THANK YOU for your good work on Maxima.
[And thank everyone who develops for Maxima.]
> A. Put all items in single large installer
> and let the user select desired components
> as options at installation time.
>
> B. Split installer on several small
> installers - main installer for core
> system and several add-ons.
>
> A is simpler from user's point of view but
> result in bigger installer size.
>
> Right now have the following more or less
> independent components:
Ideally, this would be one installer in an MSI file, with perhaps
an Exe as optional. Done as an MSI it can be deployed with
Group Policy or other automated tools to many machines
easily.
Each major section would ideally be selectable, and as an MSI
the ability to create an MST (template) file to override standard
options and select components would be included so that both
silent installs and fully custom choices may be used.
As to smaller sizes for download, BitTorrent makes an effective
way to download this if size is an issue.
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: maxima-admin at math.utexas.edu
> [mailto:maxima-admin at math.utexas.edu] On Behalf Of Vadim V. Zhytnikov
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 6:36 AM
> To: Maxima List
> Subject: Windows installer structure
>
> Hello!
>
> I'm seeking advice on better way to reorganize
> Windows Maxima installer for next release.
> Basically we have two extreme options:
>
> A. Put all items in single large installer
> and let the user select desired components
> as options at installation time.
>
> B. Split installer on several small
> installers - main installer for core
> system and several add-ons.
>
> A is simpler from user's point of view but
> result in bigger installer size.
>
> Right now have the following more or less
> independent components:
>
> 1. Maxima core with command line maxima 10 Mb
> 2. omplotdata 1.5 Mb
> 3. xmaxima 2 Mb
> 4. wxMaxima 3 Mb
> 5. ES and PT language packs 1 Mb each
>
> I'm inclined to incorporate 1-4 in one installer
> and package 5 as add-on packages.
>
> Any comments are greatly appreciated.
>
> Vadim
>
> --
> Vadim V. Zhytnikov
>
> <vvzhy at mail.ru>
> <vvzhy at netorn.ru>
>
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