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[Maritza Mendez <martitzam@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm on travel but looking forward to helping where I can.  Inno setup
does not support msi afaik.  If someone knows of an inexpensive msi
builder I would like to know.  InstallShield is a great product but
quite pricey (and overkill) for FOSS efforts.

-M


On 8/10/09, Ian Clatworthy <ian.clatworthy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Assuming everyone who wanted to voice an opinion on what installers are
> required has done so, the time has come IMO for some follow-up action.
> Here are the next steps I'd like to see happen:
>
> 1. Someone volunteers to summarise the consensus and list any
>    outstanding issues to be decided or further investigated.
>
> 2. We select the installer technology. (InnoSetup seems a popular choice
>    though I'm not sure if it can build msi-style installers or just
>    stand-alone exe ones.)
>
> 3. Someone volunteers to build an initial cut.
>
> 4. We have a co-ordinated testing effort to validate it on multiple
>    OS versions.
>
> 5. Someone volunteers to maintain it.
>
> We only have a few weeks before 2.0 ships so I think (1) and (2) need to
> be done this week. If you can help, please do so. Volunteering for any
> particular step doesn't imply a commitment to doing the others. It would
> be nice if someone stepped forward and said "I'll do the lot" but it's
> equally fine if multiple people pitch in where the can.
>
> I'm happy to co-ordinate things, including #4, to keep everything moving.
>
> Ian C.
>
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