RE: dqGOOP beta

[Jim K. <jim...@ja...>]

Yes, OpenG Packages are cross-platform in nature and Commander makes
distribution a piece of cake.  Also, I recommend HTML docs for
cross-platform documentation.

-Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ope...@li... 
> [mailto:ope...@li...] 
> On Behalf Of Michael Aivaliotis
> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 1:37 PM
> To: ope...@li...
> Subject: Re: dqGOOP beta
> 
> If you make it a package installable form Commander then 
> handling OS and 
> LV versions is already handle for you through the Commander 
> interface. I 
> would recommend investigating this approach.
> 
> Thank You
> Michael Aivaliotis
> 
> Brian Gangloff wrote:
> 
> > Jim Kring wrote:
> >
> >> Brian,
> >>
> >> I presume that you used the Nullsoft Scriptable Installer System 
> >> (NSIS) for
> >> the dqGOOP installer.  Does NSIS support installing 
> something to more 
> >> than
> >> one location?  For example, it would be VERY cool if you 
> could have 
> >> multiple
> >> optional installation locations, such as:
> >>
> >> C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 6.1
> >> C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.0
> >> C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.1
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> > Yes, that is the plan.  I will have a components page similar to 
> > LabVIEW Version Chooser that will list all of the installed LabVIEW 
> > versions so you can check the the ones you want dqGOOP 
> installed to.  
> > The maintenance page will also be working so you can add 
> and remove as 
> > well.
> >
> >> I'm not sure how this would be done, as I have yet to 
> really learn the
> >> capabilities of NSIS.
> >>  
> >>
> > The registry is the best for Windows (to find out installed 
> versions 
> > of LV) and maco's could be used for the NSIS code.
> >
> >> Anyhow, I would recommend creating an OpenG Package file 
> with dqGOOP 
> >> since
> >> this would allow a cross platform and LabVIEW version installation 
> >> approach.
> >> BTW, in a couple months we may have a GUI for building 
> packages.  It 
> >> on the
> >> to-do list.
> >>  
> >>
> > I may need some help in verifing non windows installations. 
>  I've read 
> > how to distribute help for the mac, but would need someone 
> with a mac 
> > to test that everything still works.
> >
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> -Jim Kring
> >>
> >
> >
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