We used to do this routinely with VisualWorks app's back when building for Mac and Windows - the start menu is usually what a client wants ... ( pre-Retro/Metro Win 8 ;-)
On 26 August 2013 17:29, Usman Bhatti <usman.bha...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Stéphane Ducasse < > stephane.duca...@inria.fr> wrote: > >> >> >> > Hello, >> > >> > Does anyone have experience of distributing Pharo-based software as an >> MSI installer package to be installed by clients? >> >> what is an MSI? >> > > Microsoft installer, a packaging for windows-based software that allows > installation of the software on a windows machine: creation of registry > keys, Start menu items, looking for previous installations of the software > and upgrading it, etc. > > >> >> > I would particularly like to know the tool that was used to create the >> MSI. >> >> Do you mean installing a Pharo App? >> What means installing? >> > > So, it would mean that Pharo app is installed on a client machine: > creating directory hierarchy, placing image and vm files and any scripts > that come with the image, and creating windows shortcuts. For the time, its > a question from a client so I thought someone might have some relevant exp. > > >> >> Because if you ship an image in essence: >> you ship one image >> with an opening image saying installing…. >> then you save > > >> >> > >> > regards, >> > >> > Usman Bhatti >> >> >> >
