Maintenance of the End-user Windows Installer

End-user Instructions: InstallationGuidelinesWindows

• Clean the Eden folder (databases/errors/sessions/uploads)
• Clean the admin folder (sessions)

  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/scripts/gis/GeoExt/.*
  • static/scripts/gis/openlayers/.*
  • static/selenium
• Add missing file & then run the program once

  c:
  cd \web2py
  copy splashlogo.gif dist
  cd dist
  web2py.exe
  # Ignore the NEWINSTALL error
  

• rename applications/eden as 'init'
• Delete the examples & welcome folders
• Zip-up contents of 'dist' folder (no 'dist' in the root of the zip)
• Customise C:\Program Files\NSIS\Contrib\zip2exe\Modern.nsh:

  !include "MUI.nsh"
  !define MUI_ICON "c:\bin\web2py\applications\eden\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.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\applications\init\static\favicon.ico" 0
   
      ;create start-menu shortcut
      CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Sahana Eden.lnk" "$INSTDIR\web2py.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\applications\init\static\favicon.ico" 0
  
  SectionEnd
  

• use NSIS' zip2exe.exe to convert to an .exe
  • Installer Name: Sahana Eden 0.5.4
  • Default Folder: C:\web2py
  • Output EXE file: C:\Sahana-Eden-0.5.4.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? (& pre-populate=False)
• Is it better to have a larger download & include the compiled app?
• Remove all the Debug mode files? (Ext/GeoExt/OpenLayers/jQuery/UI/etc)

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