Package standalone copy of VS2008 runtime

Bug #954450 reported by Brian Curtin
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Ubuntu One Windows Installer
Fix Committed
Undecided
Brian Curtin

Bug Description

Rather than including vcredist_x86.exe and running it as part of the installer, it may be better to package a standalone copy of the runtime to live alongside binaries (in dist/).

There would be no change to users, but this would allow for an easier way to build installers, especially in an automated fashion. We can just pull the runtime from the local machine and set it up properly alongside the binaries. There's a few pages out there which lay this out - I've also done it at a previous employer.

Tags: desktop+
Revision history for this message
Roberto Alsina (ralsina) wrote :

I couldn't figure out how to do it, but then again, that's why you are the windows guy :-)

Leo Arias (elopio)
Changed in ubuntuone-windows-installer:
status: New → Triaged
tags: added: desktop+
Roberto Alsina (ralsina)
Changed in ubuntuone-windows-installer:
status: Triaged → Fix Released
status: Fix Released → Fix Committed
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