[boost] Re: [gauging interest] Windows GUI - semi-installer

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-26 17:05:27

Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Pablo Aguilar wrote:
>>>>>The reason I chose not to do it as an installer, is because I'm far
>>>>>more comfortable with developing GUIs with say, BCB, than I am with
>>>>>the installer programs I've tried.
>>>
>>>Well .. the commercial installers take care of a lot of common issues that
>>> occur, adding a layer of reliability and tested code for the common
>>> tasks of
>>>installing files, editing paths, registry, and displaying a familar user
>>> interface. Are you really sure you'd want to stray off the beaten
>>> path here?
>
> Take a look at Inno Setup:
>
> 	http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
>
> It's the one I used to create:
>
> 	http://boost-sandbox.sourceforge.net/boost-cvs-setup.exe

Is there documentation that describes what that does?  Should we be
advertising it on the Boost site?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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