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diff --git a/win32/installer/README b/win32/installer/README deleted file mode 100644 index 0879497db5..0000000000 --- a/win32/installer/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,93 +0,0 @@ -PHP Installer for Win32, by Wez Furlong <wez@thebrainroom.com> -============================================================== -$Id$ - -Here are the supporting scripts for building the win32 PHP installer. - -Requirements: - - MSI-2-XML from http://msi2xml.sourceforge.net/#Installation - - -Installer Layout: - -We have the following features: - - o PHP Core - Always installed. - Includes php5ts.dll, php.ini + common dlls - and config files - - o SAPI - Contains a node for each stable SAPI - - o Extensions - Contains a node for each stable extension - - o Experimental - o SAPI Experimental SAPIs - o Extensions Experimental Extensions - - - - - - - - -You need to have the Super-Pimp Installer from Nullsoft (Open Source). -It is available here: - http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ - -To build an installer, you need: - - o A Source Tree - o A win32 snapshot (extracted from the .zip) - - (The source tree and snapshot should have matching versions!) - -A Script/Batch file. -I'm using this (in a .bat file): - ----------------------------------------------------------------- -cd <snapshot_root> -cli\php <source_root>\win32\installer\gen-nsis.php > php.nsi -"C:\Program Files\NSIS\makensis" /pause /nocd php.nsi ----------------------------------------------------------------- - - ** It is a good idea to examine the php.nsi file for WARNING - ** comments. These indicate inconsistencies about your source - ** tree structure. - -This will generate InstallPHP<Version>.exe, where <Version> is the version of -the php in the snapshot. The Installer will be placed in the snapshot root. - -Installer Concept -================= - -Maintaining installers is a real chore, so we use PHP to generate as much as -possible. - -The gen-nsis.php script will examine the extensions dir from the snapshot and -then attempt to extract information about the extensions from the source code. -The sapi dir is subjected to similar treatment. - -Throughout the installation, values for php.ini settings are decided; these are -appended to a temporary file. After everything has been installed, the -iniset.php script is run and merges the values from the temporary file into the -"official" php.ini. - -These scripts take advantage of features found in PHP 4.3.0 and later, so you -can't build a PHP 4.2.x distro with it. - -Hacking -======= - -While hacking, it's a good idea to comment out the SetCompressor line; it will -speed up your installer builds... -Also, switch the logic for the $SYSDIR define at the top to install vital DLLs -to a fake system dir. - - - -vim:et:tw=78 - |