Re: [WiX-devs] WIXFEAT4707 - Replace Win64 Attribute

[Sean H. <r.s...@gm...>]

The engine might be 64-bit, but I don't think that should affect how the
bundle works.  Things are different for MSI since the package is inherently
32-bit or 64-bit.

Naming is hard.  I think Win64 works for Burn, I'd have to think about
whether there's a better name.

On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Rob Mensching <ro...@fi...> wrote:

>  What if we had 64-bit Burn that was affected by –arch switch?
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> Ultimately, I think I agree with you. Thus my point in #3 where I’m
> wondering if there is a better name than “Win64”. Any thoughts on that?
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> *From:* Sean Hall [mailto:r.s...@gm...]
> *Sent:* Friday, March 20, 2015 2:34 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [WiX-devs] WIXFEAT4707 - Replace Win64 Attribute
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> Looks like there's only ApprovedExeForElevation and util:RegistrySearch in
> Burn.  These aren't going to be affected by the -arch switch, so it doesn't
> make sense to me to have "force" or "always" in the name.
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> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Rob Mensching <ro...@fi...> wrote:
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>  1. I don’t understand this comment in the WIP:
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> This attribute will not require the "-arch" switch to function properly.
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> The –arch switch is most definitely required. It’s handled by default in
> MSBuild. It’s very, very important.
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> 2. I’m also not thrilled with 'Always32Bit'   name. I like “always”
> better than “force” but “32Bit” feels funny. Bob can you bail us out here?
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> 3. Searches in Burn **may** be different. **Maybe** even in MSI. I don’t
> remember if 32-bit MSIs can do 64-bit searches. Anyone else remember?  If
> searches are different then maybe “Win64” attribute is bad name and we can
> come up with a better name for searching hives (that may default to –arch).
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> *From:* Mike Carlson [mailto:mi...@fi...]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 18, 2015 3:38 PM
> *To:* wix...@li...
> *Subject:* [WiX-devs] WIXFEAT4707 - Replace Win64 Attribute
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> I’d like to propose replacing the Win64 attribute with something more
> intuitive in WiX v4.0.
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> Here is the WIP:
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> http://wixtoolset.org/development/wips/4707-replace-win64-with-intuitive-attribute/
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> I appreciate feedback.
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> Thanks,
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> Mike Carlson
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