Re: [Bug-XBoard] WinBoard Installer

[Tim Mann]

I refreshed my memory about how to upload to ftp.gnu.org, and it's
there now as well as on my web page.  It's also linked from the
Savannah page and freshmeat.

One other thing I don't remember -- did you ever send "source" code for
the installer?  (Whatever that consists of for NSIS -- scripts or
whatever.)  If there is a script file or the like, it should go into
the CVS on Savannah.

Thanks,
Tim

On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 23:01:54 -0700, Tim Mann <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi, Mark.  Thanks for reminding me about that!  I will give it a quick
> test run and put it up as a download.  D'oh...
> 
> On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:45:40 -0700, Mark Ioli <address@hidden> wrote:
> > I had created an NSIS installer for 4.2.7 a couple of years ago, it is 
> > still 
> > available at
> > 
> > http://home.comcast.net/~chessknight/WinBoard-4.2.7_full.exe
> > 
> > It pretty much does what the current installer does, but it works on Vista 
> > as 
> > well. Not sure if there is any desire to add it to our downloads as the 
> > current 
> > installer or an alternate installer, but there it is :)
> > 
> > -Mark
> > 
> > Tim Mann wrote:
> > > The installer works on at least some Windows XP systems, although I'm
> > > told it doesn't work on Vista.  The installer is a very old version of
> > > InstallShield that uses some 16-bit code.  You don't say what error you
> > > got, but http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767
> > > may be relevant.
> > > 
> > > Recompiling WinBoard from source isn't needed (and won't help), since
> > > all that will get you is a WinBoard.exe and WinBoard.hlp that's
> > > equivalent to what you already copied over from another system.  Since
> > > InstallShield is proprietary software, unfortunately the distributed
> > > WinBoard source kit builds only WinBoard itself, not the installer.
> > > The good news is that the installer doesn't do anything interesting.
> > > It just copies WinBoard.exe and WinBoard.hlp into an appropriate
> > > directory under Program Files, along with a sample .pgn game or two,
> > > and creates some shortcuts on the Start menu.
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 4 May 2007 06:19:50 -0400, address@hidden wrote:
> > >> Hello,
> > >>
> > >> This is just a note to inform you that the WinBoard installer will not
> > >> run on my new machine.  Here's the System Information summary:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Item   Value  
> > >> OS Name            Microsoft Windows XP Professional     
> > >> Version            5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600            
> > >> OS Manufacturer             Microsoft Corporation                        
> > >> System Name                         PDXPOWEM01                           
> > >>                 
> > >> System Manufacturer         Hewlett-Packard                              
> > >>         
> > >> System Model                HP Compaq nc6400 (RB518UT#ABA)       
> > >> System Type                         X86-based PC         
> > >> Processor                           x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6 
> > >> GenuineIntel
> > >> ~1994 Mhz                           
> > >> Processor                           x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6 
> > >> GenuineIntel
> > >> ~1995 Mhz                           
> > >> BIOS Version/Date           Hewlett-Packard 68YCD Ver. F.06, 10/26/2006
> > >>
> > >> SMBIOS Version              2.4                     
> > >> Windows Directory           C:\WINDOWS      
> > >> System Directory    C:\WINDOWS\system32          
> > >> Boot Device                         
> > >> \Device\Harddisk0\DP(1)0x7e00-0x12a1c1a200+1
> > >>
> > >> Locale                              United States        
> > >> Hardware Abstraction Layer         Version = "5.1.2600.2180
> > >> (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"              
> > >> User Name                                                WEBTRENDS\powem 
> > >> Time Zone                                                Eastern 
> > >> Daylight Time   
> > >> Total Physical Memory                    2,048.00 MB              
> > >> Available Physical Memory                862.85 MB                
> > >> Total Virtual Memory                     2.00 GB                  
> > >> Available Virtual Memory         1.96 GB                  
> > >> Page File Space    3.35 GB               
> > >> Page File C:\pagefile.sys                
> > >>
> > >> Also, manually opening the installer .exe with WinZip and trying to
> > >> open one of the cab files returns the error message:
> > >>
> > >> """
> > >> WinZip cannot open <filename> because it is not in the standard
> > >> Microsoft CAB format (as defined in mid-1998).  The "signature bytes"
> > >> required by the Microsoft CAB specification is missing.
> > >> """
> > >>
> > >> I will try to compile the source when I get a chance.  I assume that
> > >> will work, since WinBoard itself will run.  I copied the exe over from
> > >> another machine and it does run.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks.
> > >>
> > >> mp
> > >>
> > >> -- 
> > >> Michael Powe             address@hidden          Naugatuck CT USA
> > >> "No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that
> > >> which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the
> > >> civil authority." -- Thomas Jefferson to New London Methodists,
> > >> 1809. ME 16:332
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
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