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diff --git a/tools/star/windows-msi.pod b/tools/star/windows-msi.pod deleted file mode 100644 index 8674c22..0000000 --- a/tools/star/windows-msi.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,155 +0,0 @@ -=head1 Guide to build MSI packages - -Rakudo Star releases are based on Rakudo compiler releases. -Since some time is often needed for module updates and testing -after each Rakudo compiler release, the timing of Star releases -varies from one release to the next. The MSI packages are based -on these Star releases. - -Also, while the Rakudo compiler issues monthly releases; Star -releases are free to choose a longer release cycle. Star releases -are also free to choose older releases of the compiler, NQP, and/or -MoarVM. The goal is to balance end-user stability needs with -progress being made on the compiler, modules, and other runtime -components. - -=head2 Steps to create an MSI package - -If this is your first time releasing, B<read the whole guide before starting>. -That way you can ask questions and clear up and confusions before you're in the -thick of it. - -If you have done this before, you might want to check for and read any changes -to this release guide since your last run. - -=over 4 - -=item Step 0 - -Download and install WiX Toolset, if needed adjust the PATH environment -variable to point to its bin directory. The tools C<heat>, C<candle> and C<light> -should be available now. - -Install ActivePerl and make sure it is in C<PATH>. C<perl -V> should give a -sensible output. - -If you do not have the C compiler C<cl> installed yet, install the Microsoft -Visual C++ Express for version 2010 or perhaps newer. - -Finally, install the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for your Windows -version. - -An alternative to ActivePerl and the Microsoft toolchain is to use Strawberry -Perl which ships with GCC and a mingw toolchain. Run these tools under C<cmd.exe> -and replace all following references to C<nmake> by C<gmake>. - -=item Step 1 - -Make sure there is no C<C:\rakudo> directory, as this will be our installation -target. If there is one, remove it, perhaps after creating backup. - -=item Step 2 - -Use your browser to download the latest star release, replace YYYY.MM by year -and month: https://rakudo.perl6.org/downloads/star/rakudo-star-YYYY.MM.tar.gz - -Unpack this C<.tar.gz> to your hard disk. You will get a folder -C<rakudo-star-YYYY.MM>, again YYYY.MM is year and month of the star release. - -=item Step 3 - -Run the Command Line for Visual Studio from the start menu. Alternatively you -can run C<cmd.exe> followed by C<vcvars32.bat>. - -In either case, this should return a valid path: - - echo %VSINSTALLDIR% - -=item Step 4 - -Change the path to the directory created in step 2, and run: - - perl Configure.pl --prefix=C:\rakudo --gen-moar - -This will create a Makefile and will start to compile the MoarVM backend. - -=item Step 5 - -Compile NQP and Rakudo by doing: - - nmake install - -This will also precompile all modules and install binaries like C<zef>. - -=item Step 6 - -Finally create the MSI package. - - nmake msi - -(Note if you are using Strawberry Perl's GCC use C<build_msi> at this point) - -Depending on your architecture you either rename that msi to: - - rakudo-star-YYYY.MM-x86 (no JIT).msi - -or: - - rakudo-star-YYYY.MM-x86_64 (JIT).msi - - -=item Step 7 - -Delete your C<C:\rakudo> folder and make sure it got deleted. Then run the just -created installer, and do some sanity tests: - - perl6 -e "say $*KERNEL.bits" - zef list --installed - zef install openssl - -If you are using Strawberry Perl then move its directory temporarily to a -different name in order to check all DDLs are correctly installed in the -C<C:\rakudo> folder. - -=item Step 8 - -Stop the release process if step 7 failed. Post any issues to the irc channel -or mailing list. - -=item Step 9 - -Generate a SHA256 sum eg. - - $ sha256sum "rakudo-star-YYYY.MM-x86_64 (JIT).msi" | cut -f1 -d" " > "rakudo-star-YYYY.MM-x86_64 (JIT).msi.sha256.txt" - -=item Step 10 - -Upload the msi package to L<http://rakudo.org/downloads/star> and L<https://rakudo.perl6.org/downloads/star/>: - - scp "rakudo-star-YYYY.MM-x86 (no JIT).msi" rakudo@rakudo.org:public_html/downloads/star - scp "rakudo-star-YYYY.MM-x86 (no JIT).msi" rakudo@www.p6c.org:public_html/downloads/star - -If you don't have permission to do this step, please ask one(pmichaud, jnthn, -masak, PerlJam/perlpilot, tadzik, moritz) on C<#perl6> to do it for you. - -Also upload the sha256 sum eg. C<rakudo-star-YYYY.MM-x86_64 (JIT).msi.sha256.txt> - -=item Step 11 - -Publicize the msi packages in the appropriate places. These include: - -=over 4 - -=item * rakudo.org - -=item * #perl6 - -=back - -=item Step 12 - -You're done! Celebrate with the appropriate amount of fun. - -=back - -=cut |