SteveKing wrote:
> Peter Mounce wrote:
>
>> The other problem with this is the generated files would get added to
>> the project, and the user might edit them by mistake within the IDE.
>
>
> Are you now talking about the WiX project? I don't see that kind of
> problem with the normal C++ projects (of course, the generated files
> *can* be edited within the IDE, but if you keep those files small enough
> (e.g. like the version.in file) then users might know.
>
> Or, you could add a comment on top of each generated files:
> // This file is generated by the build script
> // DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!!!
Yeah, the WiX VS addin, Votive, will refuse to load a WiX project if a
file is missing. Whereas in C# (and I guess the others), the project
loads without error, but the file is highlighted with an exclamation
mark overlay.
Pete
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Received on Thu Aug 11 19:10:42 2005