On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 7:10 PM, St�phane Ducasse <stephane.ducasse@inria.fr> wrote:

> Hello,
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> Does anyone have experience of distributing Pharo-based software as an MSI installer package to be installed by clients?

what is an MSI?

Microsoft installer, a packaging for windows-based software that allows installation of the software on a windows machine: creation of registry keys, Start menu items, looking for previous installations of the software and upgrading it, etc.

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> I would particularly like to know the tool that was used to create the MSI.

Do you mean installing a Pharo App?
What means installing?

So, it would mean that Pharo app is installed on a client machine: creating directory hierarchy, placing image and vm files and any scripts that come with the image, and creating windows shortcuts. For the time, its a question from a client so I thought someone might have some relevant exp.�

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Because if you ship an image in essence:
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> regards,
>
> Usman Bhatti