The right way to do this is probably:

1. Maintain an "install" target in SConstruct.

2. Create a "zip" target that zips up the "install" directory.

3. Create an "installer" target that unzips the zip file, then sets menus, environment variables, and paths, and satisfies 3rd party dependencies.

Really crazy waste of time that is easy to break (this is how we do things now):

Maintain 3 separate targets or scripts each of which creates the (hopefully) exact same install directory structure.

Regards,
Mike

-----Original Message-----
>From: Steven Yi 
>Sent: Mar 4, 2008 11:44 AM
>To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk
>Subject: [Csnd] Re: Re: "I hate installers" Appreciation Thread
>
>I don't hate installers, but I certainly wouldn't mind a zip version.
>
>On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 1:48 AM, Rory Walsh  wrote:
>> There used to be a zip archive but that seems to have gone the way of
>>  the dodo. Installers do my head in too for what it's worth. So yes, I
>>  fully commit to the 'I hate installers' thread!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  Panos Katergiathis wrote:
>>  > Hello all
>>  >
>>  > I am missing the no-installer Csound versions for Windows that used to
>>  > appear on the download page(s). Installing has some advantages (auto
>>  > creation of related enviroment variables, i guess) but i would much
>>  > prefer a more "portable" csound installation. I only hope that others
>>  > feel the same way.
>>  >
>>  > Panos
>>  >
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