[GH-ISSUE #286] Windows installer build script is broken #232

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opened 2026-05-05 05:45:00 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments

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Originally created by @noisyshape on GitHub (Apr 11, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/286

There are a handful of small problems preventing a successful build with build_installer.bat. There is one that I don't know how to fix. Wix gets a version string of '2.2.0-snapshot' from cmake but says it expects something like 'x.x.x.x'. To build a working installer, I currently have to hard code the string '2.2.0'. I have three questions:

How are the current Windows releases built?
Is a Wix-based MSI installer what's ultimately desired?
Is it okay to change the version string format for the Windows installer metadata?

Originally created by @noisyshape on GitHub (Apr 11, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/286 There are a handful of small problems preventing a successful build with build_installer.bat. There is one that I don't know how to fix. Wix gets a version string of '2.2.0-snapshot' from cmake but says it expects something like 'x.x.x.x'. To build a working installer, I currently have to hard code the string '2.2.0'. I have three questions: 1. How are the current Windows releases built? 2. Is a Wix-based MSI installer what's ultimately desired? 3. Is it okay to change the version string format for the Windows installer metadata?

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2026-05-05 05:45:06 -06:00

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@AdrianKoshka commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2019):

I don't know. The main dev who knew hasn't been around.
An installer builder that's easy to use period is desired
I suppose?

@AdrianKoshka commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2019): 1. I don't know. The main dev who knew hasn't been around. 2. An installer builder that's easy to use period is desired 3. I suppose?

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2026-05-05 05:45:08 -06:00

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@noisyshape commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2019):

For future reference, to create the current installer, install Inno Setup, make a release build, and run something like this:

Compil32.exe /cc build\installer-inno\barrier.iss

This installer seems less complete than the Wix installer.

@noisyshape commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2019): For future reference, to create the current installer, install Inno Setup, make a release build, and run something like this: ``Compil32.exe /cc build\installer-inno\barrier.iss`` This installer seems less complete than the Wix installer.

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