Re: [PHP-GTK] PHP-GTK Standalone Kit

Simon Wheeler wrote:
> Elizabeth Smith wrote:
> >> The issue isn't "is php-gtk worth it" it's "do we need yet another 
> [windows] installer that does things its own way"
>
>
> No, but we do need some published standards to follow.
>
> I avoid standards.
> Non-the less there should be a standard *published* schema for win32 
> php-gtk essentials
>
> I avoid messing with anyones registry
> Non-the less its the perfect place to keep such information, both php, 
> NSIS and other popular installers can access this data.
>
> SO: as a developer packaging my wares I should be able to check
>
> a) if & where PHP is installed (because I know where to look ...I 
> don't want to have to search)

some installing systems like NSIS can search for existing php-gtk 
installations. For example, a developer may have a "standard" php-gtk 
installation and another "alpha" installation for testing purposes.

> b) what php-gtk specific extensions are available if my install 
> depends on them (glade etc)
> c) what the installed file-association is (.phpw (I like .phpx))
I think a standard name and extension would be useful, like

- .phpw  php-gtk script

> d) what the php version is.
> e) where the default (php-gtk) php.ini is

>
> In fact one could pre-package an NSIS installer config file that would 
> also include e.g. the win32 version of wget (which is  quite small) 
> and if php-gtk is not installed (in the correct place) it could 
> download and install a php-gtk team sanctioned installer, install 
> php-gtk then continue with the original application.
>
> WIth such a distributed pre-configuration for popular installers 
> developers only need add their application folder to the NSIS build 
> tree and voila their app is wrapped and ready.
>
> Vista's pointless UAC will complain as would the SP2 or 3rd party 
> firewall about wget but there is not a lot one could do about that.

btw, NSIS can use its own download functions (nsisdl.dll functions), so 
wget is not necessary. Anyhow, it would be interesting in a 
cross-platform installer.

> This is something that really needs to be sorted out though.
>
> If some basic standards can be agreed on then the rest is really quite 
> straightforward.
or a standard directory structure, at least for php, extensions, gtk.

Marco