Comments on: RFC: Vitality http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/ Bob Arnson's blog about setup and servicing Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Joy of Setup :: File vitality http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/comment-page-1/#comment-4277 Joy of Setup :: File vitality Sat, 17 May 2008 21:02:38 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/#comment-4277 [...] feedback was quick and consistent: Marking files vital by default is a good thing. So in the next weekly release of [...] [...] feedback was quick and consistent: Marking files vital by default is a good thing. So in the next weekly release of [...]

]]> By: David http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/comment-page-1/#comment-2747 David Thu, 08 May 2008 17:44:35 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/#comment-2747 I agree with Matthew ... Vital="yes" by default is fine, as long as there is a way to override this setting from a command line [& within MSBuild]. I agree with Matthew …

Vital=”yes” by default is fine, as long as there is a way to override this setting from a command line [& within MSBuild].

]]> By: Dan Jagnow http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/comment-page-1/#comment-2519 Dan Jagnow Tue, 06 May 2008 23:28:24 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/#comment-2519 I have no objection to making it vital by default. I think it's a good idea. I have no objection to making it vital by default. I think it’s a good idea.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/comment-page-1/#comment-2516 Matthew Tue, 06 May 2008 23:19:56 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/#comment-2516 If setting Vital to yes by default is the way forward, then that should be done with the option to switch the default to false via the switch -fdvital as you mentioned. If this is well communicated it will not break existing code, but will help achieve the correct result on new installers by the better default. If setting Vital to yes by default is the way forward, then that should be done with the option to switch the default to false via the switch -fdvital as you mentioned. If this is well communicated it will not break existing code, but will help achieve the correct result on new installers by the better default.

]]> By: Chris Karper http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/comment-page-1/#comment-2379 Chris Karper Tue, 06 May 2008 03:20:17 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/#comment-2379 I'd say just make it easier to change in bulk. Maybe set it on a componentGroup element. <code> <componentGroup ... unspecifiedVital="yes"> </code> I’d say just make it easier to change in bulk. Maybe set it on a componentGroup element.


<componentGroup ... unspecifiedVital="yes">

]]> By: Chris Karper http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/comment-page-1/#comment-2378 Chris Karper Tue, 06 May 2008 03:18:26 +0000 http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/05/03/rfc-vitality/#comment-2378 I'd say just make it easier to change in bulk. Maybe set it on a componentGroup element. I’d say just make it easier to change in bulk. Maybe set it on a componentGroup element.

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