Building a Windows installer for the BOINC client

On the build machine:

• Build the client using VS2010 (at some point we'll switch to VS 2015).

Build solution (Release/debug, 32/64 bit)

Make sure you have current dependent libraries.

Set up boinc_codesign directory (peer of boinc/): copy boinc.pfx and android_keystore (get these files from davea or Rom)

Copy customdict.txt and customenv.cmd to boinc_depends_xxx/developr/David (or whatever your username is). Edit customdict.txt to point to where boinc_codesign dir is, e.g. BUILDCODESIGN=C:\users\David\documents\boinc_git\boinc_codesign

(don't use spaces in path).

Run Visual Studio shell: in start menu, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 / Visual Studio Tools/ Visual Studio Command Prompt

• on shell command line:

  cd "c:/users/David/documents/boinc git/boinc/win_build/"
  buildenv.cmd type release platform x64
  [ screen turns blue to indicate release mode ]
  codesign
  updatesymstore
  
  buildenv.cmd type release platform x86
  codesign
  updatesymstore
  
  deploysymstore (enter boincadm password)(stores are on isaac in boinc/doc/symstore)
  

(updatesymstore and deploysymstore are scripts in depends directory)

Make sure you the latest VirtualBox and Extension Pack.

Run the Installshield VM (BOINC WIndows Installer.vbox)

In the VM:

• Start / My computer / Z: (takes you to c: drive of host)
• go to c:/users/David/documents/boinc_git/boinc/win_build/installerv2
• open BOINC_x64 (for 64 bit) or BOINC.ism
• in Installation Designer tab:
  • click on General Information
  • Product version: set
  • Product code: get new one (at right)
  • don't change Upgrade Code!
• select Media / Releases in navbar:
  • select Releases/Webx64 in dir tree
  • change Setup File Name
  • File / Save
  • Build / batch build
  • check box next to Webx64, click Build
  • Same for BOINC_vbox.ism, etc.
• installers end up in BOINC/WEBx86/Web/DiskImages/DISK1

Rom: need to do anything for bundled Vbox versions? what determines the Vbox version?

Back on build machine:

• put "customdict.txt" in boinc_depends_win_vs2010/developr/davea (??)

Updating VirtualBox in InstallShield?

You'll need to extract the various components from the VirtualBox installer via:

VirtualBox-4.3.20-96996-Win.exe --extract --path c:\temp\virtualbox43

Or whatever Vbox version you want.

Update the PRQ files using InstallShield?'s Prerequisite Editor.

Copy the extracted files and updated PRQ files to: C:\Program Files\InstallShield?\2011\SetupPrerequisites?