From: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
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To: | Mitchell Vincent <ksoftware(at)gmail(dot)com> |
Cc: | PostgreSQL <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: The leanest, meanest Windows installer possible |
Date: | 2007-12-11 17:30:04 |
Message-ID: | 475EC91C.6060208@hagander.net |
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Mitchell Vincent wrote:
> On Jul 29, 2007 2:51 PM, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> wrote:
>> Mitchell Vincent wrote:
>>> Ah, I see what you mean.
>>>
>>> I was hoping to be able to rebuild the MSI to not include the things I
>>> didn't need but that doesn't look like it's going to be the case....
>>> Humbug.. Is there any way at all to modify what's contained in the MSI
>>> file so I can shrink the distribution size of the windows installer
>>> package?
>> Yes, you need to modify the wxs/pginst.wxs file - it lists what's
>> included in the package.
>>
>> //Magnus
>
> Hello Magnus, I had to back-burner this for a few months but I'm back
> at it. Can you tell me where to find the wxs/pginst.wxs file and what
> tools I'll need to rebuild the installer?
http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller
There should be READMEs explaning what you need. They do require some
insight and some pokeing around (e.g. not entirely sure the
step-by-steps work), but should be fairly straightforward. Make sure you
look at CVS HEAD - it's simpler than 8.2 and previous.
//Magnus
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