InnoSetup for Lazarus ?

[Fred vS]

Hello Lazarus lovers.
InnoSetup is a free installer for Windows programs, compiled with Delphi.
http://www.jrsoftware.org/
Here is the Delphi source code :
http://www.jordanr.dhs.org/download.php/issrc.zip?site=1

Are there some brave hearts to follow me to complete the code for running InnoSetup for Linux and MacOS ? 
Of course we gonna use Lazarus for that... 

[kamischi]

In addition to the conversion tools in lazarus, the xdev toolkit might be helpful for the conversion:

http://web.me.com/macpgmr/XDev/XDevStatus.html

I might be able to do some tests from time to time and help you if you need some libs through fink.

You might also find some support on the MacPascal mailing list.

MiSchi.

[Fred vS]

@ kamischi.
Well done. You seem to be the perfect leader for the Mac OS conversion...

[Fred vS]

@ everybody.
Of course, i insist, if we do it, it is with lots of respect for the creator of InnoSetup, Mister Jordan Russell 

[kamischi]

@ kamischi.
Well done. You seems to be the perfect leader for the Mac OS conversion...

If there wouldn't be that pesky problem of time :-)

[kamischi]

Another point is that with the presence of disk images for simple things and the apple packager for more advanced stuff, there may not be that much need for another packaging and setup tool, at least from a user's perspective. But building packages for other platforms on the Mac would be interesting for developers.

[TurboRascal]

Hmm... those systems are very different concerning software installation. I wonder if InnoSetup, however great, is created too Windows-centric?

[Fred vS]

Here message sent to Mister Jordan Russel :
http://news.jrsoftware.org/read/article.php?id=10195&group=jrsoftware.innosetup.thirdparty#10195

(It seems that the link to the Lazarus web site not completely selected, i hope he gonna find us... )

[LA.Center]

IMO Mac people don't like installers, the Mac concept is to copy and Application Bundle, and when you done dump it into trash,

however, Windows and Linux really needs a installer, what can I do to help?

Cheers

[Fred vS]

@ plusplus.

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IMO Mac people don't like installers, the Mac concept is to copy and Application Bundle, and when you done dump it into trash,
Good news (and it is what i do) 

We are looking for leaders for the Linux conversion, are you interested ?

Have you try to compile the source wit(h Lazarus for Windows ?

[bmatthewshea]

IMO Mac people don't like installers, the Mac concept is to copy and Application Bundle, and when you done dump it into trash,
Cheers

It has nothing to do with Mac or Linux "installers" - both already have well established methods (distro pkg tools - under Linux , and application bundles as mentioned for Mac).

You are building an installer to run under Windows and only Windows - just compiling the EXE under Linux/Mac.

ISCC.exe could be ported without too many issues as it's a console exe file, anyway. (I think it should be easy? - we'll see what J. R. &/or M. Laan &/or newsgroup says) The rest? why bother? Please see newsgroup for followups.

[LA.Center]

OK, I did not understand the effort then, why do we would want to re-create inno for windows? would it be just to see if it can be compiled with Laz/FPC? If thats the case then I am sure it can with a few tweaks.

[bmatthewshea]

OK, I did not understand the effort then, why do we would want to re-create inno for windows? would it be just to see if it can be compiled with Laz/FPC? If thats the case then I am sure it can with a few tweaks.

Please see newsgroup... for some reasons.

[bmatthewshea]

Here is the Delphi source code :
http://www.jordanr.dhs.org/download.php/issrc.zip?site=1

Try here instead: http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php

or CVS: http://www.jrsoftware.org/iscvs.htm

[Fred vS]

would it be just to see if it can be compiled with Laz/FPC?

Not really, the idea was to create a cross-compiler setup program inspired by Innosetup (for me, Innosetup is the best installer for Windows).
The very good news is that innosetup is open-source and... uses Pascal-Delphi language 
A big opportunity for us, Lazarus fans.
My opinion : i write programs in pascal because, like c++, it is a first level code, and i would prefer to use a installer coded in pascal too.  So i control everything : my app and the installer too.

why do we would want to re-create inno for window

That is not the only goal but trying to compile the original windows source code could be a good beginning  ...

You are building an installer to run under Windows and only Windows - just compiling the EXE under Linux/Mac.

Sorry but i use installer for Linux and ... they like that 
It is InstallJammer but it is not pascal-source:
http://www.installjammer.com/