Problem with CVI 8.1 new disk kit procedure

[marco.petrosino@hi-tec.it]

Hi there,

I'm evaluating CVI 8.1 and I found out a problem with the new disk-kit distribution procedure.

When you add a subfolder under the "application directory", it is assumed with absolute path I could not found the possibility to make it relative to the "application directory".

Here is an example:

[Program Files]

    My AppDir

         SubFolder1

         SubFolder2

When the user, during the installation, changes the destination folder of the program (assume the user selects "C:\My App Dir"), the files (normally the .EXE and the .UIR files) are installed in the specified directory, but the subfolder (SubFolder1 and SubFolder2) and their files and copied under "[Program Files]\My App Dir".

Nonetheless, If I no not add any file to the subfolder, it is neither created. To solve the latest, I usually add a fake file...

Sometimes, the distribute kit procedure hangs up, especially during registry managing.

When CVI 8.1 patch is supposed to be released ?

Marco

[Mert_A.]

Hi Marco,

I've verified the first bug you described related to relocating the application dir at install time.  We will get this fixed in the upcoming maintenance release, which should be available in the next few months.

The inability to install an empty directory is a known limitation of the distribution builder.  It is something we are looking into supporting.

I am not sure what you mean by the distribution kit procedure hanging up.  Could you describe this in more detail so that I can investigate?  Do you experience the hang up while editing (in the Edit Installer dialog), building, or installing the distribution?  Does the hang completely hang the application, system, or installer?  Or is it a temporary lack of responsiveness?

I appologize for the issues you've run into.  Thanks for bringing them to our attention.

Mert A.
National Instruments

[menchar]

While we're on the topic of deployment tool limitations:

I know I've pointed out in the past that the need to create an empty folder with the dist kit is something that's needed.  Here's another guy saying the same thing.    It just can't be that hard to implement this.

The inability to resize the small, cramped panel, especially the shortcuts and files tabs, is a real pain, for no good reason.

Not being able to paste in registry paths in the registry tab is another annoyance.

These limitations shouldn't exist in a tool that goes for $2400 / seat.  I can anticipate these being labeled as "fluff" but other IDE vendors have figured it out.

And while I'm on my soapbox, when is NI going to provide a native C99 compiler (I keep finding bugs in the current C89 lcc compiler being used in the current product) , an editor with syntax-based folding, and Java bindings?  More fluff I suppose.