by default. In our installers, the files that aren't
vital could still cause
problems overall if they
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As I said, that failing install is going to generate a report call either
way. In this scenario, the install may
.
Just my initial thoughts
Regards,
Richard
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I just posted a request for comments on my blog, to ask
the instructions we gave them. :-)
Regards,
Richard
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actually break the install.
Neil
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I just posted a request
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I just posted a request for comments on my blog, to ask about a change
we're
the install failing is preferable to having a support call because one
vital file is missing.
Neil
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There is a recent PSDK.MSI thread where Simon
actually break the install.
Neil
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I just posted a request
I just posted a request for comments on my blog, to ask about a change
we're considering to simplify WiX authoring. You can see the post here:
http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/
The short version is that we're considering marking all files with the
msidbFileAttributesVital bit
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