Over on CodePlex I've just released Beta 2 of our Pack Installer project.  This release has seen a lot of hard work go into it, especially by our primary developer Bertan Aygun.  New features that we've added include tags on each of the tools in the list and the ability to filter by those tags, search, and support for VSI based content.  I'm really excited about releasing this new version of the tool, the last Beta got over 9000 downloads!

 Beta 2 also comes with an update to the feed file to add some new content.  Since we had to update the schema file you'll need to download the new Beta in order to see further updates to the feed, but the existing Beta should continue to work just fine.

 Updates in the feed file:

  • 101 Samples Packs - These packs of samples for C# and VB contain a ton of sample code that any developer should find useful.
  • Visual C# 2005 Code Snippets - Visual Basic 2005 shipped with a lot of snippets in the box for all sorts of things, this pack lets you get C# up to the same level.
  • ILMerge 2.07.0112 - In Mike's own words about the release:

"This release contains some bug fixes related to marking merged assemblies as retargetable, which may fix some problems people are experiencing when trying to execute merged assemblies on the Compact Framework. If that has been an issue for you, then please try this new release and let me know if you still have a problem. (Compliments on it working are also acceptable…)"

Happy downloading!

 

 Here's a screenshot of the UI for Pack Installer Beta 2:

Pack Installer Beta 2 Screenshot