Avisynth+

[pinterf]

Originally Posted by real.finder

thanks, and do you include 2.6.1 alpha 1 changes?

Not yet.

[stax76]

@burfadel

Groucho's installer is fine, StaxRip only reports wrong version, when you press F12 you can enter what version it actually is.

[Reel.Deel]

Originally Posted by Groucho2004

The staxrip AVS+ installer is heavily modified, does not have the MS redistributables and is 64 bit only.
I used the original AVS+ installer script and just removed the FilterSDK and Docs.

Thanks for the information. I'll remove stax76's installers from the wiki. I didn't know it was 64-bit only.

Wishful thinking: it would be nice to have an 'official' installer along side the binaries on GitHub.

[Groucho2004]

Originally Posted by Reel.Deel

Wishful thinking: it would be nice to have an 'official' installer along side the binaries on GitHub.

Building the installer is very easy and takes one minute. If pinterf is willing to supply an installer - I have uploaded my installer build environment here.

1. Install InnoSetup (innosetup-5.5.9-unicode.exe)
2. Update the binaries in "Bin_x86" and "Bin_x64"
3. Open "avs_plus.iss" with InnoSetup
4. Set "Version" (first line) to the correct revision
5. Build (Ctrl-F9)

Done.

[MysteryX]

Originally Posted by Groucho2004

Building the installer is very easy and takes one minute. If pinterf is willing to supply an installer - I have uploaded my installer build environment here.

This Inno Setup project should definitely be in GitHub.

[burfadel]

Originally Posted by stax76

@burfadel

Groucho's installer is fine, StaxRip only reports wrong version, when you press F12 you can enter what version it actually is.

Ah ok, for some reason for me it came up as not installed when using his installer, even though it was and the files were in place.

The benefit of having the redists combined in the installer is two sided. Of course it makes it easier for people who don't already have VS2015 runtimes installed, but it does take up most of the space of the installer since the redists are in their original state. Also, the redists included are 14.0.23026, the latest 2015 runtimes available are 14.0.24018.

There are many fallacies of how the redists are handled in general, although it's not quite as bad as it used to be.

[MysteryX]

For setup, I think it's best to only download VS2015 if it's needed. It can easily be configured to download and install.

Modular InnoSetup Dependency Installer

[burfadel]

Originally Posted by MysteryX

For setup, I think it's best to only download VS2015 if it's needed. It can easily be configured to download and install.

Modular InnoSetup Dependency Installer

That is a much better concept.

[Groucho2004]

Originally Posted by burfadel

The benefit of having the redists combined in the installer is two sided. Of course it makes it easier for people who don't already have VS2015 runtimes installed, but it does take up most of the space of the installer since the redists are in their original state. Also, the redists included are 14.0.23026, the latest 2015 runtimes available are 14.0.24018.

I agree. Additionally, the plugins included need the VS2012 runtimes. I'll make another build without them.
Anyway, the best thing an Avisynth user (or any user for that matter) can do is to use either ricktendo's or your AIO installer but knowledge about these and their benefits is not widespread unfortunately.

[pinterf]

Originally Posted by Groucho2004

I agree. Additionally, the plugins included need the VS2012 runtimes. I'll make another build without them.

I have just compiled the plugins for the very same reason, because unfortunately they are mixed. At the moment there are troubles with DirectShowSource, have to look into it. The header file in 2.6.1 alpha 1 was refreshed with build hints.

[Groucho2004]

Originally Posted by pinterf

At the moment there are troubles with DirectShowSource, have to look into it.

Do you have the DS SDK installed?

[MysteryX]

Originally Posted by Groucho2004

I agree. Additionally, the plugins included need the VS2012 runtimes. I'll make another build without them.
Anyway, the best thing an Avisynth user (or any user for that matter) can do is use either ricktendo's or your AIO installer but knowledge about these and their benefits is not widespread unfortunately.

With the link I posted above, you can easily make the setup install VS2012, VS2015 and whatever other dependency is needed, without bundling it into the setup file.

[Groucho2004]

Originally Posted by MysteryX

With the link I posted above, you can easily make the setup install VS2012, VS2015 and whatever other dependency is needed, without bundling it into the setup file.

Maybe if there is ever a release of AVS+. For now, a note on the final installer dialog should suffice. This is still in Alpha stage.

[stax76]

The VapourSynth installer handles the VC++ runtime issue smarter, it's not included but downloaded if necessary.

https://github.com/vapoursynth/vapou...ster/installer

[pinterf]

Originally Posted by Groucho2004

Do you have the DS SDK installed?

Not the right version. Only DirectX (February 2010). Downloading August, 2009.

[Groucho2004]

Originally Posted by Groucho2004

I made a "lean" installer for this new build, no docs/Filter SDK. It does however include the latest 2015 redistributables.
(AviSynth+ r1858.7z)

I made a new r1858 build without the 2015 runtimes.

[Groucho2004]

Originally Posted by Groucho2004

Building the installer is very easy and takes one minute. If pinterf is willing to supply an installer - I have uploaded my installer build environment here.

1. Install InnoSetup (innosetup-5.5.9-unicode.exe)
2. Update the binaries in "Bin_x86" and "Bin_x64"
3. Open "avs_plus.iss" with InnoSetup
4. Set "Version" (first line) to the correct revision
5. Build (Ctrl-F9)

Done.

Added build environment without VC runtimes -> DL.

[MysteryX]

Originally Posted by Groucho2004

Maybe if there is ever a release of AVS+. For now, a note on the final installer dialog should suffice. This is still in Alpha stage.

Yet it is very easy to add. There's no reason to not implement it now. For many, AVS+ in its current form is the best AVS so far. Especially for SVP users. They might appreciate to be able to bundle an installer that takes care of dependencies properly into the SVP update system.

However there were a few things that I needed to tweak to implement it myself, such as removing the German language option. One option is to just copy the code from my installer here

Edit: I see that in my folder, I only have the code for VC2010. The official project does have support for VC2010, 2012, 2013 and 2015.

[ryrynz]

Originally Posted by MysteryX

For many, AVS+ in its current form is the best AVS so far.

Without a doubt. Thank's to pinterf's efforts we have things in pretty good shape now.

[pinterf]

Successfully built DirectShowSource with VS2015.
Unlike avisynth.dll, with Platform Toolset set to v140 it runs on XP.
No need for v140_xp toolset, nor the extra /Zc:threadSafeInit- parameter. Why?