[fptex] 0.7 released

LUK ShunTim shuntim.luk at polyu.edu.hk
Mon Sep 29 18:18:38 CEST 2003


Fabrice Popineau wrote:
>>Fabrice Popineau wrote:
> 
> 
>>I don't know what is the advantage of a MSI installer. They often
>>litter and clutter the system directory and registry, leaving a lot of
>>mostly useless stuff behind.
> 
> 
> I understand that because every component is registered, but on the
> other hand, it would allow for much better reliability with versioning,
> rollback if problem, etc. Without to speak about the fact you can
> compile the installation straight out of the tpm files, not endlessly
> tweaking TeXSetup.exe.
> 
> Fabrice
> 

I learnt a bit more now.

I'd like to make a request that the future installer will not leave the 
whole archive (which may amount to some 10's of MB even for a minimalist 
install, and much larger for a full one) behind. Is this possible?

Regards,
ST
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