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#2 Win32 distro needs an Installer

v1.0_(example)
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nobody
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2004-04-11
2004-04-11
No

Hi Wouter,
Did you want a Win32 installer? I'm an Inno Setup
(www.InnoSetup.com) expert and have written around 10
installers in that program. The best example probably
being:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/winmerge/WinMerge-2.1.6.0-setup.exe?download
Add me to your project and I'll make you one.
Cheers,
Christian Blackburn

Discussion

  • Christian Blackburn

    • summary: Your program needs an Installer --> Win32 distro needs an Installer
     
  • Christian Blackburn

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    Also Wouter I have a couple of questions:
    1. Do I have to distribute the source code?
    (Well over 90% of the people that download your program will
    never take a look at let alone modify your source code.)

    2. Which files are unix only and therefore can be excluded?
    (And included in a unix only package)

    Thanks,
    Christian Blackburn

     
  • Christian Blackburn

    • priority: 5 --> 7
     
  • Nobody/Anonymous

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    wtf does it need an installer for

     
  • Christian Blackburn

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    It is power user mindsets like yours that keep the majority
    of user from being able to enjoy open source software. A
    treasure chest that can't be opened might as well not be
    found.
    -Christian Blackburn

     
  • Wouter van Oortmerssen

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    don't really want an installer, I used the nullsoft one for
    one release, but I prefer an archive that can be read by any OS.

    you can only not distribute the source if you create your
    own cube derived game. As long as its the original cube, you
    have to distribute it.

     
  • Christian Blackburn

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    Hi Wouter,
    Thanks for letting me know. I will consider making an Inno
    Setup based distro in the future.
    Cheers,
    Christian Blackburn

     
  • Nobody/Anonymous

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    installers are gay

     

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