Create installer for Windows 7/8/10 about array-io-keychain

[NuclearRazor]

Here is some conclusions about WIX - method of installer creation:

Embed vcredist with wix installation files:

There no need to write separate Fragment module (in xml tree) with inherited vcredist elements (bootstrap - method), utils for searching installed libraries etc. There a lot of valid cases for only old version of WIX installer ( < 3 ), but we use 3.11 version and here is simplier method:

http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/redistributables_and_install_checks/install_vcredist.html

And about Redist list and it's extensions:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/productinfo/2012-redistribution-vs

Bootstraping method:

https://gist.github.com/nathancorvussolis/6852ba282647aeb0c5c00e742e28eb48

(Was problem for detecting MSVCP140D.DLL, VCRUNTIME140D.DLL, UCRTBASED.DLL, dynamic libs by keychain binary)

• source msm - modules placed in MVS MergeModules folder

Notes about test cases (states of installation files and its dependecies):

1 - update installed version (only files has already changed) by new installer
2 - update installed version without files updates but with vcredist update by new installer
3 - is cases 1, 2 connected with Product Version parameter
4 - possible conflict/undetection during installation process/or after between installed vcredist and embed vcredist

• if folder deleted by user, installer will not detect this deletion and advice to repair or delete files (normal behaviour causes by GUID data that already stored in OS registy and some other values, see:
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WSKeychain)

• check flags get return values from embed files

[roman-modelist-dev]

done
next step add key manager into windows installer

[roman-modelist-dev]

via Hubstaff
User: Roman Ibragimov

Project: Array.IO keychain - https://app.hubstaff.com/projects/471254
Date Range: 11/12/18 - 01/11/19
Work session total: 1:15:03

Grand total: 1:15:03