This is a common misconception about the WiX package that I figured I should set straight. The .zip version of the WiX toolset is provided for developers who want to take the tools and check them into their source control system (a process I highly encourage). The .zip file provides no mechanism for upgrading, uninstalling or any of those other features that a non-developer would expect from an application's installation package.
For those developers that don't check the tools into their source control system, the WiX toolset is provided as an MSI (see Votive.ms) with proper upgrade, uninstall logic. Unless your application is a tool that developers should check into their source control system and requires no registration to work, I would not use the WiX toolset as your example why distributing an application via a .zip file is acceptable. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Goldman Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 12:39 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] customaction runs unzip? I don't know what you mean by "fishy". The wix package itself is distributed by zip, so zip can't be that bad. I can deal with patches by just sending a new full distribution, or just sending the file(s) that need replacing. Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
