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

Bob, >From my POV, I'd say that having the option on should be the default, but allow for it to be disabled. I don't know if it is a good idea or not... but it might also be nice to have a way to disable the option easily for multiple files, but not necessarily all files, in a WiX fragment - I.e.

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

installs are run silently so failing is a better option). I think the 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: R

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

There is a recent PSDK.MSI thread where Simon Scott suspects a FilesInUse pattern bug: http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.platformsdk.msi/browse_thread/thread/17f76202ee2b2742/dc061211ad4db61a?lnk=raot He thinks MSI is having a false positive on a locked file and that pressi

Re: [WiX-users] RFC: File vitality

I would vote for make vital true by default with the option of setting it off via the command line. I have never really thought there are many occasions when making a file optional would be ok. I would guess that a lot of installs (mine included) don't set this but that clicking "ignore" would actu