[wpkg-users] [Bug 173] Allow the use of environment variables for checking file revisions

[Pendl Stefan]

> Hi Stefan,
>
> Pendl Stefan wrote:
> > Hi Rainer,
> >         as an example, see Notepad++, which includes the
> version number in the installer file name.
> > This leads to changing the version number in up to four
> places, depending on your package definition.
> >
> > I do not only check for the uninstall entry, but for the
> correct main executable version too.
> >
> > I do support x86 and AMD64 platforms, so I need to change
> this in four places, twice for the file check and once each
> for the install and upgrade command.
>
> Yes, I fully agree that your request is valid and improves
> WPKG, no doubt on
> this. That's why I've implemented it. Your example is
> absolutely correct too.
> However I still believe that not many users will use that
> feature in general so
> I intended to keep the "performance penalty" as low as
> possible and prevent
> unnecessary expansion if it's not needed.
>
> So thanks for the request. It would be nice to get some
> feedback about RC18 (I
> did not do a concrete test yet using a real-life package.
>
>
> br,
> Rainer
>

I will have some feedback tomorrow.

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Stefan