Rob,
I completely agree with you on static configuration belongs in the MSI, and
application configuration should live inside of the app. In my post, I
didn't make this clear distinction. Very well said.
Thanx,
Aaron
On 6/5/07, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'd say it differently:
1. Static configuration should go in the install. That way repair will
do the right thing.
2. Defaults for configuration should go in the app directly (a static
configuration file) or in the install. That way repair will do the right
thing.
(the above two things are ideally 100% "per-machine" settings)
3. Dynamic configuration (stuff that you expect the user to change, aka
per-user) should be updated using a configuration tool (or just the app
itself, Tools -> Options…). Ideally, per-user configuration is only be
written when it differs from the defaults.
So it goes like this:
static in the install, dynamic not in the install.
Now, the part that really gets hard is when you do an upgrade and previous
settings need to be migrated/upgraded/or otherwise modified. IMHO, first
boot of the new application is the ideal place to do this.
*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Aaron Feng
*Sent:* Monday, June 04, 2007 7:40 PM
*To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
*Subject:* [WiX-users] External configuration vs CustomActions
I just wrote a post on external configuration vs CustomActions. I would
like to get general feedback on this particular topic. If you are
interested, the link is here:
http://aaronfeng.com/articles/2007/06/04/how-should-your-application-be-configured
Thanx in advance.
Aaron
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