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+#define MyAppName "LabPlot2"
+#define MyAppVersion "2.8.0"
+#define MyAppPublisher "Stefan Gerlach"
+#define MyAppURL "https://labplot.kde.org"
+#define MyAppExeName "labplot2.exe"
+#define ImageMagickVersion "ImageMagick-7.0.7-Q16"
+#define CraftRoot "C:\CraftRoot"
+
+[Setup]
+; NOTE: The value of AppId uniquely identifies this application.
+; Do not use the same AppId value in installers for other applications.
+; (To generate a new GUID, click Tools | Generate GUID inside the IDE.)
+AppId={{EAFA7C2D-F2C4-4337-A4D3-3912BEA4F535}
+AppName={#MyAppName}
+AppVersion={#MyAppVersion}
+;AppVerName={#MyAppName} {#MyAppVersion}
+AppPublisher={#MyAppPublisher}
+AppPublisherURL={#MyAppURL}
+AppSupportURL={#MyAppURL}
+AppUpdatesURL={#MyAppURL}
+DefaultDirName={autopf64}\{#MyAppName}
+DisableProgramGroupPage=yes
+OutputBaseFilename=labplot-{#MyAppVersion}-64bit-setup-MSVC
+ArchitecturesAllowed=x64
+;use "none" for testing (much faster)
+Compression=lzma
+SolidCompression=yes
+Uninstallable=yes
+;we install a file association for lml projects
+ChangesAssociations=yes
+; add dialog for admin/user install mode
+PrivilegesRequiredOverridesAllowed=dialog
+DisableDirPage=no
+
+
+[Languages]
+Name: "english"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl"
+
+[Tasks]
+Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked
+
+[Files]
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\labplot2.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+; use: windeployqt.exe --release bin\labplot2.exe --dir DEPLOY
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\DEPLOY\*"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+; fix https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20495620/qt-5-1-1-application-failed-to-start-because-platform-plugin-windows-is-missi
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\mingw64\bin\libssp-0.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libz.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\liblzma.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\liblzma-5.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\intl.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\iconv.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libeay32.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\freetype.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libpng16.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\jpeg62.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libtiff.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\lcms2.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\openjp2.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\ssleay32.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libssl-1_1-x64.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libssh2-1.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; DestName: "libssh2.dll"; Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libgit2.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libcurl.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libwebp-7.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libdbus-1-3.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\Qt5DBus.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\poppler-qt5.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libpoppler-91.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libkdewin.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5Archive.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5Attica.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libKF5Auth.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5AuthCore.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libKF5Bookmarks.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5Codecs.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5Completion.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5ConfigCore.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5ConfigGui.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5ConfigWidgets.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5CoreAddons.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5Crash.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5DBusAddons.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5GlobalAccel.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5GuiAddons.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5I18n.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5IconThemes.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5ItemViews.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5JobWidgets.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5KIOCore.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libKF5KIOFileWidgets.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5KIOWidgets.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libKF5NewStuff.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libKF5NewStuffCore.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5Parts.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5Service.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libKF5Solid.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5SonnetCore.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5SonnetUi.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5SyntaxHighlighting.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libKF5TextEditor.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5TextWidgets.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5WidgetsAddons.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5WindowSystem.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\KF5XmlGui.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libKF5Notifications.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+; missing lib on minimal Windows 10
+Source: "C:\Python36\vcruntime140.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\dev-utils\bin\msvcr120.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+; Cantor
