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Update the MXE install README to document the creation of the installer

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Didier 'OdyX' Raboud 2013-11-12 11:32:41 +01:00 committed by Didier Raboud
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@ -58,12 +58,18 @@ To cross-compile Colobot using MXE:
4. Now `cd` to directory with colobot sources. To cross-compile a CMake project, 4. Now `cd` to directory with colobot sources. To cross-compile a CMake project,
you have to specify a CMake toolchain file. MXE has such file in MXE's directory: you have to specify a CMake toolchain file. MXE has such file in MXE's directory:
`usr/i686-pc-mingw32/share/cmake/mxe-conf.cmake` `usr/i686-pc-mingw32/share/cmake/mxe-conf.cmake`
Toolchain file is specified thus:`cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=/path/to/mxe-conf.cmake .` Toolchain file is specified that way: `cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=/path/to/mxe-conf.cmake .`
CMake files in Colobot should detect that MXE is being used and they will CMake files in Colobot should detect that MXE is being used and they will
modify flags, paths, etc. as required. You should not run into any problems. modify flags, paths, etc. as required. You should not run into any problems.
*Note:* you may also want to use a separate out-of-source build directory for MXE. *Note:* you may also want to use a separate out-of-source build directory for MXE.
5. `make` should now compile the game with the resulting exe in `bin/colobot.exe`. 5. `make` should now compile the game with the resulting executable as `colobot.exe`.
The exe is linked against all libraries *statically*, so there are no dependencies The exe is linked against all libraries *statically*, so there are no dependencies
on external DLLs. However, the resulting binary will be huge with all these libraries, on external DLLs. However, the resulting binary will be huge with all these libraries,
so you might want to do: `strip bin/colobot.exe`. so you might want to do: `strip bin/colobot.exe`.
6. If you want to create a Colobot installer, you need to additionally build 'nsis'
in MXE. Then you can create the NSIS installer that way:
`PATH=/path/to/mxe/binaries/:$PATH make package` This will create a versionned
colobot-$version.exe installer that will install Colobot in system directories,
add a shortcut in the start menu and setup an uninstaller.