RE: Bug (or "feature") in setup project

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From: Sunny (sunny_at_newsgroups.nospam)
Date: 10/11/04 

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 09:31:41 -0500

Hi Gary,

In article <13pp621rEHA.1060@cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl>, v-
garych@online.microsoft.com says...
> Hi Sunny,
>
> I am afraid this is a feature of the VS.NET setup project, it would map the
> targeting project's file location structure into the installation
> directory, so in this scenario, if you do not want your content files in
> the original subfolder(e.g. MyContent), how about moving the content files
> in the root folder of the targeting project, then they will be installed in
> the installation dir directly...

I know it is solvable problem, but this will ruin the whole idea of
structuring a project into a folders :). One way or another I have to
live with this for now.

>
> At the same time, we do understand your concern on this issue, you want to
> control the content files installation location on the setup project
> side(not simple map the target project's file location), am I right? If so,
> I will pass this feedback to the product dev team and push them to take it
> seriously.

Yes, you are right, this was my concern. After all, the developer knows
better where he wants to install his/her files, so assumptions of this
kind, made by IDE are not really suitable. Thanks for forwarding this
issue to dev team.

Cheers
Sunny

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