[issue24642] Will there be an MSI installer?

[Steve Dower]

Steve Dower added the comment:

> 1. This should be more prominently documented.

Very true. I'll get a link to the updated docs page in there.

> 2. passing /? should list the available kay-value arguments.

Should be doable. I've mostly been holding off until I stop changing the arguments. At the very least, I can add a link to the doc page from here as well.

> 2.5. The help should really be to stdout...

Unfortunately, I don't think this one is possible as the installer is SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS not CONSOLE. stdout is unbound by default, and the only way to bind it is to open a new console window, which doesn't really help here. Switching to SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE is going to open a new console window every time you run it (and running by double-clicking or from a browser will be the vast majority).

I can probably add a link from the front page of the installer to bring up the help page, but I wouldn't want it to be too obtrusive (maybe from the Customize Options page?) - the aim is to reduce the number of decisions for most users by having a very clean front page.

There was a suggestion a while ago to generate a full command line based on the options selected in the UI, which is doable, but maybe not useful enough to justify the time and effort. I'd expect anyone capable of this sort of deployment to be able to figure out the command line for themselves though, given access to the list of possible options.

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assignee:  -> docs at python
components: +Documentation
nosy: +docs at python

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