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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Duivenvoorde Sent: torsdag 16. november 2017 12.55 To: qgis-developer <[email protected]> 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... _______________________________________________ QGIS-Developer mailing list [email protected] List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer _______________________________________________ QGIS-Developer mailing list [email protected] List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
