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Xyl2k
How about providing a downloadable release?
I love your project and think a lot of people would love to view all those cool demos, but many probably don't have the skills to do so. How about providing a downloadable release that includes pre-built exes?
It's all about clicking a "make.bat" to compile, if people don't have the skill to install masm and click a .bat, it mean that repo is probably not for them
I see your point, depends how popular you want your repository to be. Creating the release package can also be automated.
i wonder also the reaction of antiviruses as most of compiled exe here might be flagged as HackTool or similar due to the warez'ish composition, althought there nothing hostile.
So I just tested the whole procedure:
- download masm from website: first link is broken
- second link and third link are unsecure (http://)
- downloaded zip is flagged by 3 antiviruses in virustotal https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/362a88632cd646d46d580d3da8342e0b95bc666a8f54764e5c4153b6d8c7fdeb
- installer inside zip is flagged by 7 antiviruses https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/658a362af969d562bfb650d27330f13567f1d0bba4daddb308f5e9faf780c2c9
- run the installer, all works although it's a very strange install process
- finally examples build and they are awesome.
Conclusion, it would be awesome to have a release package to download from your github which would make the repository also popular among non-devs.
download masm from website: first link is broken second link and third link are unsecure (http://)
Unfortunately for MASM32 site, we don't know yet where things will be going, Steve Hutchesson (a.k.a hutch--), the creator of MASM32 SDK and MASM32 Forums, has passed away last month so don't expect an update https://masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=10749.msg119728#msg119728 We are concerting with people via a private mailing list about the future of MASM32.
downloaded zip is flagged by 3 antiviruses in virustotal https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/362a88632cd646d46d580d3da8342e0b95bc666a8f54764e5c4153b6d8c7fdeb installer inside zip is flagged by 7 antiviruses https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/658a362af969d562bfb650d27330f13567f1d0bba4daddb308f5e9faf780c2c9
That a know problem who would probably happen too and even worst if we put built executables here (see previous comment)
run the installer, all works although it's a very strange install process
It compile itself, it feel a bit like installing gentoo, but simplier :)
Sad news for hutch.
As for gentoo, it's exactly like I felt.
I'm pretty sure, hosting the zipped exes as a release will not cause any harm and would greatly improve the accessibility of the project. Just as the make all pull request you just approved.