[h-e-w] Re: Emacs-21.3, Macaulay2-0.9.2 packaged in Microsoft Installer (.msi) format

[Rex Dieter]

Lennart Borgman wrote:

> > > Windows. Please go to
> > > http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/WThirtyTwoInstallationKit for more
> > > information.

> > I don't see any other project listed there creating *.msi* installers...
> > Please correct me if I'm wrong.

> Now at least your project is mentioned there ;-) 
> I think we have taken very different paths,

True.

> I would be glad if we somehow could mix our efforts.

As it stands, my .msi installer is little more than
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/emacs-21.3-bin-i386.tar.gz
Plus
* site-lisp.d/ modification for auto-loading (which I used for 
Macaulay2-emacs integration).
* minimal Windows integration (Registry configuration, Start menu shortcuts)

You certainly have an excellent EmacsSetupHelper with nice windows 
customizations, far beyond what I've done.  I tried Running 
EmacsSetupHelper on top of my .msi-installed Emacs and it worked nicely 
(After re-installing Emacs to the expected /Program 
Files/Emacs/Emacs-21.3 location).  A couple of questions about 
EmacsSetupHelper regarding it's "Windows Integration of Emacs" option: 
Associate selected file types.  As I didn't see any file types listed or 
selected anywhere, what associations are made?

Once I know these details, I can make a new .msi which includes 
EmacsSetupHelper (and it's customizations).

Lastly, I wonder, has there been any effort to push your customizations 
(w32-feeling, Gnuserv / gnuclient namely) upstream?  They would be nice 
additions.

-- Rex