[QGIS-Developer] Windows QGIS Installer builds

[Stefan Blumentrath]

Hi Richard,

We/I have done so earlier from OSGeo4W binaries, using creatnsis.pl (meaning without compiling stuff ourselfs) while injecting use of --configpath option in the startup batch scripts). That was a quite OK solution until the number of relevant packages grew beyond the size limit of nsis installers.
In consequence, we moved to a command-line installation based on OSGeo4W that our IT can put into Windows SoftwareCenter and only kept  some customizations of the QGIS startup batch-files.

Now with the global options in QGIS 3 (https://connect.boundlessgeo.com/docs/desktop/1.1.0/system_admins/globalsettings.html) and having all configurations in a .qgis directory, modification of the batch scripts becomes even less needed.

I can share our general recipe if that should be of interest...

Cheers
Stefan


-----Original Message-----
From: QGIS-Developer [mailto:qgis-developer-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Richard Duivenvoorde
Sent: torsdag 16. november 2017 12.55
To: qgis-developer <qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: [QGIS-Developer] Windows QGIS Installer builds


Hi Devs,

I see (and personally get) more and more questions about individuals or businesses who want to create their own QGIS windows installers.
Sometimes to do some branding, sometimes to create a 'suite' with some plugins etc etc.

Myself I do not do this, but I see people struggling.

I often point them to the INSTALL.txt but looking into that I see:
"Consider this section as example.  It tends to outdate, when OSGeo4W and SDKs move on"

I was wondering: should we help these people by maybe let an experienced Windows developer write a build manual (or update the INSTALL.txt?
Or do we conclude: if you are not able to build a msi with the information in the ms-windows dir and INSTALL.txt you just should not try?

Regards,

Richard Duivenvoorde

PS: Today I received such email again, and will ask this company if they have budget to sponsor writing such docs...
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