Test .exe update for 1.2.7 -> 1.2.8
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Test .exe update for 1.2.7 -> 1.2.8
I've compiled test NSIS binary to update Wesnoth 1.2.7 to version 1.2.8
t is only 700kb long. I hope it will be useful as delta update. There is no time for the art yet - only default NSIS icons are used, so if anybody can come up with a good NSIS theme for installer, I may try to build next update with it.
t is only 700kb long. I hope it will be useful as delta update. There is no time for the art yet - only default NSIS icons are used, so if anybody can come up with a good NSIS theme for installer, I may try to build next update with it.
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wesnup-1.2.7-to-1.2.8.7z- wesnoth update
- (671.97 KiB) Downloaded 450 times
Cool, there is a bunch of people that keep asking for "patches", I hope they'll show up and shower you with praise 
One point though... 1.2.8 is kind of deprecated now with 1.4.0 ahead, no point in making deltas in that line; instead, the "hunger" is probably for 1.3.17->18->19 and then hopefully 1.4...
One point though... 1.2.8 is kind of deprecated now with 1.4.0 ahead, no point in making deltas in that line; instead, the "hunger" is probably for 1.3.17->18->19 and then hopefully 1.4...
I do not mind providing the updates for 1.3.x builds, but without unlimited Internet access it is rather expensive for me to download 100Mb every few days (people who ask for patches know that I mean).
However, I have a remote linux shell on a shared DreamHost account where Wesnoth installs could be processed to some degree. The problem is to unpack installer files, because the only unpacker for Inno Setups available is written in Delphi for windows. From that I know it hasn't been ported to Kylix/Free Pascal yet. If anybody with experience in Free Pascal/Delphi can craft a small linux shell utility from existing Delphi sources it will really help a lot.
It could be possible to build Wesnoth releases from source on my own since SVN sync takes less traffic, but the differences between version built and official distributive will not allow patch to apply.
It is no problem to build update from .zip distribution if there will be one. Ideally I still would like to get linux shell utility for unpacking Inno installers, because Wesnoth may be not the only project that I will be unable to redownload. For now the only alternative to porting Delphi code is making own Inno extractor using tools like python Construct.
However, I have a remote linux shell on a shared DreamHost account where Wesnoth installs could be processed to some degree. The problem is to unpack installer files, because the only unpacker for Inno Setups available is written in Delphi for windows. From that I know it hasn't been ported to Kylix/Free Pascal yet. If anybody with experience in Free Pascal/Delphi can craft a small linux shell utility from existing Delphi sources it will really help a lot.
It could be possible to build Wesnoth releases from source on my own since SVN sync takes less traffic, but the differences between version built and official distributive will not allow patch to apply.
It is no problem to build update from .zip distribution if there will be one. Ideally I still would like to get linux shell utility for unpacking Inno installers, because Wesnoth may be not the only project that I will be unable to redownload. For now the only alternative to porting Delphi code is making own Inno extractor using tools like python Construct.