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[Windows] Move existing InstallShield installer to the WiX Toolset #5065

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AenBleidd opened this issue Jan 19, 2023 · 1 comment · May be fixed by #5368
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11 tasks
Tracked by #5066

[Windows] Move existing InstallShield installer to the WiX Toolset #5065

AenBleidd opened this issue Jan 19, 2023 · 1 comment · May be fixed by #5368
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C: Installer - Windows P: Major T: Task The SCI Campaign
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The SCI Campaign BOINC Client/Manager
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Client/Manager 8.2.0

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AenBleidd commented Jan 19, 2023 •
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This tasks is blocked by #5064

Currently there are two installers that could be generated with the InstallShield:

  1. BOINC x64
  2. BOINC x64 with VirtualBox

As a result of this task 3 WiX Toolset projects should be made with the next configurations:

  • BOINC x64
  • BOINC x64 with VirtualBox
  • BOINC ARM64

These projects should be integrated into the existing MSVS solutions as a 2 separate projects:

  • BOINC Installer
  • BOINC Installer with VirtualBox (this one should be enabled for the x64 configuration only)

Resulting installer should...:

  • ...be a MSI installer (or MSI packed inside the EXE as it done now with InstallShield)
  • ...support all functions that are currently provided by the InstallShield installer
  • ...have as similar interface as possible to the current installer
  • ...provide a smooth UX (current BOINC users should be able to update their current BOINC installation with the new installer)
  • ...be built on the current CI (GitHub Actions)
  • ...be signed with the provided certificate (contact @AenBleidd to add required GitHub Secrets)

Currently some custom actions are built inside boinccas.dll.

  • New installer should use this DLL to reduce code duplication.
  • It is allowed to implement required changes in this DLL by removing the current support of InstallShield project from it.
  • Current InstallShield project files should be removed
@AenBleidd AenBleidd added this to the Client/Manager 7.24.0 milestone Jan 19, 2023
@AenBleidd AenBleidd added this to Backlog in BOINC Client/Manager via automation Jan 19, 2023
@AenBleidd AenBleidd moved this from Backlog to Backlog Prioritized in BOINC Client/Manager Jan 19, 2023
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According to the comparation table in #5064 , the best tool to use is WiX Toolset: https://wixtoolset.org/

@AenBleidd AenBleidd changed the title [Windows] Move existing InstallShield to installer to the new toolset [Windows] Move existing InstallShield to installer to the WiX Toolset May 13, 2023
@AenBleidd AenBleidd changed the title [Windows] Move existing InstallShield to installer to the WiX Toolset [Windows] Move existing InstallShield installer to the WiX Toolset Jun 7, 2023
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@AenBleidd AenBleidd added this to Backlog in The SCI Campaign via automation Jul 20, 2023
@AenBleidd AenBleidd moved this from Backlog Prioritized to In Progress in BOINC Client/Manager Jul 20, 2023
@AenBleidd AenBleidd moved this from Backlog to In Progress in The SCI Campaign Jul 20, 2023
parvit added a commit to parvit/boinc that referenced this issue Aug 6, 2023
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BOINC#5065 - basic wix installer
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@AenBleidd AenBleidd removed this from In Progress in BOINC Client/Manager Aug 14, 2023
@AenBleidd AenBleidd added this to Backlog in BOINC Client/Manager via automation Aug 14, 2023
@AenBleidd AenBleidd moved this from Backlog to In progress in BOINC Client/Manager Aug 14, 2023
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