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CPack IFW Generator
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-See :module:`CPackIFW` for details on the CPackIFW module.
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-.. _QtIFW: http://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/index.html
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Overview
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^^^^^^^^
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-CPack ``IFW`` generator helps you to create online and offline
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-binary cross-platform installers with a graphical user interface.
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-
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-CPack IFW generator prepares project installation and generates configuration
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-and meta information for QtIFW_ tools.
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+This :manual:`cpack generator <cpack-generators(7)>` generates
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+configuration and meta information for the `Qt Installer Framework
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+<http://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/index.html>`_ (QtIFW).
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-The QtIFW_ provides a set of tools and utilities to create
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-installers for the supported desktop Qt platforms: Linux, Microsoft Windows,
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-and macOS.
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+QtIFW provides tools and utilities to create installers for
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+the platforms supported by `Qt <https://www.qt.io>`_: Linux,
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+Microsoft Windows, and macOS.
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-You should also install QtIFW_ to use CPack ``IFW`` generator.
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+To make use of this generator, QtIFW should also be installed.
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+The module :module:`CPackIFW` looks for the location of the
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+QtIFW command-line utilities.
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Hints
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^^^^^
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-Generally, the CPack ``IFW`` generator automatically finds QtIFW_ tools,
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-but if you don't use a default path for installation of the QtIFW_ tools,
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+Generally, the CPack ``IFW`` generator automatically finds QtIFW tools,
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+but if you don't use a default path for installation of the QtIFW tools,
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the path may be specified in either a CMake or an environment variable:
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.. variable:: CPACK_IFW_ROOT
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- An CMake variable which specifies the location of the QtIFW_ tool suite.
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+ An CMake variable which specifies the location of the QtIFW tool suite.
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The variable will be cached in the ``CPackConfig.cmake`` file and used at
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CPack runtime.
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.. variable:: QTIFWDIR
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- An environment variable which specifies the location of the QtIFW_ tool
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+ An environment variable which specifies the location of the QtIFW tool
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suite.
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.. note::
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@@ -53,7 +48,7 @@ Internationalization
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Some variables and command arguments support internationalization via
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CMake script. This is an optional feature.
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-Installers created by QtIFW_ tools have built-in support for
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+Installers created by QtIFW tools have built-in support for
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internationalization and many phrases are localized to many languages,
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but this does not apply to the description of the your components and groups
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that will be distributed.
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@@ -185,7 +180,7 @@ Package
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Filename of the generated maintenance tool.
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The platform-specific executable file extension is appended.
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- By default used QtIFW_ defaults (``maintenancetool``).
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+ By default used QtIFW defaults (``maintenancetool``).
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.. variable:: CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_REMOVE_TARGET_DIR
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@@ -197,19 +192,19 @@ Package
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Filename for the configuration of the generated maintenance tool.
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- By default used QtIFW_ defaults (``maintenancetool.ini``).
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+ By default used QtIFW defaults (``maintenancetool.ini``).
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.. variable:: CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_ALLOW_NON_ASCII_CHARACTERS
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Set to ``ON`` if the installation path can contain non-ASCII characters.
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- Is ``ON`` for QtIFW_ less 2.0 tools.
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+ Is ``ON`` for QtIFW less 2.0 tools.
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.. variable:: CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_ALLOW_SPACE_IN_PATH
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Set to ``OFF`` if the installation path cannot contain space characters.
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- Is ``ON`` for QtIFW_ less 2.0 tools.
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+ Is ``ON`` for QtIFW less 2.0 tools.
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.. variable:: CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_CONTROL_SCRIPT
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@@ -266,14 +261,14 @@ Components
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Additional prepared repository dirs that will be used to resolve and
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repack dependent components. This feature available only
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- since QtIFW_ 3.1.
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+ since QtIFW 3.1.
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Tools
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"""""
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.. variable:: CPACK_IFW_FRAMEWORK_VERSION
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- The version of used QtIFW_ tools.
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+ The version of used QtIFW tools.
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.. variable:: CPACK_IFW_BINARYCREATOR_EXECUTABLE
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