From b750a84ab1c1f2c07a92e40c460da544e4895f7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bjorn roberg Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 23:53:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] adds WiX details to README --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ed1302d8..88c4f3eb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ gmake repl 3. Run `build_win` to compile janet. 4. Run `build_win test` to make sure everything is working. +To build an `.msi` installer executable, you will have to: + +5. Install, or otherwise add to your PATH the [WiX 3.11 Toolset](https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/releases) +6. run `build_win dist` then +7. run `build_win install` + ### Meson Janet also has a build file for [Meson](https://mesonbuild.com/), a cross platform build From f2299eab8faee09822db84c1152d1778cbe54be0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bjorn roberg Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 14:15:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] rephrase the info about WiX and .msi --- README.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 88c4f3eb..3ffc0f1b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -122,11 +122,12 @@ gmake repl 3. Run `build_win` to compile janet. 4. Run `build_win test` to make sure everything is working. -To build an `.msi` installer executable, you will have to: +To build an `.msi` installer executable, in addition to the above steps, you will have to: 5. Install, or otherwise add to your PATH the [WiX 3.11 Toolset](https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/releases) -6. run `build_win dist` then -7. run `build_win install` +6. run `build_win dist` + +Now you should have an `.msi`. You can run `build_win install` to install the `.msi`, or execute the file itself. ### Meson