Andrei wrote: > <snip> >> That's part of it. a good installer is another, and I am loo]king at a >> couple. A solid and drool-proof server is the remaining leg of the >> tripod. So far, none of the servers I have seen are satisfactory on all >> scores- simplicity to install, reliability, economy of cost, (free or >> unlimited license to me for a modest fee) and ease to configure if the >> use\r so wishes. the closest I have yet seen SMALL HTTP SERVER. And it >> is very good. >> http://smallsrv.com/ > > You could have a look at Aprelium's Abyss server (X1, which is freely > distributable in unmodified form IIRC, but closed source). It has a good > looking webbased configuration console and is cross-platform if you ever > need that. However, you'll probably end up digging in its config > programmatically to set up paths and such for the user - shouldn't be > too hard using some webscraping if the files are not readily modifiable. > Its setup is about 350 kB. I did. good, but fairly large and noticible impact on cycles as well as memory. smallserve is lighter, and tinyweb lighter yet- and it's terms of use let one include it with commercial products free. and I have yet to throw aqnything at it in spite of it's compact wtructure it could not deal with. > > In terms of installers, NSIS (with the package to make it look modern, > instead of that awful default look - forgot its name) or InnoSetup are > the usual suspects. NSIS has a smaller overhead, but an uglier language. > both look interesting, inno looks like a faster learning curve.
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