1134665 - consider converting mozilla-build to Chocolatey/OneGet repo

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[Vladimir Vukicevic [:vlad] [:vladv] (needinfo me, slow to respond)]

Chocolatey is a Windows package manager and repository -- https://chocolatey.org/.  Windows 10 will include a native package manager called OneGet, which is compatible with Chocolatey-style repositories: http://www.howtogeek.com/200334/windows-10-includes-a-linux-style-package-manager-named-oneget/

Should we convert mozilla-build into a set of named, versioned packages that can be installed together via choco/oneget?  Would certainly make pushing upgrades to users much easier, and would avoid the need to make decisions about things like which console to use in the package, etc.

Comment 1

[Vladimir Vukicevic [:vlad] [:vladv] (needinfo me, slow to respond)]

Some neat stuff -- a script like below can install a full dev environment, including SDKs and Visual Studio Express:

https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/wiki/DevelopmentEnvironmentSetup#setup-a-full-environment-including-visual-studio-express-iis-express-and-sql-server-express-with-management-studio

Comment 2

[Gregory Szorc [:gps]]

This has been discussed before. Although I'm not sure if in a bug. We're very keen on adopting Chocolatey.