On 8/24/07, Adam Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 8/24/07, James Paige <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Howdy, all! Uberetzung is getting close enough that it is time to start > > thinking about packaging. > > > > Previously, stable releases for windows were made of thee files > > Since there is more than one, the correct grammar is "ye files." (No > one respects Old English anymore.) > > > ohrrpgce-win-installer.exe > > ohrrpgce.zip (AKA custom.zip) > > ohrrpgce_play.zip > > > > the contents of the installer and the zip were about the same. > > ohrrpgce_play.zip was the minimal version with just game.exe and some > > text files. > > > > Here is what I envision for Ubersetzung and future releases: > > > > ohrrpgce-win-installer.exe > > Am I the only one who prefers zips to installers?
Nope, I do as well. >.> > This would be the biggest file. It would include game and custom and all > > support files, as well as the "import" subdirectory with some sample > > songs and sfx and fonts, and a copy of Vikings of Midgard (hopefully, > > if Fenrir is ready) > > Are you going to stop packaging BAMs in import? You should. > > > I would expect this file to be fairly big. Probably bigger than 5 mb, > > but less than 10 mb. > > > > Then we would have: > > > > ohrrpgce.zip > > > > The minimalist distribution. It would just have game and custom and the > > stuff you need to run them. included Readme files would direct you where > > to download the sample music and sounds, and where do download Vikings > > of Midgard (and other games). I am not sure whether madplay+oggenc > > should be separate or included. > > This pleases me. > > > This would probably be close to the same size it was for the > > Hasta-la-qb+ release, since the loss of game-qb and customqb will > > approximately make up for the new dll files. > > > > Then: > > > > ohrrpgce_play.zip > > > > Should probably go away. (or redirect to ohrrpgce.zip) > > > > Beyond those, I can see pros and cons to having other packaging. Are > > people going to want a minimalist windows installer? > > Doubtful. Minimalists don't want an installer. > > > Are people going to > > want a full zip file including Vikings and all the import media? Does > > the benefit of extra choices outweigh the confusion of "which one do I > > donwload?" for new users? > > Good point -- maybe the full file, installer and imports and all, can > be called "OHRRPGCE Game Development Kit" or something along those > lines to disambiguate. I still want my no-installer zip. Same here. I just like being able to extract everything to whatever directory, et VOILÀ! It's ready to be used. Unlike with installer things where I have to go delete registry entries because I'm not gonna be uninstalling the program, and extraneous shortcuts off of the Start Menu's Programs section because I never use the bloody menu. XD
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