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User forums => General (but related to Code::Blocks) => Topic started by: wrenhal on September 19, 2009, 12:28:47 am

Title: Info about packaging app.
Post by: wrenhal on September 19, 2009, 12:28:47 am

I hope this is the correct thread.  Just started to learn C++ and got everything working with C::B and wxWidgets and MinGW on Vista.  Now that I got it working I made a Hello World app from the tutorial.  So, what do I do now to get the program working on another computer??  How do I make sure that all required dll files are packaged with it to move to another system?  Is there a way to compile the .dll's into the .exe??  I don't know how this all works, but I wanted to send the file to my wife's computer for her to see it.

Title: Re: Info about packaging app.
Post by: stahta01 on September 19, 2009, 02:35:31 am

This is really not an Code::Blocks related topic; so, it might get locked.

I would look for "NSIS" and "Inno Setup" on other Windows programming sites.

Tim S.

Title: Re: Info about packaging app.
Post by: wrenhal on September 19, 2009, 04:05:09 am

So there's no way in C::B to find all the linked .dll's???  or a way to compile the .dll's into the .exe???

Title: Re: Info about packaging app.
Post by: stahta01 on September 19, 2009, 04:25:30 am

Quote from: wrenhal on September 19, 2009, 04:05:09 am

So there's no way in C::B to find all the linked .dll's???  or a way to compile the .dll's into the .exe???

If you or someone else writes a plugin; then yes it is possible.
But, I consider it a bad idea to do it all inside Code::Blocks.
Code::Blocks is a IDE not an code packager. If I wanted what you want, I would try to decide which code packager would work best with Code::Blocks.

NSIS is a good choice, in my opinion. The only cross platform open source code packager, I know about. Then I would try to export from Code::Blocks what ever I could to use the NSIS application to do the heavy work.

Never used NSIS myself; so, I have no idea what it needs to package the code.

Tim S.

Title: Re: Info about packaging app.
Post by: stahta01 on September 19, 2009, 05:08:09 am

Quote from: wrenhal on September 19, 2009, 04:05:09 am

So there's no way in C::B to find all the linked .dll's???  or a way to compile the .dll's into the .exe???

Re-reading you posts; I see that I can NOT assumed you stated the subject correctly "Info about packaging app".

Are you creating the DLLs, you wish to package? If yes, why not use a static library?

Note: I am guessing you know about the basic util Dependency Walker (depends.exe)
If not, please read up on it. http://www.dependencywalker.com/

Tim S.