>So, more generally, I was asking myself if it would not be possible >(and better) to have an .exe installer as usual happens in win, >including Perl, maybe Ruby (+ or- 20 Mb doesn't change too much). >Double click, and it set ups all the installation parameters. A >completely autonomous installer would allow many people to try, use >and get fond conTeXt (and maybe to leave Word) without having to >struggle with problems which typically lead people to leave out. > >It seems to me that a similar installer would be a refinement in the >spirit of the actual mswincontext distro. >At the end, it's not that far form Gerben's distro on macosx. It does >everything for me... >Or maybe am I missing something? > > > No, nothing; and it is very easy to do it, above all when it could be done with Ruby using the "gem" installation. You can install and update ConTeXt with a single comand controlling indipendies and everything else needed. It is also very easy using "InnoSetup" (http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php). Cheers, jk
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