Building a Windows installer for the BOINC client

On the build machine:

Make sure you have updated the version number in various files, and have updated the project list, both of which are described here.

VS2019

set the following environment variables (control panel / system / advanced system settings / environment variables)

BUILDCODESIGN points to the directory where boinc.pfx file is located
CODESIGNBOINC contains password for boinc.pfx file

Build the win_build/boinc_vs2019.sln solution (Release, 64 bit)

VS2010

Make sure you have current dependent libraries.
Copy curl/ca-bundle.crt to win_build/Build/Release
Delete developr/David/symstore in the dependencies tree (remove old symbols)
Build the win_build/boinc.sln solution (Release, 64 bit)
If custom actions (in clientsetup/) have changed, copy boinccas.dll from win_build/Build/x64/Release to win_build/installerv2/redist/Windows/x64.
Set up boinc_codesign directory (peer of boinc/): copy boinc.pfx and android_keystore (get these files from davea or Rom)
Copy customdict.txt and customenv.cmd to boinc_depends_xxx/developr/David (or whatever your username is).
Edit customdict.txt to point to where boinc_codesign dir is, e.g. BUILDCODESIGN=C:\users\David\documents\boinc_git\boinc_codesign (don't use spaces in path).
clean out boinc_depends_win_vs2010/developr/David/symstore
Run Visual Studio shell: in start menu, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 / Visual Studio Tools/ Visual Studio Command Prompt
On shell command line:

cd "c:/users/David/documents/boinc_git/boinc_7.8/win_build/"
[or whatever the branch directory is]
buildenv.cmd type release platform x64
[ screen turns blue to indicate release mode ]
codesign

The following doesn't work since isaac no longer directly accessible:
updatesymstore
deploysymstore (enter boincadm password)(stores are on isaac in boinc/doc/symstore)

(updatesymstore and deploysymstore are scripts in boinc_depends_win_vs2010/win_build).

Both

Make sure you have the latest VirtualBox and Extension Pack.
Run the Installshield VM (BOINC Windows Installer.vbox)

In the VM:

Start / My computer / Z: (takes you to c: drive of host)
go to c:/users/David/documents/boinc_git/boinc_7.x/win_build/installerv2
1. open BOINCx64.ism
in Installation Designer tab:
- click on General Information
- Product version: set
- Product code: get new one (at right)
- don't change Upgrade Code!
select Media / Releases in navbar:
- select Releases/Webx64 in dir tree
- change Setup File Name
- File / Save
- Build / batch build
- check box next to Webx64, click Build
- go to 1); Same for BOINCx64_vbox.ism
installers end up on host in boinc_7.x/win_build/installerv2/BOINCx64/WEBx64/Web/DiskImages/DISK1/boincxxx.exe (that's the file you copy to boinc/doc/dl on isaac)
Create tag if needed
Commit the changes

Updating VirtualBox in installers

The version of vbox in the installer is the one in the installer VM. To update this:

On the host, download the version you want from the vbox site (this includes 32 and 64 bit).
From the cmd prompt, cd to ~/Downloads and Extract the various components from the VirtualBox installer via:

VirtualBox-4.3.20-96996-Win.exe --extract --path c:\temp\virtualbox43

(change 4.3.20-96996 and 43 based on the version you downloaded).

This produces:

VirtualBox-xxx.msi

In the VM:

Go to c:/program files/InstallShield/2011/SetUpPrerequisites
Copy the above file into this dir; delete older versions if you want.
Rename Oracle VM VirtualBox xxx (x64).prq to new version
Run Installshield: Start/All Programs/Installshield/Installshield 2011
select Tools/Prerequisite Editor
File/Open, open the Oracle VM Virtualbox x.x.xx (x64).prq file
Remove the existing file; add the new one (xxx.msi).
select Conditions tab
double click on HKEY_LOCAL....
change version number there, and make sure 64-bit registry is selected
select Application to Run tab
update the filename to the new .msi file
select Properties tab
Change description to new version #
save, close dialog
double-click boincx64_vbox.ism
Select Application Data / Redistributables
In list of files, check box for new .prq file.
save project

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