= The WARP EDK Installer Project Page =


== Background ==

This project is aimed towards creating a compact means of distributing and installing our support packages. The installer has been built using an open-source scripting language/compiler called [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page NSIS] created by [http://www.nullsoft.com Nullsoft] (those pesky Llamas...). The installer has several purposes.
 * To provide an easy and efficient means of installing WARP's EDK on multiple machines
 * To provide additional open-source tools useful for building/running/debugging WARP
 * To promote others to compose their own WARP installation applications to distribute and promote their research with the rest of the community

== Current Contents ==

 * Peripherals
  * Radio Controller v 1.04.a
  * Radio Bridge v 1.04.a
 * WARP (Main Board) Xilinx Board Description file (XBD) v 2.2.0 for V2P70
 * [http://www.mager.org/mkdosfs/ mkdosfs] format utility ported for Windows
 * [http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html TeraTerm Pro]

== Current Dev ==

 * More Peripherals (TBA -- think radio & mgt stuff)
 * Reference Designs
 * User Guides
 * Add [http://tortoisesvn.sourceforge.net/ TortoiseSVN] (need to figure out how to launch MSI-executables files from within the install)
 * Uninstallation add-on

== Building Your Own Installation ==

The Project files for this installers can be found in [http://warp.rice.edu/trac/browser/Installers the Repository]. This includes the most updated version of the installation [http://warp.rice.edu/trac/browser/Installers/WARP_EDK_Install.nsi script]. To recreate or work with this installer, just move all of the [http://warp.rice.edu/trac/browser/Installers Installers] page's contents into a directory to preserve project hierarchy.[[BR]][[BR]]
Nullsofts NSIS compiler and downloadable package is available via [http://www.sourceforge.net Sourceforge] [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page HERE]. The NSIS downloadable package contains pretty decent documentation and some good reference designs. A useful site for reference is [http://forums.winamp.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=65 Nullsoft's NSIS Discussion Forum] and [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Developer_Center Developer Center].