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--- projects:liflg:mojosetup [2011/02/08 21:09] – kratz00
+++ projects:liflg:mojosetup [2012/02/21 19:44] (current) – [x86 and x86-64 Support] kratz00
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 ======Problems======
-  * doesn't create a symlink which points to the startscript of the game (https://bugzilla.icculus.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3129)
+  * doesn't create a symbolic link which points to the start script of the game (https://bugzilla.icculus.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3129)
   * how can we launch a shell script from within the installer?
   * how can we copy the same behavior which is possible with loki_setup and the component tag (there is something nasty for the downloadable Postal installers done by Ryan)
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   * no support for extracting Microsoft cabinet files (*.cab)
   * no support for extracting InstallShield cabinet files (*.cab)
-  * no support for extracting Descent 3 Mercenary archives
   * no support for 7z archives (but there is support for *.xz files)
-====== x86 and x86-64 Support======
+====== x86 and x86_64 Support======
-If we have binaries for both architectures we build two installers, most likely we only have binaries for x86,
+If we have binaries for both architectures we build two installers, most likely we only have x86 binaries,
-in this case we will only make a installer for x86.
+in this case we will only make an installer for x86.
-It would not make sense to build a native x86_64 installer, if you need the 32 libs anyway to run the game.
+It would not make sense to build a native x86_64 installer, if you need all the 32 bit libraries anyway to run the game.
-  * since the installer itself is a binary, there has to be a separate x64 installer to deliver x64-game-binaries
+  * since the installer itself is a binary, there has to be a separate x86_64 installer to deliver x86_64 game binaries
 ======Worth reading======