[Package Request]: WixTrim.WixTrim

[rc-chuah]

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I would like someone else to build the manifest.

Please read and ensure the following

• The installer meets the above requirements

Please provide the following information

Download Page Url: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wixtrim/
Publisher: WixTrim
Package Name: WixTrim
Description: WixTrim is a Windows Installer XML (WiX) File Visual Editor. It enables visual dialog template editing, supports features, components, actions, properties and other MSI elements.
Package Version: 1.0.2466.20969
Installer Url: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wixtrim/files/wixtrim/first%20cut/wixtrim-bin.zip/download

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[Dragon1573]

21:01:38 D:\...\winget-pkgs  [master ≡] 0ms pwsh
$ komac new -o ./ -v 1.0.2466.20969 zelenkov.WixTrim `
> -u https://sourceforge.net/projects/wixtrim/files/wixtrim/first%20cut/wixtrim-bin.zip/download
? Select the nested files
  [ ] Funnel/Funnel/bin/Debug/WixTrim.exe
  [ ] Funnel/Funnel/bin/Debug/WixTrim.vshost.exe
> [ ] Funnel/Funnel/bin/Release/WixTrim.exe
  [ ] Funnel/Funnel/bin/Release/WixTrim.vshost.exe
[↑↓ to move, space to select one, → to all, ← to none, type to filter]

There're 2 different build with having vshost or not. Which one in Funnel/Funnel/bin/Release/ should I use? The WixTrim.exe or the WixTrim.vshost.exe?

[rc-chuah]

21:01:38 D:\...\winget-pkgs  [master ≡] 0ms pwsh
$ komac new -o ./ -v 1.0.2466.20969 zelenkov.WixTrim `
> -u https://sourceforge.net/projects/wixtrim/files/wixtrim/first%20cut/wixtrim-bin.zip/download
? Select the nested files
  [ ] Funnel/Funnel/bin/Debug/WixTrim.exe
  [ ] Funnel/Funnel/bin/Debug/WixTrim.vshost.exe
> [ ] Funnel/Funnel/bin/Release/WixTrim.exe
  [ ] Funnel/Funnel/bin/Release/WixTrim.vshost.exe
[↑↓ to move, space to select one, → to all, ← to none, type to filter]

There're 2 different build with having vshost or not. Which one in Funnel/Funnel/bin/Release/ should I use? The WixTrim.exe or the WixTrim.vshost.exe?

The .vshost.exe file is a Visual Studio hosting process executable, and it is not intended for use as the main application executable. This file is used during debugging in Visual Studio to improve debugging performance and provide additional debugging features.

In your case, the correct executable to use is the WixTrim.exe file located in Funnel/Funnel/bin/Release/. You should ignore the .vshost.exe file for deployment or execution purposes outside of Visual Studio.

[stephengillie]

I'm working to verify that the package is hosted by the developer and isn't a rehosted package.

• The SouceForge page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wixtrim/
  • This page shows 21 downloads per week.
  • No package dates nor version numbers are available.
• The developer seems to have his own site too: https://zelenkov.com/twix/download/
  • This site lists dates from 2006, so might not have been updated recently.
  • Package version 1.0.0.9

It seems that the package is not in active development, and it's not easy to tell which is the developer's official hosting. Is there a good way to verify which to use, or is there a link from one to the other?

[Dragon1573]

In this case, I would prefer using the SourceForge release.