New gtkmm Windows installers

Monday, September 29. 2008

With the release of gtkmm 2.14 I created new installers for Microsoft Windows; the last ones were only for 2.10. We also wrote down instructions on how to use the installers, and how to recreate them (in case anybody feels the need...). They now contain everything needed for gtkmm to run on Windows, including GTK+ itself (from the GTK+ all-in-one bundle).

I used the NSIS installer script from Cédric Gustin, the previous gtkmm Windows maintainer. It is now in gtkmm SVN. Comparing with InnoSetup (which I used for Glom's Windows installer) I must say that InnoSetup scripts are easier to write and maintain (especially for a few common tasks such as creating StartMenu icons or creating an uninstaller). The gtkmm NSIS script has around 1700 lines while the Glom InnoSetup script has only around 200. I know that the gtkmm installer is more complex, but that's still a huge difference.

Posted by Armin Burgmeier at 19:26 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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Hi,

Dear Armin, I'm really sorry to post this message in here but I've desperately searched your email and I didn't found it.

I've a question about the DLL and the lib files that you use in your installers.

I want to do my on package installer, but I can't create the DLL files and distribute them like you do in your installers.

Can I enter in contact with you by email or other way to avoid this mismatch post.

Tanks in advance.

And sory again

#1 Filipe Apóstolo on 2008-10-13 11:40 (Reply)

My email address is armin@arbur.net, but if you have problems with the installer, you are encouraged to use the gtkmm mailing list.

I'm not quite sure what your problem is, but http://live.gnome.org/gtkmm/MSWindows has instructions on redistributing the necessary files for applications using gtkmm (you don't have to rebuild the DLLs for this).

However, feel free to contact me if things are still unclear.

#1.1 Armin Burgmeier (Homepage) on 2008-10-13 12:26 (Reply)

Just like to say a big thank you. These Windows installers where sooo timely to say the least! A search a few weeks ago drew a blank and we were considering a switch to Qt for a new application development effort (ease of install in Windows, documentation good etc etc). Then I had one more look on the web in the last week of September and bingo!

I spent yesterday hacking around with your "howto rebuild the Gtkmm installer" instructions and grabbing the sources (but not actually to rebuild the installer). I now have a nice debug environment for Gtkmm in Visual Studio 2005. I have a small bug to track down ...

#2 Tony Cook on 2008-10-14 11:47 (Reply)

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