[Python-Dev] Inno Setup script for Python debug runtime (original) (raw)

Hye-Shik Chang perky at i18n.org
Thu Apr 15 22:56:49 EDT 2004

On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 08:07:19AM +1000, Tim Delaney wrote:

Thomas Heller wrote:

> Most probably I was too short in describing what I want, and what this > script is and does, I also got a personal email asking for more, so > I'll try again: > > Inno Setup is a free tool of superb quality to create executable > windows installers. See http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php I've found NSIS to be a much better choice for Windows installers. Produces very small installers (adds about 30-40K overhead, can use LZMA), has multiple language support, and are simple to write. http://nsis.sourceforge.net/home/ I keep intending to write an installer for Python in it - maybe next week (I'm on leave at the moment, but I've got the niece (6) and nephew (5) visiting all this week). I've been gradually moving all our installers at work away from WISE and into NSIS.

CJKPython (http://cjkpython.i18n.org/#CJKPython) is based on NSIS. And .nsi source is available at http://cvs.berlios.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/cjkpython/CJKPython/cjkpython.nsi?rev=1.4&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup

As you may find, lack of log-based uninstall feature makes .nsi file too large.

Hye-Shik

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