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The installer should allow to manage custom paths for different components. Besides the installation path, the user should be able to modify the paths for plugins, logs, config and others. For each feature a different set of paths can be defined.
Available paths for customization
List of available paths and features, as well as their modification place needs to be updated / expanded
MP2-Client
Property | registry | paths.xml | setup GUI |
INSTALLDIR_CLIENT | X |
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CLIENT.DATA.FOLDER |
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CLIENT.CONFIG.FOLDER |
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CLIENT.LOG.FOLDER |
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CLIENT.PLUGINS.FOLDER |
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CLIENT.REMOTERESOURCES.FOLDER |
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CLIENT.PLAYLISTS.FOLDER |
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MP2-Server
Property | registry | paths.xml | setup GUI |
INSTALLDIR_SERVER | X |
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SERVER.DATA.FOLDER |
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SERVER.CONFIG.FOLDER |
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SERVER.LOG.FOLDER |
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SERVER.PLUGINS.FOLDER |
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SERVER.REMOTERESOURCES.FOLDER |
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SERVER.DATABASE.FOLDER |
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MP2-ServiceMonitor
Property | registry | paths.xml | setup GUI |
INSTALLDIR_CLIENT |
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Definition of default paths
The default paths are defined in installer source (*.wix files).
Installation
- The default values for every path is stored within the installation package.
- The default values can be overwritten by commandline parameters.
- When starting the installer, existing values in registry or paths.xml-files will be checked and read.
- Within the installation graphical user interface the user is able to modifiy those paths.
- During the installation process the paths are written to the paths.xml-files.
On Mon, 17 Sep 2012, chefkoch suggested that this page or content is incomplete and needs to be expanded or rewritten
For the beginning only modifying the paths for new installation is important. For the later stage it needs to be specified what happens to existing files / folders when modfiying paths by
- commandline usage: ignore / force move
- installation gui: ignore / force move / ask user
Commandline parameter
MSI allows to set properties via commandline. This means the default paths are overwritten.
The following list are properties which are used as paths and which can be set by commandline:
On Mon, 17 Sep 2012, chefkoch suggested that this page or content is incomplete and needs to be expanded or rewritten - commandline usage will be done after implementing the bootstrapper (Burn)
Uninstallation
paths needs to be read and properies set
User Interface to modify those paths
This can be done by
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