Re: [Firebird-devel] Redirect or disable firebird.log file - Email found in subject

[Nando D. <na...@de...>]

 Alex,

>>> So, don't install Firebird into "Program Files" if you have
>>> strong need to pass these tests.
>> "Designed for Windows" requires that applications install into
>> Program Files. Further, as of Vista, all configuration and log
>> files must be located into %Application Data%\All
>> Users\{Application} or %Application Data%\%Current
>> User%\{Application} folders.
> Better late than never! I mean that they at least decided to stop
> with DOS-like practice of installing everything into single place.

I think that Windows guidelines have been stating this at least for the
last 6 years now. Better late than never that people actually read them. :-D

> Afraid it's too late for 2.5, but in fb3 this should be definitely
> done. Our codebase is completely ready to work without single FbRoot,
> the only thing we need is to add windows specific tricks like taking
> into an account %Application Data% variable.

The installation program should probably also ask whether to install
"for the current user" or "for all users".
-- 
Nando Dessena