WinMerge 2.16.40 - Installer - Missing version and archicteure info

[bovirus]

@sdottaka

Pelase check installer exe file (32bit and 64bit).

The installer didn't show version (32bit and 64bit version) and architectire (64bit version)?

32bit installer - Missing version

64bit installer - Mssisng version and architecture info

64bit installer - Missisng copyright info / missing info installer 64bit

[sdottaka]

I removed the version information and architecture from the installer's title bar for simplicity, but it's bad to not have version information on any page of the installer. . .

I'm either going to change it back or have the version information included on the page somewhere.

[gitgrub]

I think the version info is a good thing, just want to know what I do.

[sdottaka]

Fixed in commit c4316fe. Thank you for your report.

[bovirus]

@sdottaka

Sorry but I didn't understand what "semplicity" could be in this context.

I believe that to have iversioin and architecxture (as 32bit or 64bit or ARM) info it's very important (should be a MUST) and useful.

For me show these info in windows caption and then visible for ALL steps of the installer it's the best place for this scope.

[sdottaka]

The version information and architecture are now displayed in the window title.

[bovirus]

@sdottaka

Thanks.

Did you show architecture info also for x86 version (in the past is not included)?
Did you use in the title "x86"/"x64" or more common and clear for most users "32bit"/"64bit"?
If you use "x86"/"x64" please use "32bit"/"64bit.

[sdottaka]

The x86 version will be displayed as x86.

WinMerge supports four architectures: x86, x64, ARM, and ARM64, so 32bit or 64bit is not enough.
(However, the installer is only for three architectures.)

Also, "32bit" and "64bit" require translation, so I avoided them for simplicity.

[bovirus]

@sdottaka

But x86/x66 not help user to udnerstanmd.
ARM ARm64 is clear.

[gerundt]

@bovirus If a user is the bitness important he should know that "x86" is the old 32 bit stuff and x64 is 64 bit. 😉

If he don't understand the information, it is not a important for him. Sine the 32 bit version run under x64 too, he should can work with WinMerge.

[jonadem]

My 2 cents :
I downloaded the installer from the website and I get WinMerge-2.16.40-Setup.exe. When I installed it, I noticed that it wanted to install it in C:\Program Files (x86) and it questioned me if the software is in x86 or x64 and I found this issue.
I went to sourceforge to specifically download WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe and installed it. he didn't propose me to install Winmerge in C:\Program Files (x86) with this installer. Sorry if this is not relevant here.