Bob: Thanks for the input. At this point we're fairly early in the process, so I'm not (yet) too concerned about aligning the structure of the setup requirements with the lower-level construction of the MSI.
Right now I just want to be able to give out a one-sheeter that says "MSI can do X, Y, and Z," so I can capture all the *potential* requirements for a given setup. (I realize that custom actions can add extend the functionality of a setup significantly but for now I am just looking for a rundown of out-of-the-box type stuff.) As I mentioned, currently at my place setup requirements documentation is non-existent, and to further complicate things there isn't anyone besides myself that has even a basic understanding of how they work and what they may or may not be capable of. So I need to start somewhere :) Thanks, -Les ________________________________ From: Bob Arnson <bob <at> joyofsetup.com> Subject: Re: [OT-ish]: Capturing high-level install requirements Newsgroups: gmane.comp.windows.devel.wix.user Date: 2008-12-18 22:03:43 GMT (3 hours and 28 minutes ago) Lester wrote: > I am in the process of developing a formal requirements process for > our product installs (currently the process is basically hallway > conversations and scattered emails). > I used a similar form approach in a previous life; in general, it worked for high-level things (we need this driver installed, this Web site created) but failed on lower-level things. For example, having a section for "registry values" breaks how components work in MSI; you really want registry values associated with the code that uses it, not grouped together in one big "RegistryComponent." It also encourages problems getting mutated into something for setup to solve. Finally, any low-level form tends to get people thinking that "setup development" means "re-typing the setup spec into <WiX XML, Weyland-Yutani setup-authoring tool, etc.>" That makes it tougher to talk about the need to design setup like every other part of the software. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
