Idan, You might want to look at how the PortableGIS project did it for QGIS 2.x https://gitlab.com/archaeogeek/portable-gis
Thanks, Alex On 08/20/2018 08:44 AM, Idan Miara wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way to make a portable version of QGIS3 ? i.e. unzip and run? > or for instance to install it on a network drive so other users on the > network could use it without installing? > > When I copied QGIS folder (under program files) from one PC to another it > worked only if the path was the same, but I'm not sure if it worked because > I had some other prerequisite preinstalled on that PC. > > When I tried to rename the QGIS3 folder and run QGIS I got the error > message: > "could not load qgis_app.dll". > > Thus I guess that the installation does something else beside extracting > and creating shortcuts, could you specify what does the setup do besides > that? I tried to look for some clues on verbose messages that the setup > prints, but I could only find "Extracting", "Create folder", "Output > folder". > Does it install prerequisites? compile something specific for my CPU? > Change batch files? > > Please advise, > Idan. > > > > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-Developer mailing list > QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > _______________________________________________ QGIS-Developer mailing list QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
