From: Greg H. <gre...@gm...> - 2015-04-03 14:52:53
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On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 9:24 AM, David Haslam <df...@gm...> wrote: > Karl, > > Preliminary questions... > > If you have Windows 7 x64 and already had installed Xiphos 4.0 or earlier, > should one install 4.0.1 for 32 bit or 64 bit? > > Does installing the 64 bit version leave the existing 32 bit installation > intact, assuming the install path is not the same? The assumption is invalid. The 64-bit version currently improperly installs to C:\Program Files (x86)\. This is a known issue that needs sorting. --Greg > > David > > On Thursday, April 2, 2015, Henry <de...@gm...> wrote: >> >> The installer program has to detect for the existence of the x64 program >> files folder and or the (x86) program files folder. And then based on the >> results choose the appropriate folder for the install path. Windows has a >> few shell apis that do this. Nsis will not automatically choose the right >> path. I'll check on it and get back to you. Windows has some constants that >> represent those two special folders. I wrote an installer awhile back to >> deal with that problem. > > > > -- > Best regards, > > David F. Haslam > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, > sponsored > by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for > all > things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs > to > news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the > conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ > _______________________________________________ > GnomeSword-developers mailing list > Gno...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnomesword-developers > |