9 replies to this topic

[buumchakalaka]

Hello,
I just finish my last aplication and now I want to distribute.
First I thinked put all the aplication files in a winrar archive, but I dont realy like the poor appearance of this. So I thinked to use any of the install files creators like SSE Setup, but I have troubles with this too.

So, I am wondering, ¿How can I program my own setup files?
I need a setup.exe that put all aplication files in "Program Files" and create a shortcut in deskopt, and a unistall.exe for do the inverse operation.

I think is posible to do, but I dont know how to start with this.
Thanks in advance!
(And sorry for my bad english )

[SiCrane]

Your IDE may have the ability to build an installer for your program. For example, with Visual Studio you can create a Setup/Deployment project. Otherwise you might want to try a different installer program. Some other options are NSIS and WiX.

[Shannon Barber]

The NullSoft installer is another option.

[shuma-gorath]

I tend use Visual Studio's deployment projects, as SiCrane suggested. However, be forewarned that Visual Studio 2012 removed this project type. Microsoft has received a lot of backlash for this decision.

[buumchakalaka]

I cant use the setup proyects of visual c++ because i'm using Express Edition.
I will try some of this installers, but if someone know how to make an instaler please share the information, im more intrested in this.
Thanks!!

[Dynamo_Maestro]

Unless you really want to program an installer yourself, theres always alternatives such as http://www.advancedinstaller.com/ which is really good

[wack]

I see NSIS has been mentioned aready. I admit it has been long since I last tried NSIS, but I always found Inno Setup more straight forward to use. It's free, and definitely worth a look: http://www.jrsoftware.org/

[buumchakalaka]

Thanks for the answers. 

Anyway, if someone knows how to write a setup, Im really interested in this. 

[NewDisplayName]

Just use WiX. It's very easy and also very well documented.

[Misery]

For multiplatform deployment I use Python with Tk. On Linux and Mac python is present by default, on Windows there is a possibility to make one exe file without necessity to require a Python installation.