Hi all,
I had another go at updating my Windows package building
workflow, for Zim 0.70+ using Python 3 and GTK 3. It does not go
well.
The only good way I could come up with to install GTK 3 for
Python 3 in Windows is using the MSYS2 system, and this much
does work -- see below! Unfortunately, moving forward from there
I could not get any of the installer builder systems for Python
to work.
These installer builder tools do the hard work of putting
your source code into some kind of bundle and copying the Python
interpreter and all the libraries and resource files you depend
on into your build folder. I got the furthest with Pyinstaller,
but it does not work. Pyinstaller created a 'dist' folder
corrupted filenames/paths for "_struct_python-37m" and
"zlib-cpython-37m". I copies those in from the installed files
in MSYS2, but then when I ran the result, Python says it can't
find 'math'. That sounds bad.
I have decided that personally I do not have the time and
energy to deal with this anymore. Building a Windows VM to work
in is a pain, and my personal netbook can't possibly even do
this job so I have to use something else when I'm working on the
Windows installer for Zim.
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So I am officially no longer the maintainer of the Windows
installer for Zim. Going forward, please use my manual install
instructions reference below, or use the installer for Zim 0.69,
which still works fine and its payload is relatively bug-free.
I will keep my Zim web site about the IRC chat room and about
the old Windows installer online indefinitely.
I am eager to help anyone else take over the role of building
a new installer for Zim on Windows. I can explain the work I did
on the old GTK 2-compatiable installer, and I'm happy to host
any builds the new maintainer can get working, if they do not
host it themselves.
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I spent a couple of hours documenting how to install Zim
manaully, from source, on Windows 7 or later, using the MSYS2
software catalog and package manager.
Unfortuantely, you
will need 1GB of space to do it! If this doesn't sound
like a good idea for you or if the howto below is too
complicated, please continue using Zim 0.69 for Windows found on
my web site at
https://zim.glump.net/windows/ .
Here are my instructions for installing Zim 0.70 or later
under MSYS2:
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