Qt Installer Framework
The Qt Installer Framework provides a set of tools and utilities to create installers for the supported desktop Qt platforms: Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X.
The Qt Installer Framework is used e.g. for the Qt SDK installers, and Qt Creator installer.
Quick Links:
Source Code: http://qt.gitorious.org/installer-framework
Review Board: https://codereview.qt-project.org/#admin,project,installer-framework/installer-framework,info
Documentation: http://doc-snapshot.qt-project.org/qtifw-1.3/index.html
Building an Installer
You can either compile the Installer Framework on your own, or use a prebuilt one. The recommended version is 1.3 (not yet released).
Compiling the Installer Framework
See http://qt.gitorious.org/installer-framework/installer-framework/blobs/1.3/README
Using a prebuilt version
Nightly snapshots are available at http://builds.qt-project.org/view/Installer Framework/
Getting Help
Documentation: http://doc-snapshot.qt-project.org/qtifw-1.3/index.html
IRC: Join #qt-sdk on freenode [freenode.net]
Mail: Ask on interest@qt-project.org [lists.qt-project.org]
Contributing
The Qt Installer Framework is developed under the qt-project umbrella: http://qt-project.org/contribute . All changes need to go through https://codereview.qt-project.org to be accepted.
