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["Rivera, Rafael" <rafael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Laura,

Regarding #2: This came up during the summit and we all agreed there
would be a "portable" installation flag/command. This would allow you to
deploy an application to a custom location, like a USB flash memory.
Surprise! :)

/rafael

On 6/28/2010 7:11 PM, ml@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote
> Second topic, was about installing software.  I remember reading on the
> wiki that the installer would use the MSI format.  Not that familiar with
> the format (usually prefer zip files and tarballs).  However, can't help
> wondering how applications like portable apps (programs that run on
> removable drives or flash drives) will fit into the picture.  Removable
> drives fill a nice niche between cloud computing and having everything
> local to one machine.  You can take your programs and data with you
> anywhere to any Windows system and work.  If the install program ends up
> tying a program to the registry or expecting it to be on a particular
> drive at all times, it'll make it difficult to use the applications
> provided by CoAPP as portable apps.  It would be nice if CoAPP could host
> portable apps alongside regular applications that tie in to the registry
> and use helpful Windows features like defaulting file extensions to a
> particular program.  Has any thought about how to handle a typical
> portable app (a program that's meant to be installed to a flash drive or
> removeable drive) within the project?
>