Build Scripts and InnoSetup Oregon Delphi User Group April, 2006

Command-Line Tips DCC32 BRCC32 Where are ALL the command line options? Delphi 5-7: Search for “command-line compiler options” Delphi 2006: dcc32 /? Delphi 2006: Use Build Configurations Keep your old batch files!

DCC32

BRCC32

Where are ALL the command line options?

Delphi 5-7: Search for “command-line compiler options”

Delphi 2006: dcc32 /?

Delphi 2006: Use Build Configurations

Keep your old batch files!

Batch Files and Macros .BAT or .CMD Remember DOS environment variables? They’re still useful! SET name=value Usage: %name% Make your batch files more readable ERRORLEVEL Long directory names

.BAT or .CMD

Remember DOS environment variables?

They’re still useful!

SET name=value

Usage: %name%

Make your batch files more readable

ERRORLEVEL

Long directory names

Examples Simple component package TurboPower Abbrevia Add resource compiler TurboPower Orpheus More later...

Simple component package

TurboPower Abbrevia

Add resource compiler

TurboPower Orpheus

More later...

InnoSetup http://www.jrsoftware.org/ Commercial-quality, free installer for Windows since 1997 Creates single .EXE Supports 64-bit Supports disk-spanning Customizable setup types Complete Uninstall

http://www.jrsoftware.org/

Commercial-quality, free installer for Windows since 1997

Creates single .EXE

Supports 64-bit

Supports disk-spanning

Customizable setup types

Complete Uninstall

InnoSetup (cont) Several compression choices Integrated Pascal scripting engine Creation of shortcuts everywhere Multilingual support Passworded and encrypted installs Silent install/uninstall Complete uninstall capability Full Delphi 5 source code available

Several compression choices

Integrated Pascal scripting engine

Creation of shortcuts everywhere

Multilingual support

Passworded and encrypted installs

Silent install/uninstall

Complete uninstall capability

Full Delphi 5 source code available

InnoSetup (cont) Can register OCX/DLLs, type libraries, and install fonts Compare file version info, dates Can replace in-use files Creates .INI file or registry entries Standard Windows 2000/XP-style interface Professional and complete Help file Support is via several active newsgroups

Can register OCX/DLLs, type libraries, and install fonts

Compare file version info, dates

Can replace in-use files

Creates .INI file or registry entries

Standard Windows 2000/XP-style interface

Professional and complete Help file

Support is via several active newsgroups

Examples Samples included Pre-processor add-on Macros to the max! Foodguys Full Install Upgrade Install Sun Food Service

Samples included

Pre-processor add-on

Macros to the max!

Foodguys

Full Install

Upgrade Install

Sun Food Service