Is MSI that bad? I mean, I know that declarative programming is very different
from procedural programming but the Windows Installer handles a lot of things
very well. Probably my biggest gripe is that the Component Rules suck. Is
there something you think is worse in MSI?
What I really meant to suggest is that CBS is tailored to install the operating
system. There are design decisions you can make when installing an OS that
don't pan out well when installing applications (for example, think about how
much easier an OS upgrade is from an application upgrade). CBS isn't
documented because (based on many design decisions) it isn't useful outside of
the OS.
However, I do believe you can create an installer that installs both
applications and operating systems if you plan for it. After being on the
teams that installed Office and then Vista, I'm pretty convinced that
installing applications is harder than installing the OS.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Palmer
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 10:58
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] New Official Installation Technology? CBS? What?
On 11/30/06, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
I used to work on CBS (that's the team I just quit). Trust me, it is the
latest but it certainly isn't the greatest. <smile/>
Are you suggesting that it can get worse than MSI?
:-)
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