What feedback? All I saw was a childish quip/troll post. Personally I'm sick of the component rules and it's associated gotchas. These are artificial problem caused by an overly complicated design.
Developers want xcopy simplicity. The features are nice from a platform presevatin perspective but nearly 10 years have gone by since it was invented and we are still sitting around a table scratching our head how to solve the authoring headaches that it created. Talk about analysis paralysis. --- On Wed, 7/23/08, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Merge Module Help > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 11:39 AM > Hey, wait a minute here. > > First, Automating Component/@Guids requires a bullet-proof > solution. The side-effects of violating the Component Rules > are nasty on two fronts a) once violated there are no real > good ways out (something will get messed up on the > user's machine) and b) you don't usually realize > you've violated the rules until it is too late (like > when you need a critical security fix). If you're > going to suggest a solution to this problem then expect it > to be "pedantically picked through". From there > you should adapt your solution based on feedback or specify > how the feedback is actually addressed by the solution or > note that your solution doesn't work and try something > different. Partial success isn't an option here > because the "partial failures" are so horrible. > > > Second, please take the personal comments elsewhere. This > is where we talk about the WiX toolset. > > > Thank you. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Bob Arnson > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 08:54 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Merge Module Help > > Christopher Painter wrote: > > Once again you pedantically pick through my comment > without actually offering anything constructive yourself. > > Wow, I'm really put in my place, aren't I? > > -- > sig://boB > http://joyofsetup.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move > Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK > & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event > anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move > Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK > & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event > anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
