I disagree that structure and content are different concerns, they are the same (or do you separate files and folders on your harddisk, too?). The question was, why it is used in the *most simple* examples. Since it does *not* focus on the example at hand, but instead, makes that examples overly lengthy and complex, compared to the examples found in the WiX tutorial. In fact, I share the WiX tutorial author's opinion that DirectoryRef shouldn't get used unless it is *needed* (yes, these days we designers discuss topics like 'overdesigning' and 'overarchitecturing') to not provide lots of code overhead (which is hard to read and error-prone) -- what mostly will be the case only if <Fragment> is used. *That's* why I asked for a reason. If it would be optimal to *always* separate it, then it wouldn't make any sense to allow <File> inside of <Directory> at all, since virtually nobody will confess that he is writing a HelloWorld.msi... ;-)
Regards Markus > -----Original Message----- > From: IFM Lists [mailto:jkli...@ifm-services.com] > Sent: Mittwoch, 4. November 2009 01:04 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Why is the WiX manual using DirectoryRef > > > > did that complexity ... Why is the WiX manual separating content > > from structure > > > Markus, > > I am a new WiX user, but based my gut reaction as a software engineer, > and my thin experience so far with WiX, the answer is "separation of > concerns", which is a fancy way of saying "because it's smart to do". > > Once you move past the most simple of projects, separating content > from structure allows you to maintain your sanity. :) > > As far as the documentation is concerned (isolated from any project), > I like the DirectoryRef use as (1) it illustrates appropriate use but > more importantly (2) it does keep things focused on the example at > hand. > > Just my two bits. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 > 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and > focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
