Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality

The feedback was quick and consistent : Marking files vital by default is a good thing. So in the next weekly release of WiX, files will get the msidbFileAttributesVital at

Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality

Just allow it to be set on a higher level, like componentGroup 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 weren't present. For example, the

Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality

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 wh

Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality

haven't followed the instructions we gave them. :-) Regards, Richard From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Painter Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:48 AM To: Neil Sleightholm; WiX-users Subject: ****SPAM**** Re: [WiX-

Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality

ment should always take precedence. Just my initial thoughts Regards, Richard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 12:04 AM To: WiX-users Subject: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality I just posted a request for comm

Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality

switch. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Painter Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:39 AM To: Neil Sleightholm; WiX-users Subject: Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality As I said, that failing install is going to generate a report call either way. In this

Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality

set this but that clicking "ignore" would actually break the install. Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: 04 May 2008 05:04 To: WiX-users Subject: [WiX-users] RFC

Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality

install failing is preferable to having a support call because one "vital" file is missing. Neil From: Christopher Painter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 May 2008 14:48 To: Neil Sleightholm; WiX-users Subject: Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality There is a recent PSDK.MSI th

Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality

break the install. Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: 04 May 2008 05:04 To: WiX-users Subject: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality I just posted a request for comments on my blo

Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality

ore" would actually break the install. Neil Neil Sleightholm X2 Systems Limited [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: 04 May 2008 05:04 To: WiX-users Subject: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality I just poste

[WiX-users] RFC: File vitality

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 s