On 25 Jun 2012 at 9:55, Tom Judge wrote:

> Hi Paul,
> 
> On 24/06/2012 18:15, Paul Whelan wrote:
> > What's the reason for the change in the packaging of the windows 
> > binaries?
> > 
> 
> The windows binaries where packaged with custom shell script before,
> now they are packaged by VisualStudio when we build them.
> 
> The main reason for the change was to make maintaining the build
> system going forwards mush simpler.

Thanks for this and your other answers Tom.

> > The differences include:
> > 
> > Creation of a msi install in place of the previously zipped 
> > executables and libraries
> 
> VisualStudio does not have a target to build a ZIP file, we could also
> build a cab file if this would help.

Yes please - something like that so I don't have to go through a full install 
process each time.

> > Exclusion of the necessary msvc* runtime libraries
> 
> The inclusion of them helps lower the barrier to entry for people to
> try ClamAV on windows.

I didn't find them in the install directory as before so I thought they weren't 
included.  I see 
from another answer that they are included conditionally on install.  That's 
not so easy for 
those who have a number of machines to update - hence the request for zip/cab 
above.


paul

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