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Re:Packr – Packages Java apps for distribution on Windows, L... by bananas on Monday May 05, 2014 @03:08AM (#7697274)
A couple of days spent trying to use WiX to build something that bootstraps .Net, VSTO and works on all windows platforms will make Java packaging look like bliss.

To be honest if you respect the deployment conventions in java (i.e. think about them whilst building your product rather than retrospectively apply them) it's pretty easy.

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Re:Packr – Packages Java apps for distribution on Windows, L... by tonyedgecombe on Monday May 05, 2014 @07:19AM (#7697863)
Wix is horrid, if you don't need msi take a look at Inno Setup.
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Re:Packr – Packages Java apps for distribution on Windows, L... by bananas on Monday May 05, 2014 @08:55AM (#7698236)
Everyone needs MSI eventually. It's the only thing that works properly with SCCM / MOM and you WILL end up with some corporate deployment that requests an MSI.

As for WiX and MSI, it throws out bundles as well (.exe containing MSI bootstrapper) if you want to do anything complicated which means you're up shit creek anyway.

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Re:Packr – Packages Java apps for distribution on Windows, L... by tonyedgecombe on Wednesday May 07, 2014 @08:59AM (#7709858)
I don't think so, Inno Setup supports silent installs, this has never been a deal breaker for me.
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