From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2001-11-24T14:03:00+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:26296] Re: The results are in...

"Guaracy Monteiro" <guaracybm@ig.com.br> writes:

> > So, I guess we'll be looking to change the bundled version to use
> > an MSVC build. At the same, it's possible we may be moving away
> > from InstallShield to use an OpenSource alternative.
> 
> try it http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.htm
> - Full source code is available 
> - Support for all 32-bit Windows versions in use today
> - Supports creation of a single EXE 
> - Customizable setup types .....

Thanks for the info. It looks like we're going with NSIS from NullSoft
(the WinAmp folks) http://www.nullsoft.com/free/nsis/. Compared to
InstallShield it's incredibly lean and fast, and it seems to give us
more control. (Thanks Rich for the pointer)


Dave