creating packages with exe

[bidou]

Hello,

I confess I don't know how to summarize my problem in a title.
I have programs that launch as soon as their .exe files are used. They don't install, so I don't think they're in the registry.

One of the programs uses a library, but it doesn't install in the registry either.

Here are the links to the programs:
http://scientillula.net/logiciels/acqui ... isonic.zip
http://regressi.fr/WordPress/wp-zip/Regressi.zip


I would like to create packages to allow deployment on computers in my high school.

Sincerely,
Bidou

[francketaude]

Good evening,

This reply might be a little late, but having encountered the same problem (and with the same software), it might still be useful:

http://amilpmarie.fr/WP/index.php/2016/ ... quet-wapt/

I tested it with Regressi (v 3.82) and the avimeca executable (v2.7).

Thanks to the developer,
Franck.

[Gaelds]

I also used Olivier's app to create the Avimeca package; here is the code for my setup.py:

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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from setuphelpers import *
import platform

# registry key(s) where WAPT will find how to remove the application(s)
uninstallkey = []

def install():
    print('installing dst-avimeca')
    copytree2(r'.\Avimeca',r'C:\SCIENCE\Avimeca')
    create_desktop_shortcut(r'Avimeca.lnk',target=r'C:\SCIENCE\Avimeca\avimeca3.exe', wDir=r'C:\SCIENCE\Avimeca\\',icon=r'C:\SCIENCE\Avimeca\avimeca3.exe')

def uninstall():
    print('uninstalling dst-avimeca')
    remove_tree(r'C:\SCIENCE\Avimeca')
    remove_desktop_shortcut(r'Avimeca')

[sfonteneau]

I also work in a high school, but I don't use Wapt for everything.

For those kinds of situations, I created a network drive called "Programs" where I store all the software that doesn't require installation.

It's much more convenient!

[francketaude]

Hello Gaelds,

You seem to have installed Avimeca 3:
[quote="gaelds"]I also used Olivier's app to create the Avimeca package; here is the code for my setup.py:

But where did you manage to download it? All the links seem to be broken...

Another question:
Can you explain the "role" of this part of the code?

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 wDir=r'C:\SCIENCE\Avimeca\\'

With all the thanks of a novice,
Franck

[Gaelds]

Sorry, I just saw your message. The line "wDir=r'C:\SCIENCE\Avimeca\\'" allows you to fill in the "Start in" field that you see in the properties of Windows shortcuts.

[Matthew]

Hello,
this might be a bit off-topic, but Aviméca is no longer maintained, and there's a much more efficient alternative that doesn't require any additional codecs: pymecavideo, available at http://outilsphysiques.tuxfamily.org/wi ... ymecavideo. It's compatible with Windows, as well as Linux Debian and potentially all other platforms that can work with Python. The automatic package works very well.

Regards,

Matthieu

[Gaelds]

Thanks for the info, Mathieu! I tried creating a package for pymecavideo but I get the following error:

installing Pymecavideo
EWaptSetupException: Fatal error: Setup pymecavideo-6.3.0.exe has been and uninstall key pymecavideo 6.3_is1 found but version is not good

Do you see what it could be?

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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from setuphelpers import *
import shutil
import time
uninstallkey = ["pymecavideo 6.3_is1"]

def install():
    versionpaquet = control['version'].split('-',1)[0]
    print('installing Pymecavideo')
    install_exe_if_needed('pymecavideo-%s.exe' % versionpaquet ,'/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-','pymecavideo 6.3_is1',versionpaquet)
    print ("Pause de 15sec.")
    time.sleep(15)
    print(u'Raccourci sur le bureau public')
    if not isdir(makepath(common_desktop(),'Logiciels','Physique-Chimie')):
        mkdirs(makepath(common_desktop(),'Logiciels','Physique-Chimie'))
    print(u'Déplacement du raccourci Pymecavideo 6.3')
    shutil.move(makepath(common_desktop(),'pymecavideo 6.3.lnk'),makepath(common_desktop(),'Logiciels','Physique-Chimie','Pymecavideo 6.3.lnk'))

def uninstall():
     print ("Désinstallation de Pymecavideo 6.3")
     if isfile(makepath(common_desktop(),'Logiciels','Physique-Chimie','Pymecavideo 6.3.lnk')):
        remove_file(makepath(common_desktop(),'Logiciels','Physique-Chimie','Pymecavideo 6.3.lnk'))
     if isfile(makepath(common_desktop(),'Pymecavideo 6.3.lnk')):
        remove_file(makepath(common_desktop(),'Pymecavideo 6.3.lnk'))

[Matthew]

Good morning,
I admit I didn't make it that complex and my uninstallkey is empty.

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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from setuphelpers import *

uninstallkey = []

def install():
    print('installing esaat-pymecavideo6.3')
    run(r'"pymecavideo_6.3_setup.exe" /VERYSILENT')

I'm not yet very familiar with the uninstallation procedures, so I'll avoid saying anything stupid.
Good luck with the rest of your project; Pymecavideo can handle videos with high frame rates. I tested it with my laptop, which films at 120 fps, and it's very useful for fast-moving subjects.

Matthew

[Gaelds]

I didn't invent anything, I took the code from a package by Simon Fonteneau, but I must have made a mistake somewhere.