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How do you create the cloud compare installer for windows?

We use "Inno Setup" and the corresponding script is in the "scripts/windows" folder (https://github.com/CloudCompare/CloudCo ... ts/windows).

Just in case, mind that there are rules imposed by the GPL license regarding the distribution of CloudCompare or a modified version of CloudCompare. If you are not sure you respect these rules, it may be safer to tell people to download the official version of CloudCompare from the website, and then copy/install your plugin files in the 'plugins' folder of CloudCompare. You can determine the current installation settings (compiler / Qt version) in the 'About' dialog.

Thanks for the answer daniel, I'll take a look at the licenses, thank you.

Daniel, I was able to generate an installer, without vc_redist, because I did not find his path on my computer, can you send me the link to download the vc_redist that you used?

This one actually depends on the one you used to compile CloudCompare / your plugin. You have to download it from Microsoft website.

Thanks Daniel, I managed to generate here, I just did not understand what the foro sdk is for.

The 'FARO' SDK is for the FARO plugin (which you probably don't have if you compile CC on your own ;).

And regarding the GPL license, if you have made any modification to CC, please make the sources available (only for CC, you don't need to make your plugin sources public).

I understand, thank you, I'm not changing anything in the cc code, I'm creating a plugin for it, but we want the plugin to be installed along with cc, so these doubts about how to generate the installer, I was able to generate the installer here successfully, I am having problem with my release of cloud compare, when I put the build on a computer that does not have the pcl sdk installed it error loading the plugins that use pcl, in my case the plugin we are creating it uses pcl, I will send an image for you to see, we are compiling using cmake, on the machines that have sdk of pcl installed it works without problems.

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