[GRASS-user] Re: [GRASS-dev] call for volunteers - urgent need for Windows Vista binaries

[Michael Barton]

Ohhh!

This indeed makes sense. We still need a vista version. But the less  
duplication the better.

Michael

On Apr 2, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Moritz Lennert wrote:

> On 02/04/09 18:51, Michael Barton wrote:
>> Thanks. This is good to know. Of course the user/lab manager still  
>> needs to create a *.bat file from instructions in a blog (at least  
>> now referenced on the WIKI).
>
> No, what I meant is that with the osgeo4w installation environment,  
> someone could package a stand-alone GRASS installer and make it  
> available via the GRASS web site. Seems more sustainable to me than  
> having separate efforts going into a stand-alone installer and  
> osgeo4w. I guess someone would have to try the osgeo4w path to an  
> installer once to see how user and lab-friendly this really is.
>
> Moritz
>
>> Michael
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>> On Apr 2, 2009, at 2:06 AM, Moritz Lennert wrote:
>>> On 31/03/09 06:58, Martin Landa wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 2009/3/31 Michael Barton <Michael.Barton at asu.edu>:
>>>>> Native, stand alone installer for GRASS should be a high  
>>>>> priority. I guess
>>>>> we need both an XP and Vista version.
>>>> personally I have no problem with osgeo4w installer. Ideally  
>>>> should be
>>>> mentained both - standalone and osgeo4w - if we have enough  
>>>> manpower.
>>>> If no, I would incline to osgeo4w.
>>>
>>> I can only repeat that the two are not opposed, but that you can  
>>> create a standalone installer on the basis of osgeo4w:
>>>
>>> http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/wiki/FAQ#HowdoIperformanofflineorcomputerlabinstall
>>>
>>> AFAICT, you just need to create the .bat file mentioned in the  
>>> QGIS blog and you have a clickable installer.
>>>
>>> Moritz
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