Build Tribler on Windows from Scratch

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To build a Tribler installer on Windows from scratch, do the following.

Installing required software

1. Download and install ​Python 2.4.3 into C:Python243wx2801.
2. Download and install ​wxPython 2.8.0.1-unicode.
3. Download and install ​py2exe 0.6.6.
4. Download and install the ​NSIS installer into C:Program FilesNSIS.
5. Download and install some Subversion client (for instance ​TortoiseSVN).
6. Download and install ​M2Crypto 0.18-win32 (Contributed Build).
7. Download and install ​PySqlite and/or APSW.

Preparing the source

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1. Check out https://svn.tribler.org/abc/branches/mainbranch into C:svnmainbranch.
2. Check out https://svn.tribler.org/ffmpeg/branches/ffmpeg-win32-ivaylo-jan2007 into C:svn fmpeg.
3. Check out https://svn.tribler.org/vlc/branches/vlc-0.8.6a-win32-ivaylo-mar2007 into C:svnvlc.
4. Copy the files in C:svn fmpeg and C:svnvlc into C:svnmainbranch.
5. Rename the copied C:svnmainbranchzip to vlc.

Build installer

1. Open CMD and chdir to C:svnmainbranch
2. Run makedist

You will now have an installer at C:svnmainbranchdistTribler-VERSION.exe, enjoy :)