update Windows installer for GTK+ 3

[bleachbit]

update Windows installer for GTK+ 3

[moimael]

I don't have access to a windows computer right now, but I had it working quite easily on windows with cx_freeze. I think you should have a look ;)

[az0]

OK. I am guessing the biggest challenge is not making the installer huge.

[az0]

After fixing some high priority bugs in Bleachbit 1.8, my next step is to try py2exe/cx_freeze on a "hello world" GTK+ 3 app.

[az0]

As an exercise, I froze a "hello world" GTK+ v3 and Python 2.7 app for Windows, and it is 93MB. The next step is cutting back the size. The directory build/exe.win32-2.7/share/locale alone is 48MB and looks like a good place to start.

[ROCKNROLLKID]

Just curious, how far along is GTK3 to be added to BleachBit? Will we see it in 2.0 or will it take a little longer?

[az0]

I haven't had time yet to shrink the Windows installer to a manageable size. It will probably not happen for version 2.0

[ROCKNROLLKID]

@az0 Maybe you can try this to help shrink the installer: http://wixtoolset.org/

[az0]

I used WiX a long time ago, and while it would be interesting to switch from a .exe to .msi installer, the issue isn't so much how the files are bundled (like, using NSIS, WiX, InnoSetup, etc.). The issue is that before being packed up, they are huge because of the giant GTK+ version 3 runtime, so unnecessary files need to be deleted (like I do today with the GTK+ 2 runtime). If that is not enough, it may be necessary to alter files (like I do now also with some GTK+ 2 files), or recompile GTK+ 3 to remove unneeded code, or install GTK+ 3 separately. Each of these has its costs and tradeoffs.

[az0]

This was implemented. For example, here are some GTK3+ Windows builds (alpha level)

https://ci.appveyor.com/project/az0/bleachbit/build/2.0.682/artifacts