Improve the Windows installer readme text.

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Simple Windows installer installing executable, license file and readme.txt to program Windows installer for the cppcheck
files/cppcheck folder. ----------------------------------
Shortcuts are created to start cmd.exe in installation folder. So when Simple Windows installer installing executable, license file and readme.txt to
user selects start menu/desktop icon he gets command prompt in cppcheck program files/cppcheck folder.
folder.
I'm just attaching the script file. Copy it to 'win_installer' -folder Shortcuts are created to start cmd.exe in installation folder. So when the user
in cppcheck folder. It expects to find ../Release/cppcheck.exe. selects start menu/desktop icon he gets command prompt in cppcheck folder.
Get the InnoSetup from: Get the InnoSetup from:
http://www.innosetup.com/ http://www.innosetup.com/
Be sure to download the 'QuickStart Pack' as it installs some nice tools Be sure to download the 'QuickStart Pack' as it installs some nice tools
like preprocessor support. like ISTool and preprocessor support.
Files the installer needs:
/Release/cppcheck.exe
/COPYING
/readme.txt
Creating the installer executable:
#1 Open the ISTool and load cppcheck.iss
#2 Update the release version number:
- look for line "#define AppVersion"
#3 Check all files are present:
- from menu: Project / Verify files...
#4 Compile the installer
- from menu: Project / Compile Setup
If compilation succeeds, the installer executable is created into folder
/win_installer/output. The filename is cppcheck-[version]-setup.exe.