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https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir-windows-setup

Online Elixir Installer powered by Inno Setup
https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir-windows-setup

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Online Elixir Installer powered by Inno Setup

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir-windows-setup
Owner: elixir-lang
License: apache-2.0
Archived: true
Created: 2014-06-21T18:27:47.000Z (over 10 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2023-07-06T14:11:49.000Z (over 1 year ago)
Last Synced: 2024-09-25T19:29:52.123Z (about 2 months ago)
Language: Inno Setup
Homepage:
Size: 613 KB
Stars: 67
Watchers: 14
Forks: 14
Open Issues: 1
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

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README

# elixir-windows-setup

> From version v1.15, Elixir now provides pre-compiled and offline installers for Windows per Erlang/OTP version. See [the official website](https://elixir-lang.org/) for all up to date install instructions.

![elixir-websetup](assets/screenshot.png)

## Features

* Downloads and installs the latest Elixir version, or another version the user selects
* Offers to install Erlang and add the Erlang directory to the system's Path variable
* Adds Elixir to the system's Path variable
* Creates Start Menu shortcuts

## Structure

The **offline installer** ([Elixir.iss](Elixir.iss)) packages a specific Elixir release to install, and also can append the system's Path variable appropriately. This kind of installer is currently not distributed in binary form.

The **web installer** ([ElixirWeb.iss](ElixirWeb.iss)) is what's currently distributed (see [Releases](https://github.com/chyndman/elixir-windows-setup/releases)). The **web installer** itself does not install Elixir. It packages the files necessary to download, compile, and run the **offline installer** for the selected Elixir release. It also handles installing Erlang and adding it to the system's Path variable.

### Offline Installation

If you need to install Elixir on a system without internet access, follow these steps:

1. Install Erlang on to the system.
2. On another system with internet access, run `elixir-websetup.exe`.
3. When prompted, check the box for "Defer installation (advanced)" and uncheck all other options.
4. Proceed with the installation wizard. Once complete, `elixir-vX.Y.Z-setup.exe` will be placed in the same folder as `elixir-websetup.exe`.
5. Use `elixir-vX.Y.Z-setup.exe` to install Elixir on to the system. (Note: You may wish to uninstall previous versions of Elixir before doing this.)

## Build Instructions

First, download the Unicode version of Inno Setup (`isetup-X.Y.Z-unicode.exe` from [jrsoftware.org](http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php#stable)) and install it, making sure to keep the "Install Inno Setup Preprocessor" checkbox checked when asked. Then, clone this repo (`elixir-windows-setup`) to your system.

To build the **web installer**, open `elixir-windows-setup\ElixirWeb.iss` in the Inno Setup Compiler and click "Compile" to build an installer in `elixir-windows-setup\Output`.

To build the **offline installer** follow these steps:

1. Extract Precompiled.zip of the desired [Elixir Release](https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/releases/) into `elixir-windows-setup\elixir`
2. Open `elixir-windows-setup\Elixir.iss` in the Inno Setup Compiler.
3. Click "Compile" to build an installer in `elixir-windows-setup\Output`.

## Acknowledgements

#### [Elixir](http://elixir-lang.org/)
"Elixir" and the Elixir logo are copyright (c) 2012 Plataformatec.