Lot 8: distribution — installer, purge, release workflow - #2

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Commits on Sep 17, 2026

Open Lot 8, and give the updater a lot of its own

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Measure the per-user MSI: install, upgrade and uninstall without a prompt

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Ignore makecab's reports

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Give each executable a version block

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Build the Windows Installer package, and validate it

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Add purge, the one way out that removes every trace

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Publish a release from a tag, and point the documentation at it

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Keep purge's shell hidden, and say when the folder cannot go yet

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Record the first real purge and what it left behind

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Finish the removal from PowerShell, waiting for this process

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Finish an install by writing the configuration and starting the watcher

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Record that the installer's actions open no window

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Share one command line between the two executables and log what setup does

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Stop the watcher from the command line and before the installer touches it

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Record the first uninstall that stopped the watcher itself

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Say who saw that no dialog appeared

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Skip the stop action in a product an upgrade is removing

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Remove the logon task with the package, and name the package in its summary

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Record the uninstall that took its task with it

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Commits on Sep 18, 2026

Upload the installer with the zip from CI, uncompressed

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Lot 8: distribution — installer, purge, release workflow - #2

Lot 8: distribution — installer, purge, release workflow#2
geeooff merged 20 commits into
mainfrom
lot-8-distribution

Commits on Sep 17, 2026

Open Lot 8, and give the updater a lot of its own

Measure the per-user MSI: install, upgrade and uninstall without a prompt

Ignore makecab's reports

Give each executable a version block

Build the Windows Installer package, and validate it

Add purge, the one way out that removes every trace

Publish a release from a tag, and point the documentation at it

Keep purge's shell hidden, and say when the folder cannot go yet

Record the first real purge and what it left behind

Finish the removal from PowerShell, waiting for this process

Finish an install by writing the configuration and starting the watcher

Record that the installer's actions open no window

Share one command line between the two executables and log what setup does

Stop the watcher from the command line and before the installer touches it

Record the first uninstall that stopped the watcher itself

Say who saw that no dialog appeared

Skip the stop action in a product an upgrade is removing

Remove the logon task with the package, and name the package in its summary

Record the uninstall that took its task with it

Commits on Sep 18, 2026

Upload the installer with the zip from CI, uncompressed