how to build the windows installer?

[liudonghua123]

Hi, I read the docs on https://cpython-core-tutorial.readthedocs.io/en/latest/build_cpython_windows.html and it seems do not provide the instructions or guides on how to make the windows installer?

I use \Tools\msi\build.bat -x86 or Tools\msi\buildrelease.bat -x86 currently, it only build the executables and a lot of msi.

And the build files python-3.10.5.exe or python-3.10.5-amd64.exe is quite samll.

Could you share your solutions?

[adang1345]

The buildrelease.bat script does build the single-file Windows installer. See whether #4 helps.

[liudonghua123]

Thanks, Tools\msi\buildrelease.bat -x86 / Tools\msi\buildrelease.bat -x64 works for me now. It seems that it is not necessary to add the folder containing gendef.exe (This should be externals\windows-installer\binutils relative to the source root) to PATH.