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Unfortunately plenty of folks still didn't got the memo MSI and MSIX exist.
by pjmlp 4mo ago
Unfortunately plenty of folks still didn't got the memo MSI and MSIX exist.
- indrora 4mo agoUnfortunately, WiX is still a pain in the ass to use and there's a lot of simple tooling that makes NSIS/InnoSetup/etc shockingly easy to use while the same MSI experience is garbage. msix is just a different beast entirely too.
- pjmlp 4mo agoWhat about using the Visual Studio packaging tools? I live on .NET/C++ universe in regards to Windows development, so it might be it isn't as nice for not blessed stacks.
- Pxtl 4mo agoDidn't they discontinue those around VS 2015 or so? Its been a while since I tried. Iirc that's what got replaced with WiX and ClickOnce, both of which are 100X more complicated to use.
- pjmlp 4mo agoNope, it is the other way around, MSI became the official replacement for exe installers, and MSIX is the evolution of APPX from UWP/Windows Store and the "best practices" format going forward. By VS packaging tools I mean tbe application project type that generates a MSIX as build outcome.