Maintenance of the End-user Windows Installer

End-user Instructions: InstallationGuidelinesWindows

• Clean the Eden folder (databases/errors/sessions/uploads)
• Clean the admin folder (sessions)
• Have your web2py folder on the root of c:\

  c:
  cd \web2py
  copy applications\eden\static\scripts\tools\standalone_exe.py .
  c:\bin\python26\python standalone_exe.py py2exe
  

• Remove unwanted folders from dist/applications/eden
  • .bzr
  • .git
  • compiled
  • docs
  • tests
  • static/selenium
• Add missing file & then run the program once to handle NEWINSTALL

  c:
  cd \web2py
  copy splashlogo.gif dist
  web2py.exe
  

• rename eden as 'init'
• Delete the examples & welcome folders
• Rename 'dist' folder as 'web2py'
• Move this 'web2py' folder to c:\

• Zip-up contents of this 'webp2y' folder
• Customise C:\Program Files\NSIS\Contrib\zip2exe\Modern.nsh:

  !include "MUI.nsh"
  !define MUI_ICON "c:\web2py\applications\init\static\favicon.ico"
  
  !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY
  !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
  
  !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"
  
  Section "install"
   
      ;Add files
      SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
  
      ;create desktop shortcut
      CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\Sahana Eden.lnk" "$INSTDIR\web2py\web2py.exe" ""
   
      ;create start-menu shortcut
      CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Sahana Eden.lnk" "$INSTDIR\web2py\web2py.exe"
  
  SectionEnd
  

• use NSIS' zip2exe.exe to convert to an .exe
  • Installer Name: Sahana Eden 0.5.3
  • Default Folder: (PATH OF INSTALLER)\web2py
  • Output EXE file: C:\Sahana-Eden-0.5.3.exe

ToDo

• Provide a startup script which passes the password, so no need for the TK GUI
  • Is there an easy call to launch the default browser from a script?
    • Can be 'eden' then, which is good for consistency
• Is it better to have a larger download & include the pre-populated database with migrate=False?
• Is it better to have a larger download & include the compiled app?

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