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Re: win32 binaries


  • From: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
  • To: "Magnus Hagander" <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>, "Merlin Moncure" <merlin(dot)moncure(at)rcsonline(dot)com>, "Thomas Swan" <tswan(at)idigx(dot)com>
  • Cc: <pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org>
  • Subject: Re: win32 binaries
  • Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 17:00:30 +0100
  • Message-id: <03AF4E498C591348A42FC93DEA9661B889FB38(at)mail(dot)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Magnus Hagander [mailto:mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net] 
> Sent: 23 April 2004 15:28
> To: Merlin Moncure; Thomas Swan
> Cc: pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] win32 binaries
> 
> Yes, it uses Windows Installer (MSI). I persoanlly think this 
> is a big point. As a Windows admin, I prefer a MSI based 
> installation (if it's done the way it's supposed to be done, 
> and not just a MSI wrapper around a DLL with an old-style 
> installer) over nullsoft or similar packages. It provides a 
> standard way for unattended installations, uninstallation etc.

Excellent - that's exactly why I use MSI for psqlODBC and pgAdmin. What
tools are you using?

Regards Dave.



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