PatchWise Free is an easy-to-use patch generator that helps to create patch packages for software and file updating. These packages are small size self-extracting executable update programs in famous installer style and can be distributed over the Internet.
This is a compilation of the old system into a single score. There were 1 that made this score of 10 then rounded to 10.
Posted by zibli ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-28 14:54:00
Well, this does work, but......it has is a bit of a pain to use because it requires an .exe the same directory location for both the person who builds the hakpack patch and the user who uses it to upgrade. This is a bit difficult to figure out to begin with (maybe I was being thick-skulled but I don't think so). Here's an example of what I had to do to get this to work - You have three directories you essentially work with:
#1 Your source directory with the original files in it.
#2 The changed directory with the updated files in it.
#3 The destination directory where you will run the patch on the patch user's machine
Now here's the confusing part, you need the same .exe in both #1 and #3 plus you need the same original file as well. It is confusing that patchwise needs an .exe at all since I used several different .exes and it worked all the same so I don't know why they force you to have one. So, in #1 above I made the original directory - c:\NeverwinterNights\NWN\hak\ . I then copied in the nwhak.exe into that directory so it had an .exe in it.
In #2 I had an updated hakpack to one of the hakpacks that was included in #1 above.
In #3 I had to include in the patch notes, instructions for the end user to copy nwhak.exe into their c:\NeverwinterNights\NWN\hak directory before running the patch update program. If they don't have that .exe then the patch won't work. Ok, I don't know if that helps anyone else save 20 minutes of time figuring this out themselves.
Posted by Anonymous ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-07-27 04:15:00
Cool, this is just what i need. Thx Maximus
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