IDE Different drives cause a problem

[jassing]

This is getting to be a real problem -- it's been reported a few times; but no one seems to want to resolve it.

1) Build an instlaler, use a custom theme, on a system that boots from the E drive (or any other drive than C) Make sure SUF is installed to the boot drive Be sure this installer builds just fine.

2) Save the installer

3) Open the installer on a machine that boots from C

4) Make some minor changes and save the file

5) re-open the file on the original machine

6) Attempt to build

Results:
It complains about a missing image as it's pointing to the C Drive

Expected results
It would build w/o complaint

Resolution:
Must use a text editor to replace all instances of C: with the boot drive.


NOTE: On my original installer, the file wasn't referenced with a hard coded path; but once saved on a different system, it was.

[Lorne]

Josh, just to clarify, by "save the installer" do you mean "save the SUF8 project?"

[jassing]

Correct -- it seems that at some point, SUF is saving hard coded paths for images; even if you change them, the xml (sf8) still holds the old hard coded paths and complains -- there's no where to edit this - except via an external editor.

[Darryl]

I've submitted the problem to be looked at, thank you.

REF: 18357