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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 26 Apr 2005.
Re: JavE 6.0M4

Re: JavE 6.0M4

> ok, staying away from an installer.exe: Can you write a "run once"
> configuration check that looks for the folders and if $null make the
> folders and then "move" the files to the correct folders?

I don't think automatically _repairing_ the installation is a good idea.
   It is not as simple as it seems and it is quite error-prone. We should
rather concentrate in providing a better way for installation itself.

For the next milestone I have already implemented a check at startup
that checks for the subfolders to exist. If not, JavE will exit with a
message:

  "The program is not installed correctly. If you have unzipped this
software from a ZIP file you most probably have forgotten to check
the option 'Use folder names' to keep the folder structure as it is
in the ZIP file. Try reinstalling the software again."

This should make quite clear what went wrong with installation. (Any
suggestions for improving the text?)

About the installer: JavE will always be Java based, so one will always
require a Java runtime to start the software. So rahter than providing
different installers for various operating systems I think I will
concentrate on one installer for all.

Markus

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