- Windows platform.
- Qt Installer Framework (can be installed through Qt Maintenance Tool).
First, make sure the packages contains the latest archive of the software distribution. Use archivegen to create and place the *.7z file, e.g.:
archivegen.exe cheris.7z cherish_directory
The archive file has to be placed in \packages\...\data folder.
Second, once the cherish software is updated and places in the *.7z file, use Windows command line (considering the Qt Installer Framework's \bin folder is in the PATH) and type:
binarycreator.exe -c config\config.xml -p packages CherishInstaller.exe
Third, the generated CherishInstaller.exe can be now delivered to the end user.
If you are using anti-virus like Avast, it will likely not allow to run the installer since the program does not have a recognized certificate. You may chose to disable it for the installation time.
Once Cherish is installed, it is possible to associate *.osgt files with the program. To do this, click with right mouse button on any *.osgt Cherish-generated file, and chose "Open with..."; in the menu locate Cherish.exe (by default it will be located in C:\Users\vr267\cherish\cherish\Cherish.exe) and press "Open". While the file will be open in Cherish, it will also make the file association, and now any *.osgt file can be open by the double-click action.