Create MSI installation package for Windows
Submitted by lasconic on September 13, 2012 - 1:14pm.
| Project: | MuseScore |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | task |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | closed |
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Description
Currently we deliver MuseScore on windows as a EXE installation package created via CPackn the packaging component of CMake and the interface they provide to NSIS, the open source installation package maker.
We had several users asking for a MSI package. In particular, it would make a lot easier to install MuseScore via a Group Policy and make administrators of school networks job easier.
CMake people are working on an integration between CPack and the WiX Toolset
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Integration of Wix in CPack, the part of CMake in charge of packaging will be available in CMake 2.8.11, scheduled for the end of january 2013.
I tried a nightly build of Cmake 2.8.11. It works fine to create a simple MSI to just deploy the needed files and let the user choose the install directory. It lacks an easy way to add a shortcut on the desktop, in the start menu. It also lacks a way to associate MSCZ and MSCX files to MuseScore. The Wix.template.in file can be modified to achieve this but it's not yet working for me.
Other open topics
- Launch MuseScore after install
- Uninstaller removes preferences
Done for 1.3
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.