Building a Windows installer for the BOINC client

Get the current project list:

wget https://boinc.berkeley.edu/project_list.php

Copy the result to win_build/installerv2/redist/all_project_list.xml, and commit it.

On the build machine:

• Make sure you have current dependent libraries.
• Build the client using VS2010 (at some point we'll switch to VS 2015).
• Delete developr/David/symstore in the dependencies tree (remove old symbols)
• Build the win_build/boinc.sln solution (Release, 32/64 bit)
• If custom actions have changed, copy boinccas.dll from win_build/Build/x64/Release to win_build/installerv2/redist/Windows/x64 (and same for x86).
• Set up boinc_codesign directory (peer of boinc/):

copy boinc.pfx and android_keystore (get these files from davea or Rom)

• Copy customdict.txt and customenv.cmd to

boinc_depends_xxx/developr/David (or whatever your username is).

• Edit customdict.txt to point to where boinc_codesign dir is,

e.g. BUILDCODESIGN=C:\users\David\documents\boinc_git\boinc_codesign (don't use spaces in path).

• Run Visual Studio shell:

in start menu, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 / Visual Studio Tools/ Visual Studio Command Prompt

• On shell command line:

  cd "c:/users/David/documents/boinc_git/boinc_7.8/win_build/"
  [or whatever the branch directory is]
  buildenv.cmd type release platform x64
  [ screen turns blue to indicate release mode ]
  codesign
  updatesymstore
  
  buildenv.cmd type release platform x86
  codesign
  updatesymstore
  
  deploysymstore (enter boincadm password)(stores are on isaac in boinc/doc/symstore)
  

(updatesymstore and deploysymstore are scripts in the depends directory; clean out boinc_depends_win_vs2010/developr/David/symstore first).

• Make sure you have the latest VirtualBox and Extension Pack.
• Run the Installshield VM (BOINC Windows Installer.vbox)

In the VM:

• Start / My computer / Z: (takes you to c: drive of host)
• go to c:/users/David/documents/boinc_git/boinc_7.x/win_build/installerv2
• 1) open BOINC.ism
• in Installation Designer tab:
  • click on General Information
  • Product version: set
  • Product code: get new one (at right)
  • don't change Upgrade Code!
• select Media / Releases in navbar:
  • select Releases/Webx86 in dir tree (or Webx64 for 64 bit)
  • change Setup File Name
  • File / Save
  • Build / batch build
  • check box next to Webx86/64, click Build
  • go to 1); Same for BOINC_vbox.ism, BOINCx64.ism, BOINCx64_vbox.ism
• installers end up on host in boinc_7.x/win_build/installerv2/BOINCx64/WEBx64/Web/DiskImages/DISK1/boincxxx.exe (that's the file you copy to boinc/doc/dl on isaac)

Updating VirtualBox in installers

The version of vbox in the installer is the one in the installer VM. To update this:

• On the host, download the version you want from the vbox site (this includes 32 and 64 bit).
• From the cmd prompt, cd to ~/Downloads and Extract the various components from the VirtualBox installer via:

  VirtualBox-4.3.20-96996-Win.exe --extract --path c:\temp\virtualbox43
  

  (change 4.3.20-96996 and 43 based on the version you downloaded).
• This produces:

  VirtualBox-xxx-amd64.msi
  VirtualBox-xxx.x86.msi
  Common.cab
  

In the VM:

• Go to c:/program files/InstallShield/2011/SetUpPrerequisites
• Copy the above 3 files into this dir; delete older versions of them first.
• Rename Oracle VM VirtualBox xxx (x64).prq to new version; same for x86
• Run !Installshield: Start/All Programs/Installshield/Installshield 2011
• select Tools/Prerequisite Editor
• 1) File/Open, open the Oracle VM Virtualbox 5.x.xx (x64).prq file
• Remove the 2 existing files; add the new ones (common.cab and xxx.msi).
• select Conditions tab
• double click on HKEY_LOCAL....
• change version number there
• select Application to Run tab
• update the filename to the new .msi file
• select Properties tab
• Change description to new version #
• save, close dialog
• double-click boincx64_vbox.ism
• Select Application Data / Redistributables
• In list of files, check box for new .prq file (32 or 64 as appropriate).
• save project
• Go to 1); same thing for x86