OpenKKnD/packaging/windows-msi/README.md

Windows MSI (7 / 8 / 10)

Intent

Ship openkknd.exe + SDL2 DLLs via WiX MSI.

Cross-build from macOS

Not fully automated on firecuda yet. Options:

1. CI on Windows runners (GitHub Actions) building with MSVC or MinGW + WiX.
2. MinGW-w64 cross toolchain + makensis / WiX on Linux CI.

Local script placeholder

build-msi.ps1 (to be added) should:

• build Release with CMake + VS or MinGW
• harvest files with heat/candle/light
• produce OpenKKND-<version>-win.msi

Target OS: Windows 7 SP1+, 8, 10 (avoid APIs newer than Win7 for the baseline binary).