Option to set package installation directory when installing Npackd

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When investigating ways of dealing with Issue 353[1], I was happy to discover 
that I could set the directory where Npackd installed its packages to C:\Npackd 
in the menu

Package->Settings->Installation directory

The trouble is that this requires starting the Npackd gui, which seems to 
generate C:\Program Files\NpackdDetected before I can make the change. I 
therefore had to manually delete this directory (I hope that's safe) and 
restart the GUI which then regenerates it in the right place at 
C:\Npackd\NpackdDetected. It would be nice if this option could be set in the 
graphical installer obviating the need for these extra steps. 

It would also be nice if there was a way to control this very useful setting 
from NpackdCL (maybe there is, but I wasn't able to find it in the 
documentation).

[1] http://code.google.com/p/windows-package-manager/issues/detail?id=353

Original issue reported on code.google.com by kevmi...@gmail.com on 25 Apr 2014 at 6:40

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it is not important where the NpackdDetected directory is generated. You can 
change the installation directory at any time. It is also safe to delete it.

Original comment by tim.lebe...@gmail.com on 25 Apr 2014 at 7:06

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Original comment by tim.lebe...@gmail.com on 25 Apr 2014 at 7:06

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oh no, it is not a duplicate

Original comment by tim.lebe...@gmail.com on 25 Apr 2014 at 7:07

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NpackdCL will be able to change the installation directory:
npackdcl set-install-dir --file C:\mydir

Adding an option to the .msi is too much work and would make the installation 
procedure more complicated.

Original comment by tim.lebe...@gmail.com on 12 May 2014 at 4:25

• Changed state: WontFix