[PD-dev] Windows 64bit installer was: (PD 0.49-0test1 released)

[Dan Wilcox]

I created an issue for this on Github: https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/issues/469 <https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/issues/469>

> On Sep 15, 2018, at 12:00 PM, pd-dev-request at lists.iem.at wrote:
> 
> From: Lucas Cordiviola <lucarda27 at hotmail.com <mailto:lucarda27 at hotmail.com>>
> To: Max <abonnements at revolwear.com <mailto:abonnements at revolwear.com>>, "pd-dev at lists.iem.at <mailto:pd-dev at lists.iem.at>"
> 	<pd-dev at mail.iem.at <mailto:pd-dev at mail.iem.at>>
> Subject: [PD-dev] Windows 64bit installer was: (PD 0.49-0test1
> 	released)
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> Moving this to the dev list:
> 
> Yes the w64 installer defaults to 'Program Files (x86)' instead of 
> 'Program Files' . This makes a mess if a user wants to install both an 
> 32pd & an 64pd.
> 
> 2 different nsis scripts can be made and both installations are 
> possible(1) but they both share the same “windows registry” which is 
> rather dirty.
> 
> It is also possible to advise the user not to have more than 1 
> installation with some message when the installer is run, like:
> 
> “Please uninstall any previous installation and don't attempt to have 
> 32bit-Pd and 64bit-Pd installed on the same machine/user”
> 
> 
> There's some time to think what to do.
> 
> :)
> 
> (1) different app names (pure data 32 bit, pure data 64 bit) different 
> start-menu entries and other stuff.
> 
> --
> 
> Mensaje telepatico asistido por maquinas.
> 
> On 9/14/2018 1:00 PM, Max wrote:
>> Also I'm hearing the 64bit win installer puts the program in 'Program 
>> Files (x86)' instead of 'Program Files'.
>> 
>> m.
>> 

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Dan Wilcox
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