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\cantor.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\cantor_scripteditor.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\cantor_python3server.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\cantor_juliaserver.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\cantorlibs.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\cantor_config.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libcantor_pythonbackend.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\plugins\cantorpart.dll"; DestDir: "{app}\plugins"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\plugins\cantor\*"; DestDir: "{app}\plugins\cantor"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\kxmlgui5\cantor\*"; DestDir: "{app}\data"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\cantor\*"; DestDir: "{app}\data"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\doc\HTML\en\cantor\*"; DestDir: "{app}\doc\HTML\en\cantor";Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\etc\xdg\cantor*"; DestDir: "{app}\etc\xdg"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\metainfo\org.kde.cantor.appdata.xml"; DestDir: "{app}\data\metainfo"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\applications\org.kde.cantor.desktop"; DestDir: "{app}\data\applications"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\config.kcfg\*"; DestDir: "{app}\data\config.kcfg"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\icons\hicolor\48x48\apps\*"; DestDir: "{app}\data\icons\hicolor\48x48\apps\"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+; misc
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\fftw3.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\netcdf.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\hdf5_hl.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\hdf5.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\zlib.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\cfitsio.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\szip.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\liblz4.so.1.8.3.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; DestName: "liblz4.dll"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libmysql.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libpq.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+; TODO craft does not install own version (check)
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\cfitsio\cfitsio.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\labplot2\*"; Excludes: "splash.png,\pics,\themes,\colorschemes"; DestDir: "{app}\labplot2"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\kxmlgui5\labplot2\labplot2ui.rc"; DestDir: "{app}\labplot2"; Flags: ignoreversion
+; TODO check if needed:
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\kxmlgui5\labplot2\labplot2ui.rc"; DestDir: "{app}\kxmlgui5\labplot2"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\labplot2\pics\*"; DestDir: "{app}\data\pics"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\labplot2\themes\*"; DestDir: "{app}\data\themes"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\labplot2\color-schemes\*"; DestDir: "{app}\data\color-schemes"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\labplot2\splash.png"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\metainfo\org.kde.labplot2.appdata.xml"; DestDir: "{app}\data\metainfo"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\applications\org.kde.labplot2.desktop"; DestDir: "{app}\data\applications"; Flags: ignoreversion
+; Source: "{#CraftRoot}\labplot\labplot2.cmd"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+
+; locale (data\locale\*\LC_MESSAGES\*.mo)
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\locale\labplot2.mo"; DestDir: "{app}\data\locale"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\locale\kconfigwidgets5.mo"; DestDir: "{app}\data\locale"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\locale\kxmlgui5.mo"; DestDir: "{app}\data\locale"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+
+; kcharselect data
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\kf5\kcharselect\kcharselect-data"; DestDir: "{app}\data\kf5\kcharselect"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+
+; icon theme
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\icontheme.rcc"; DestDir: "{app}\data";Flags: ignoreversion
+; oxygen icons
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\icons\hicolor\*"; DestDir: "{app}\icons\hicolor"; Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+
+; handbook
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\data\doc\HTML\en\labplot2\*"; DestDir: "{app}\doc\HTML\en\labplot2";Flags: recursesubdirs ignoreversion
+; for SVG icons
+Source: "{#CraftRoot}\plugins\iconengines\qsvgicon.dll"; DestDir: "{app}\iconengines";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "{#CraftRoot}\bin\libexpat.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+
+; convert
+; TODO
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\convert.exe"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\CORE_RL_MagickCore_.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\CORE_RL_MagickWand_.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\CORE_RL_bzlib_.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\CORE_RL_glib_.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\CORE_RL_lcms_.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\CORE_RL_lqr_.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\CORE_RL_png_.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\CORE_RL_ttf_.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\CORE_RL_zlib_.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;; Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\msvcr120.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\vcomp120.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\delegates.xml"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\magic.xml"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\modules\coders\IM_MOD_RL_pdf_.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\modules\coders\IM_MOD_RL_png_.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+;Source: "C:\Program Files\{#ImageMagickVersion}\modules\coders\IM_MOD_RL_ps_.dll"; DestDir: "{app}";Flags: ignoreversion
+
+; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files
+
+[Icons]
+Name: "{autoprograms}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; WorkingDir: "{app}"
+Name: "{autodesktop}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Tasks: desktopicon; IconFilename: "{app}\labplot2\labplot2.ico"
+
+[Run]
+Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Description: "{cm:LaunchProgram,{#StringChange(MyAppName, '&', '&&')}}"; Flags: nowait postinstall skipifsilent
+
+[Registry]
+; project file association
+Root: HKA; Subkey: "Software\Classes\.lml"; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: "{#MyAppName}"; Flags: uninsdeletevalue
+Root: HKA; Subkey: "Software\Classes\{#MyAppName}"; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: "MyView"; Flags: uninsdeletekey
+Root: HKA; Subkey: "Software\Classes\{#MyAppName}\DefaultIcon"; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: "{app}\labplot2\application-x-labplot2.ico,0"
+Root: HKA; Subkey: "Software\Classes\{#MyAppName}\shell\open\command"; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: """{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"" ""%1"""
+; Root: HKA; Subkey: "Environment"; ValueType:string; ValueName:"KDEROOT"; ValueData:"{app}" ; Flags: preservestringtype ;