[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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