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Re: setup.exe - a small feature request
Eric Blake wrote:
> According to Gary on 2/18/2010 3:49 AM:
>> Is it already possible to somehow save the value of the "Create Shortcut
>> on Desktop" checkbox? If not, would it be possible to add this feature
>> at some point (yeah, I know, PGA/TC :-) ? I'm sure I'm not the only one
>> who doesn't want a shortcut and is getting fed up with having to uncheck
>> the box every time.
>
> I would also like such a patch. But in the meantime, I simply created a
> .bat file that calls setup.exe with the correct command-line options to
> deselect the checkbox, and use the batch file instead of the raw executable.
Just FYI, a shortcut with the necessary option (--no-shortcuts) added
can also be used instead of a batch file.
-Jeremy
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