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May 25, 2004

This just in...

Installshield _still_ sucks. Debugging one's own installer sucks more.

I was updating an old Installshield script yesterday and it was definately a not fun experience. In order to debug my installer, I had to build the installer, copy it over to a different machine[0], uninstall the old software and re-install the new application. On the bright side, I didn't need to reboot between un-installs and re-installs, but having to do this about 15+ times started to be a royal pain in the ass. Blah, it's times like these that we need a punching bag down in the gym at work.

[0] We have a policy about installing the software on the same machine as it is built. It's a good policy, it just happened to add an extra step to my process.

Music: Rob D - Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Mix)

Posted by Michael at May 25, 2004 07:11 PM

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Posted by: ryan at May 26, 2004 07:14 PM