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- Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:31 am
- Forum: Support (DiffMerge)
- Topic: Why an installer?
- Replies: 7
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Re: Is running the installer ***really*** that much of a bur
Um, yeah, I suppose that several of the steps you've suggested are possible, but I have to ask if are they ***really*** necessary or even a good idea? Absolutely. Moving just one file or folder around totally beats keeping track of an installer. For applications it doesn't really matter, but DiffMe...
- Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:32 pm
- Forum: Support (DiffMerge)
- Topic: Why an installer?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10649
Re: It doesn't work that way on Windows.
Sorry, it just doesn't work that way on Windows. I don't see that. If a ZIP archive can be self-expanding than so can an application create other files, including DLLs, and register them. On the Mac, the application bundle (the thing you see in the finder window) is actually a directory that contai...
- Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:26 am
- Forum: Support (DiffMerge)
- Topic: Why an installer?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10649
Re: The installer packages up all of the related help files.
While true that DiffMerge.exe is pretty much self-sufficient, there are several related files that also need to be distributed to known locations. This includes the on-line manual (both .CHM and .PDF), as well as the Windows Explorer Shell Extension .DLL which needs to be installed and registered w...
- Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:30 am
- Forum: Support (DiffMerge)
- Topic: Why an installer?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10649
Why an installer?
I work with Windows but am at home a Mac user. I have always wondered why Windows programs require an installer, especially tools which consist (or could consist) of only one file. I am using DiffMerge at work on Windows servers, I like it a lot. It's a very handy tool. However, since the usual way ...