I'm working on a new installer <https://github.com/keeganwitt/groovy-wix> for Windows using WIX <http://wixtoolset.org/> to create an MSI installer, which should be more robust for things like altering environment variables and make it easier to do corporate installations.
I'm a total noob when it comes to Windows Installer and WIX, so I'm sure I've done some dumb things, but I hacked together a basic working installer this weekend. I've put the initial version of the installer here <https://www.dropbox.com/sh/w2giakqb2jcc82e/AAB_gqvCvzOU1t-2dRlV4yBoa?dl=0>. Your feedback is appreciated. Some things I'm still thinking about or working on: - The start menu shortcuts for documentation don't go into a subfolder, I'm not sure why. - Heat will generate new GUIDs for the binaries and docs folders every time the project is built -- I'm not sure if that's the correct thing to do. - Would you ever want to set GROOVY_HOME without adding to PATH? Or add to PATH without setting GROOVY_HOME? Currently the installer groups these together in a single feature. - We should use registry entries to remember which features the user selected to install, so those are automatically selected during upgrades. - Desktop shortcuts. - Quick launch shortcuts. I don't think people use these much anymore, but I can throw them in -- maybe disabled by default? - Should I create an exe version of the installer as well as the msi? -Keegan
