seafile/msi

How to build seafile Windows MSI installer

• Download Wix toolset.

  http://wix.sourceforge.net/downloadv35.html

  And extract downloaded zip file to someplace, such as c:/wix. And add it to system PATH.

• Download Paraffin.exe:

  http://www.wintellect.com/CS/files/folders/7420/download.aspx

  And put Paraffin.exe to c:/wix

• Compile & install ccnet:

  cd ccnet; make && make install cd seafile; make && make install

• cd msi/custom; make; make x64;

• ./dll2pyd.sh; ./setupwin.sh /c/pack

• strip files for reduce size:

  cd /c/pack; python strip-files.py

• Compile msi using Wix:

  cd /c/pack; make fragment.wxs; ; make ;

• Now you have the package available in /c/pack/seafile.msi

Edit fragment.wxs

Edit the line contains seafile-applet. Modify the Id attribute.

From: <File Id="file_bin_28 Checksum="yes" Source="bin\seafile-applet.exe" /> To:

Upgrade

Every time a new version is released, you just need to edit Includes.wxi:

1. Generate a new
2. Update

And go through the compiling process above.