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## Build Instructions
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First, download the [Unicode Inno Setup QuickStart Pack](http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php#qsp) and install it, making sure to keep the "Install Inno Setup Preprocessor" checkbox checked when asked. (All other components are optional)
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First, download the [Unicode Inno Setup QuickStart Pack](http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php#qsp) and install it, making sure to keep the "Install Inno Setup Preprocessor" checkbox checked when asked. Then, follow these steps to build an offline installer (a single executable which packages a particular Elixir release):
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Then, follow these steps to build an offline installer (a single executable which packages a particular Elixir release):
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1. Clone this repo to your system.
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1. Clone this repo to your system. We'll call the resulting directory `elixir-windows-setup`.
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2. Download the precompiled zip archive corresponding with the [Elixir Release](https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/releases/) you wish to build the installer for.
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3. Extract the contents of the zip archive into a folder called `elixir` in the repo directory.
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4. Open either a Command Prompt or PowerShell in the repo directory.
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5. In the directory, run `#PathToInnoSetup#\ISCC.exe /dElixirVersion=#Version# Elixir.iss` where `#PathToInnoSetup#` is probably "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 5" and where `#Version#` matches the version of the precompiled package (ex. 0.14.1).
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3. Extract the contents of the zip archive into `elixir-windows-setup\elixir`.
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4. Open either a Command Prompt or PowerShell in `elixir-windows-setup`.
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5. In the directory, run `#PathToInnoSetup#\ISCC.exe /dElixirVersion=#Version# Elixir.iss` where `#PathToInnoSetup#` is probably "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 5" and where `#Version#` is the Elixir version number (ex. 0.14.1).
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And that's it! The installer will be in a directory called "Output" in your repo directory.
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And that's it! The installer will be in `elixir-windows-setup\Output`. Note that instead of steps 2 and 3, you could clone Elixir in `elixir-windows-setup`, though this isn't recommended.
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## Acknowledgements
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