[darcs-users] darcs patch: remove unused darcs.nsi

[Salvatore Insalaco]

On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Max Battcher <me at worldmaker.net> wrote:
> Do we have any NSIS or WiX gurus around? (Salvatore, do you have experience
> with either?) Does cabal have a Windows install story, yet? (Python's
> setuptools/distutils systems can build Windows installers, so it's not
> unbelievable that cabal might have something similar...)

Unfortunately I've no experience of Windows installers for client
applications. I still think, however, that unpacking a zip file
somewhere is a much better way to install a developer tool (that
requires some computer skills to be used) than an installer that
places things around.
Maybe that's just my Unix mindset :).

As far as I can see, many of Windows users complaints are about
missing or broken feature, not the missing installer (even if I admit
that it could be a nice addition).

If I were making an installer I would use MSI nowadays, not third
party products.

Anyway, let's put that in bugtracker: maybe I (or someone else) could
hack it during a rainy sunday...

Salvatore