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Application Composition (Symlink/shortcuts in MSI)

To: "coapp-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <coapp-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Eric Schultz (wwahammy@xxxxxxxxx)" <wwahammy@xxxxxxxxx>
From: Garrett Serack <garretts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 16:00:15 +0000
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Thread-topic: Application Composition (Symlink/shortcuts in MSI)

Eric,

I'm implementing the stuff that builds the symlinks, shortcuts, etc (CO_INSTALL_PROPERTIES) stuff right now.

Since we've got the version/platform in the actual installed path  (ie, C:\Apps\.installed\CoAppTestCertificate\AppFour-1.0.0.0-x64\appfour-1.0.0.0-x64.exe ), I think we should drop the version number from the EXEs and just let them remain unadorned.

I can still create version and/or platform-specific symlinks :

{$BIN}\appfour-1.0.0.0-x64.exe -> {$PKGDIR}\appfour.exe

or

{$BIN}\appfour-x64.exe -> {$PKGDIR}\appfour.exe

if we want.



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