[wix-devs] 6772 - ExePackage ARP entry

[Sean Hall]

>  DetectCondition="MyExe_Version >= v1.2.3"

The strict equals was intentional. If the installed version is different,
it is unlikely that the bundle should be uninstalling it.

> VersionVariable="MyExe_Version"

This is redundant because it is the default value.

> If QuietUninstallString doesn't exist, should it fall back to
UninstallString? Should the author be able to specify the value name?

I was thinking maybe something like Quiet="yes/no". I'm not sure it's a
good idea to fallback to UninstallString, or maybe it's only OK during full
UI. Are there really installers out there that are writing uninstall
strings to custom value names?

On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 1:03 PM Bob Arnson <bob at firegiant.com> wrote:

> Very cool.
>
> The example should be something like this, no?
>
> <ExePackage Id="MyExe" SourceFile="my.exe" DetectCondition="MyExe_Version
> >= v1.2.3">
>     <ArpEntry Id="MyExeGuid" Win64="no" VersionVariable="MyExe_Version" />
> </ExePackage>
>
> If QuietUninstallString doesn't exist, should it fall back to
> UninstallString? Should the author be able to specify the value name?
>
> I agree that running from a non-secure location isn't great. Prohibiting
> it is probably the safest choice...otoh, it's probably a common case (e.g.,
> Squirrel).
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, 4 May, 2022 13:44
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> Cc: Sean Hall <r.sean.hall at gmail.com>
> Subject: [wix-devs] 6772 - ExePackage ARP entry
>
> I wrote up a WIP on using an ARP entry to help detect and uninstall an
> ExePackage -
> https://wixtoolset.org/development/wips/6772-exepackage-arp-entry. Any
> feedback?
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