Windows installers - any opinions/experience

Hi Dave.

I haven't used this, but from the makers of Freewrap comes Freedelivery
(http://freewrap.sourceforge.net/freedelivery.html).  Note in particular
item 7 below:

History - current revision = 2.0b1 (beta release 1)
  Changes for version 2.0b1
  1) freeDelivery has been wrapped with and adapted to freeWrap version 5.0
  2) freeDelivery now properly differentiates between all versions of
freeWrapped files.
  3) Spaces can now be used in file path names.
  4) The ability to "run a TCL script after installation" is now functional.
  5) The list of installed packages and their installation directory is now
available to after-installation scripts.
  6) The value of environment variables can now be substituted into
installation paths at installation time.
  7) Thanks to the current version of freeWrap, commands are now available
to create Windows shortcuts, add items to the Startup Menu and make file
extension associations in the registry.

  Changes for version 1.1
  1) Adapted program to handle the "Large fonts" display properties setting
under Windows

  Version 1.0 - first public release
How to use freeDelivery
  Visit the freeDelivery How-To page.


Cheers

Mike Thomas.



----- Original Message -----
From: CRTS" <David.Billinghurst at riotinto>
To: <maxima@www.ma.utexas.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 10:45 AM
Subject: Windows installers - any opinions/experience


> I'd like to produce a working windows binary package before I get
> distracted by other things, most probably "Real Work".
>
> Any recommendations or experience?
>  - I think we need to make a shortcut
>  - I don't think we need to fiddle with the registry
>  - excellent compression would be good.
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