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[PATCH] Include additional version metadata during Windows install

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Sean Bright <sean <at> seanbright.com>, Corwin Brust <corwin <at> bru.st>
Cc: 77495 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#77495: [PATCH] Include additional version metadata during Windows install
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:05:40 +0300

> Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:11:17 +0000
> From: Sean Bright <sean <at> seanbright.com>
> 
> 
> I install emacs on Windows using the winget tool. This tool queries
> the Windows registry for the current installed version of emacs, but
> the NSIS installer does not create the appropriate values resulting in
> the current version being reported as 'Unknown.' The attached patch
> fixes that and additionally sets the Publisher value to "Free Software
> Foundation, Inc."
> 
> This prevents winget from reinstalling the same version during every
> invocation of 'winget update' but it also improves the appearance of
> GNU Emacs in the 'Add or Remove Programs' interface[1].
> 
> Kind regards,
> Sean
> 
> 1. https://seanbright.com/emacs-win-metadata.png

Adding Corwin, who prepares the Windows binaries, to the discussion.

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