Transgui: Provide portable version of Windows release.

[elisimpson]

Most Windows EXEs allow the user to extract the contents without actually running the installer. TRG currently doesn't allow this, forcing the user at least temporarily to install the program to get access to the new files.

Desired result: easier way to use TRG as a portable app without an install on Windows.

[leonsoft-kras]

And what is the difference, or what is the difficulty?

1. Download the installer, run, click 5 times "next".
2. Download the archive with the program, start the archiver, press 5 times "next".

[elisimpson]

The goal is to not have to install it. Many Windows users don't like to (or can't) install programs in the traditional way. They just want to extract the files to a folder of the their choice and run the program directly. You can do this buy providing a ZIP version of the files (not of the installer, but the files the installer eventually extracts to). Or just make the EXE so it can be extracted by common tools like 7zip or WinRAR.

[PeterDaveHello]

I think we can just provide portable tarball for Windows, I double that most of the exe files can be extract directly ...

[elisimpson]

That would be great! I was able to extract the necessary files with a specialized tool (Universal Extractor) but an official portable version would be optimal and appreciated.

[PeterDaveHello]

I mostly use Linux, seldom on macOS and Windows, so wouldn't work on this so soon. Not sure if @leonsoft-kras would like to do that, I'm good with it.

[leonsoft-kras]

Me and very MANY other users are satisfied with the installer of the program for Windows. )))

I'm not against adding a version of the program for windows in a zip archive. But for this we need to create a script that will automatically collect many files into the archive. I can not say when this script will be written

[PeterDaveHello]

@elisimpson I released v5.8.2 with zip here: https://github.com/leonsoft-kras/transmisson-remote-gui/releases/tag/v5.8.2, let me know if there is anything else should be done.

[leonsoft-kras]

I understand the compilation for Windows is no longer needed?

[PeterDaveHello]

@leonsoft-kras depends on you.

[leonsoft-kras]

So the version already exists in the releases. I did not have time to do it before. Someone has already done this for me.

[PeterDaveHello]

I did it. I mean the future release, the installer is needed or not, depends on you, I'm fine with that.