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Re: LSynth 3 available on kclague.net
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Thu, 5 Mar 2009 02:19:56 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Don Heyse wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Travis Cobbs wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad, Travis Cobbs wrote:
> > > I would suggest asking the user to select the LDraw directory as
> > > part of the setup process (in addition to the install directory).
> > > I can't remember if InnoSetup makes this easy to do or not.
> >
> > A quick glance at the InnoSetup help makes it appear that this will
> > require Pascal scripting of a new wizard page, which is unfortunate.
> > On the flip side, one of the InnoSetup examples (CodeDlg.iss) shows
> > how to create a custom wizard page. You'd want the same thing, but
> > instead of recording user info, you'd allow the user to choose the
> > LDraw directory. Presumably this would just be a message text
> > field, a text field to contain the path, and a Browse button that
> > would call InnoSetup's BrowseForFolder() function.
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> Cool, a new lsynth is finally grinding it's way through the release
> process. If it helps, I have a small executable using Lars' portable
> LDrawIni.c code (same as used by ldview?) that finds the ldrawdir and
> prints it out on the command line. Maybe this could be adapted for
> use by the installer to select a destination for the lsynth parts.
>
> Also I have a compiler that should be able to build an lsynthcp.exe
> that only links to msvcrt.dll so it works with all windows versions
> with no annoying extra libs needed, just like all the utilities
> Microsoft provides. (Now if only they'd make an easy wizard option in
> their compilers to do that...) I'll have to kick my son off WOW for a
> few minutes tonight to make sure it works on Vista, but everything
> I've read says it should. I think the current lsynthcp.exe in the
> setup file calls itself version 3.0 beta H, so it should be rebuilt
> without the beta tag for a real release anyhow.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Don
I'd like the LDrawIni.c code and executable very much. I'll cut a new release
once I've got the parts install stuff working.
I think the LSynth parts should go in unofficial. Anyone object?
Kevin
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: LSynth 3 available on kclague.net
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| (...) LDrawIni.c/LDrawIni....DrawIniP.h are all in the LDLoader directory of the LDView source tree. As far as I know, the files in LDView match the ones Lars has (although he may now have newer version). I was able to convince him to incorporate (...) (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: LSynth 3 available on kclague.net
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| (...) You can find the LDrawIni.c code in the svn repository here: (URL) I can't seem to upload web page updates to the sourceforge. Apparently they changed things around again and I'm getting a "permission denied" error when I try to use scp. Oh (...) (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: LSynth 3 available on kclague.net
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| (...) Kevin, if they go into Unofficial no call for MKlist is required since MLCad and LDView load them anyway when the paths are set. At this point you might think about a <LDrawDIR>\LSynth or <LDrawDIR>\Unofficial\LSynth folder. People using (...) (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LSynth 3 available on kclague.net
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| (...) Cool, a new lsynth is finally grinding it's way through the release process. If it helps, I have a small executable using Lars' portable LDrawIni.c code (same as used by ldview?) that finds the ldrawdir and prints it out on the command line. (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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