On 2009/02/25 7:51 PM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
nicholas.g.lawre...@mainroads.qld.gov.au wrote:
Hello list.
Thanks everyone for the great work done with OSGeo4W.
I have a strange (maybe) question. I suppose that osgeo4w setup.exe is
a fork of the cygwin's setup. Is it possible to view/download
Is setup.exe the best way to install software on microsoft windows?
Has Windows Installer, that is an .msi file been considered?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_installer
I know that my IT section has a strong preference for software
to be installed via .msi.
Nick,
Hello list.
Thanks everyone for the great work done with OSGeo4W.
I have a strange (maybe) question. I suppose that osgeo4w setup.exe is
a fork of the cygwin's setup. Is it possible to view/download its
source code?
Thanks, Giovanni
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G. Allegri wrote:
Hello list.
Thanks everyone for the great work done with OSGeo4W.
I have a strange (maybe) question. I suppose that osgeo4w setup.exe is
a fork of the cygwin's setup. Is it possible to view/download its
source code?
Giovanni,
Yes, it is available in svn at:
Thanks Frank!
2009/2/25 Frank Warmerdam warmer...@pobox.com:
G. Allegri wrote:
Hello list.
Thanks everyone for the great work done with OSGeo4W.
I have a strange (maybe) question. I suppose that osgeo4w setup.exe is
a fork of the cygwin's setup. Is it possible to view/download its
source
Building an msi just adds complication. I also have not seen any open
source tools to do it either. In reality an msi is just a microsoft
compressed database format they invented. Because typical installers
write to registry using an msi prevents you from running more than one
at the same time. In
