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HOW TO CREATE A WINDOWS INSTALLER
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Introduction.
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It is possible to build two types of installer
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- Release installer, intended for end user. The release installer is built from the
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release tarball.
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- Development installer, used for testing nsis install script, and packaging issues.
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This installer is not intended for end user. Instalation of a Development installer
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will overwrite an already installed released Gramps application. Running a development
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installer will warn with dialog that the installer is not an official release.
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The following procedure is capable of creating a Windows installer from either Windows
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or Linux OS's as long as the correct tools are installed.
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The following programs are required to be installed and on the path
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- python (currently only tested on python 2.6 - not ready for python 3.x yet)
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- nsis at least V2.42 (http://nsis.sourceforge.net or apt-get install nsis)
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- msgfmt (for windows http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gettext.htm)
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Extra tools for development installer build
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- svn (subversion )
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Release Installer
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=================
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To create an offical release of gramps download the required tarball for a release
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from sourceforge. The files that are contained within the tarball consist of the files
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that make up an offical release.
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i.e.
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WINDOWS
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[PATH_TO_SCRIPT]\build_GrampsWin32.py -t TARBALL_PATH
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or
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c:\python26\python [PATH_TO_SCRIPT]\build_GrampsWin32.py -t TARBALL_PATH
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LINUX
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python2.6 [PATH_TO_SCRIPT]/build_GrampsWin32.py -t TARBALL_PATH
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where TARBALL path is the path to the tarball including the tarball name.
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The build will happen on the dir you run the script from, you can also
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control the build dir with the -oDIR, --out=DIR options
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Development installer - Build from within SVN version tree.
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===========================================================
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NOTE: This installer will package ALL plugins that are part of SVN version
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control into the installer, even if it's not intended for end user.
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** The offical RELEASE of GRAMPS is built from tarball. (see above)**
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It works with a subversion working copy of Gramps, it automatically
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queries configure.in to get the correct gramps version number that
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includes the SVN revision number.
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Procedure:
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From the command prompt, change to the path
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[GRAMPS_SVN]\windows\builder
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Run the build script with no arguments, the script will assume it's being run
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from a gramps subversion working copy, and then commence the build.
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It will export the sources from svn to create the correct directory image,
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complile the langauage files, and package all up into the installer.
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i.e.
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WINDOWS
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build_GrampsWin32.py
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or
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c:\python26\python build_GrampsWin32.py
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LINUX
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python2.6 build_GrampsWin32.py
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============== Build Script Options ================================================
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>build_GrampsWin32.py --help
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Create Gramps Windows Installer.
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Usage:
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python build_GrampsWin32.py [options] [repository_path]
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Arguments:
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repository_path Path to the repository to build GRAMPS from, this can be either
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- The root path of a SVN working copy
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- A tarball that has been saved on local disk
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- Left blank to build the SVN working copy this file is part of
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Options:
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-h, --help This help message.
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-oDIR, --out=DIR Directory to build files (optional)
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--nsis_only Build NSIS only (does not Clean & Build All)
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-t --tarball Build release version from Tarball.
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-mDIR, --msgdir=DIR Directory to msgfmt.exe
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==========================================================================================
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