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Joe Poirier e4eacf39e9 misc/windows: Go for Windows installer in MSI format
Requesting suggestions for the comment and description strings in installer.wxs.
Fixes #2394.

R=rsc, alex.brainman, tjyang2001
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/5339046
2011-11-09 17:20:34 -06:00

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package.bash packages the Go toolchain for Windows in
zip and installer (msi) format.
Dependencies
============
- WiX Installer XML (WiX) toolset: http://wix.sourceforge.net/
- 7Zip command-line: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
- MinGW/Msys tools
Unzip and place 7za.exe in msys' bin directory.
Add the WiX bin directory to PATH.
Packaging
=========
- have a go tree at $GOROOT
- make sure $GOBIN=$GOROOT\bin or is empty
- make sure $GOARCH=386 or $GOARCH=amd64
- select appropriate version "hg up -r ..."
- build go "cd $GOROOT/src; ./all.bash"
- create Windows packages "cd $GOROOT/misc/windows; ./package.bash"