Re: [Bug-XBoard] WinBoard Installer

[Mark Ioli]

Yep, there's a .nsi script that NSIS uses to compile the installer, I'll dig 
that up.

-Mark

Tim Mann wrote:
> 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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