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    Modernize the RBTools for Windows installer for Python 3 and 64-bit.

    Review Request #11299 — Created Nov. 23, 2020 and submitted

    Information

    RBTools
    release-2.0.x

    Reviewers

    This updates the installer to install Python 3.8 instead of 2.7. This
    was chosen instead of the newly-released Python 3.9 due to its
    stability, though we may move to 3.9 in a future release.

    The installer also now installs a 64-bit build of Python (and of our
    wrappers) instead of 32-bit. This should be fine for most users. Some
    work was done to aid in creating a 32-bit installer later, if we get
    user feedback requesting one.

    There's also some improvements to the Wix installer files. Strings are
    localized, comments were added, and some sections are cleaned up.

    Built the installer and tested it on Windows. Successfully installed
    RBTools, and verified that I could run it from a new DOS shell.

    Verified the files were placed in C:\Program Files and not
    C:\Program Files (x86).

    Summary ID
    Modernize the RBTools for Windows installer for Python 3 and 64-bit.
    This updates the installer to install Python 3.8 instead of 2.7. This was chosen instead of the newly-released Python 3.9 due to its stability, though we may move to 3.9 in a future release. The installer also now installs a 64-bit build of Python (and of our wrappers) instead of 32-bit. This should be fine for most users. Some work was done to aid in creating a 32-bit installer later, if we get user feedback requesting one. There's also some improvements to the Wix installer files. Strings are localized, comments were added, and some sections are cleaned up.
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    david
    1. Really not my area of expertise but I don't see anything obviously wrong.

    2. 
        
    chipx86
    Review request changed
    Status:
    Completed
    Change Summary:
    Pushed to release-2.0.x (2e594f6)