[patch][win32] improved(2) win32 packaging patch + [rfc]

[Alexander Belchenko]

Sorry, forget to attach patch. Patch against bzr.0.8 branch.

Alexander Belchenko пишет:
> Martin Pool пишет:
>> On 10 May 2006, Alexander Belchenko <bialix at ukr.net> wrote:
>>> I rework my patch for win32 packaging stuff.
> [skip]
>>
>> +1 from me, anyone else?
> 
> I seeking another +1 for my installer work.
> 
> Here new version. Changes from previous version:
> 
> * Fixes for the bug 44095 [1]
>   When mfc71.dll will not found during installation special warning
>   message will be shown [2]
> * Improved installer: more metadata information (contact information,
>   version of installer itself), don't need to reboot system if bzr
>   installation directory added to PATH.
> * Translation txt documentations to html: provided compatibility with
>   docutils 0.4
> * Makefile: added target 'clean_win32' for cleaning on win32.
> 
> I pull latest changes of bzr.0.8 branch and make new version of 
> installer for the testing pleasure [3]. I call new installer as 0.8.1pre 
> because there is no official announce of 0.8.1.
> 
> I start to write document with detailed instructions on how to make 
> installer [4].
> 
> 
> [RFC]
> I also have 2 related questions. I hope this questions won't block 
> merging of my patch.
> 
> 1. Do installer should show License page with blocking installation when 
> user choose "No, I don't agree with license"? If this step (license 
> agreement) is mandatory then I need to have text of license to put into 
> bzr source tree and inside installer. Adding this step is easy enough. 
> (BTW, Mercurial installer for Windows has this step).
> 
> 2. On some sites I read *legal warnings* that cryptographic libraries 
> and SSH tools might be illegal in some countries. At least on Putty page 
> [5] I see similar warning.  At this moment windows installer include all 
> possible libraries that require bzr to work in different modes. And 
> includes paramiko + pycrypto. I'm not lawyer so I ask to core 
> developers, in particular to Martin: is this important issue? If this 
> important then we probably could deal by one of two variants:
> 
> a. Make 2 versions of installer (basic version -- without paramiko, and 
> full version with paramiko)
> b. Make one big version and give to user choice to select what 
> components to install.
> 
> Variant b) is harder to implement. Variant a) only require 2 times more 
> room on the download server.
> 
> 
> Links:
> 
> [1] https://launchpad.net/bugs/44095
> [2] http://bzr.onembedding.com/bzr.win/0.8.1/check_mfc71.dll.png
> [3] http://bzr.onembedding.com/bzr.win/0.8.1/bzr-setup-0.8.1pre.exe
> [4] http://bazaar-vcs.org/BzrWin32Installer
> [5] http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
> 
> 
> -- 
> Alexander
> 
> 
> 

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