How to make a setup

[TomASS]

Hi,

I'ld like to make a setup file with installation my program (copy files to folder, install database (MySQL), configure database etc...) it'll be perfect to use free software.... any ideas?

[schnitzel]

have you looked at:

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page

[lasher]

Hi

You can also try this, very simple tool, also it provides integration with NSIS

http://installer.excelsior-usa.com/en/

Greetings

[giowck]

if you want a nice wizard without learning code things...

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

[drescherjm]

One other option is to use CMake instead of qmake and with a few settings in your CMakeLists.txt file you can have an installer automatically generated for your executable + whatever else you want to be installed.

On windows cmake uses nsis for the installer. On linux, I believe it generates rpms although I have not tested the packaging under linux.

[TomASS]

Thank you very much! That's what I'm thinkign of

[spirit]

you can also look at BitRock.

[axeljaeger]

For windows, I recommend to have a look at Wix: wix.sf.net

It is a compiler from Microsoft that compiles an xml to an msi-package.