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-@ECHO OFF
-REM create a zip archive for deployment on windows
-REM no registry entries
-REM no PATHs will be changed except in the DNG session
-REM 
-REM Author Juergen Haas
-REM
-set inst_dir=openstructure1.0.0a1_2451
-set archive_name=OpenStructureWin32
-if exist "%inst_dir%" rmdir /S /Q "%inst_dir%" 
-if exist %archive_name%.zip del %archive_name%.zip*.*
-REM dir /S %inst_dir%
-mkdir "%inst_dir%\share\openstructure\examples"
-mkdir "%inst_dir%\lib\site-packages"
-mkdir "%inst_dir%\bin"
-xcopy  /E /I /Y /EXCLUDE:exclude_file_types  ..\..\examples "%inst_dir%\share\openstructure\examples"
-xcopy  /E /I /Y /EXCLUDE:exclude_file_types ..\..\stage\share "%inst_dir%\share\"
-REM xcopy  /E /I ..\..\website\html "%inst_dir%\share\doc"
-copy  d:\programs\bin\python.exe "%inst_dir%\bin"
-copy ..\README.html "%inst_dir%" 
-copy ..\..\graphics\favicon.ico "%inst_dir%\share"
-copy dng.bat "%inst_dir%" 
-xcopy  /E /I /Y /EXCLUDE:excludes+exclude_file_types d:\programs\lib "%inst_dir%\lib"
-xcopy  /E /I /Y /EXCLUDE:excludes+exclude_file_types  ..\..\stage\lib "%inst_dir%\lib"
-xcopy /E /I /Y /EXCLUDE:excludes+exclude_file_types ..\..\stage\bin "%inst_dir%\bin"
-set PATH="c:\Program Files (x86)"\7-Zip\;%PATH%
-REM 7z a -r -t7z %archive_name% "%inst_dir%" > log
-REM if exist %archive_name%.7z copy /b 7zS.sfx + config.txt + %archive_name%.7z %archive_name%.exe
-7z a -r -tzip %archive_name% "%inst_dir%" > log