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Re: Installshield
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: Installshield
- From: Michael Richardson <mcr at solidum dot com>
- Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1998 12:29:35 -0300
>>>>> "Hugh" == Hugh Winkler <hughw@scoutsys.com> writes:
Hugh> I would like to second, third, and fourth the sentiments others have
Hugh> expressed here, that Cygnus ought to dump Installshield in favor of a zip
Hugh> file, a .reg file, and a README describing changes to make to scripts in
Hugh> case you install somewhere besides the default.
I agree that the ZIP file and friends should be there. I suggest that if
there is any desire to have InstallSheild available that it should simply
install a program that knows how to run unzip, edit the above file and
display the README... That way you get the best of both worlds.
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