Creating a cab. installer with compact framework intergrated [duplicate]

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i'm trying to make an installer for an app i developed for windows ce.The problem is,if i dont deploy it via visual studio and create an installer and run it inside CE,i get "framework not installed error".Is there a way to integrate the framework components to my installer?

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Edit:i managed to get 2 seperate cab files, one for my app and one for the framework,now,is there a way to merge these two cab files??

Answer 1

Sure, you could "merge" the CABs. The simplest way is to just include the CF runtimes and libraries into your own CAB and not worry about getting them GACed on the target. Openn the CAB and you'll find a _setup.xml file that describes the file names you need to use for the CAB contents. Typically I'll just add the files directly to my own app's INF file (we never use the deployment package in Studio for building CABs) and have them deployed to the \Windows folder of the target.

Answer 2

No. You can not merge the two.

If I am wrong and someone is able to show me differently, I will gladly accept the downvote.

I've been deploying Windows Mobile cabs for about 4 years now, and I've always got to install all prerequisites as additional cabs.

Perhaps you could write a wrapper that calls the correct cabs in sequence, but Visual Studio 2008 and earlier does not come with a built in mechanism to do this.