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[Ian Clatworthy <ian.clatworthy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Martin Pool wrote:
> 2009/8/6 Ian Clatworthy <ian.clatworthy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Hi and welcome to the Bazaar Windows mailing list!
>>
>> To get the ball rolling, I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on how
>> Bazaar ought to be packaged on Windows. I think we should start by
>> thinking about an ideal outcome. We can worry about reality - installer
>> size, toolset + compilers, time remaining until 2.0 ships - after we
>> have some agreement about what we're aiming for.
>>
>> Here are some "degrees of freedom" to consider:
>>
>> * OS version: XP vs Vista vs 7 vs 2003, etc.

> msi vs something else?

Does the preferred installer technology vary by OS version? My
understanding is that building a good old-fashioned installer is a great
lowest common denominator but that Vista (for example) users expected
fancier stuff.

> eclipse integration

IDE integration is a tricky one. I can see the case for it being in the
standard installer, particularly VS support, but more IDEs have their
own add-on technology that more appropriate as a deployment & upgrade
technology.

Ian C.