Today the WiX toolset runs on the .NET Framework 1.1 SP1. The original goal in 2004 was to have the WiX toolset work "out of the box" on Windows Server 2003 (a very reliable build OS). These days the .NET Framework 2.0 appears to be the framework of choice and I regularly get asked, "Why is the WiX toolset still on the 1.1 Framework?"
I believe that my old answer, "The 1.1 Framework is the most prevalent." is probably no longer true and that the 2.0 Framework has taken over. So, I'm wondering if anyone has an real objections to me moving the minimum requirement to run the WiX toolset binaries from .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 to .NET Framework 2.0. I would like to note that a number of tools (Votive, ClickThrough, a couple of the extensions) already require the .NET Framework 2.0 so I'm only really asking about the core toolset. Why is this interesting? Well, I'm told the 2.0 Framework has improved the XML performance. I would like to run some tests to see if that is true but don't want to spend a lot of time investigating that if there is an number of you out there that still need the core toolset to run on the 1.1 Framework. So, I'm looking for people that require the 1.1 SP1 Framework minimum bar to send me your stories. If you already use the 2.0 Framework then just delete this email. Finally, no changes to WiX v2 are being proposed here. the WiX v2 toolset will remain on 1.1 Framework until either of them reach the end of their life. <smile/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
