[gentoo-user] Trying to create 7-zip executable for MSWindows using Gentoo

[gentoo-user] Trying to create 7-zip executable for MSWindows using Gentoo

[Mick]

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Hi All

I have installed app-arch/p7zip-15.09 and I am trying to create a 7-zip 
archive which will run on MSWindows as an embedded executable.  It seems that 
only the standard console SFX module 7zCon.sfx has been installed, in 
/usr/lib64/p7zip/7zCon.sfx and this is used by default:

===================
$ 7za a -p -sfx archive.exe TEST1

7-Zip (a) [64] 15.09 beta : Copyright (c) 1999-2015 Igor Pavlov : 2015-10-16
p7zip Version 15.09 beta (locale=en_GB.UTF-8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,64 bits,8 
CPUs Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU       Q 720  @ 1.60GHz (106E5),ASM)

Scanning the drive:
1 folder, 2 files, 62 bytes (1 KiB)

Creating archive: archive.exe

Items to compress: 3

Write SFX: /usr/lib64/p7zip/7zCon.sfx : 404528 bytes (396 KiB)

Enter password (will not be echoed):
                        
Files read from disk: 2
Archive size: 404774 bytes (396 KiB)
Everything is Ok
===================

However, when I use it as shown above to create a .exe file, this fails to run 
on MSWindows, saying things like:

"The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're 
running.  Check your computer's system information to see whether you need an 
x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the 
software publisher."

Trying to run it in compatibility mode (Windows XP Service Pack 2) also fails.  
Finally, when I try to run it as Admininstrator it says:

"Windows cannot find 'C:\Users\user\Desktop\archive.exe'. Make sure you typed 
the name correctly, and then try again."


I did not tried to run it on the console in MSWindows, because the intended 
users would not know how to do this reliably.  It has to be a point and click 
solution.


Specifying any other SFX module listed in 
/usr/lib64/p7zip/help/cmdline/switches/sfx.htm#SFX_Module fails, since all 
other modules are missing:

=======================
$ 7za a -p -sfx7z.sfx archive.exe TEST1

7-Zip (a) [64] 15.09 beta : Copyright (c) 1999-2015 Igor Pavlov : 2015-10-16
p7zip Version 15.09 beta (locale=en_GB.UTF-8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,64 bits,8 
CPUs Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU       Q 720  @ 1.60GHz (106E5),ASM)


Error:
cannot find specified SFX module
7z.sfx
No more files


System ERROR:
Unknown error -2147024872
=======================


Using the GUI (in Dolphin) automatically tries to use 7z.sfx and fails with a 
pop up:

No more files
cannot find specified SFX module
/usr/lib64/p7zip/7z.sfx


Any idea how I can resolve this?  I looked at the application's website, but 
the 7z-extras only seem to contain MSWindows files and I cannot spot the 7z.sfx 
module anywhere.
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Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] Trying to create 7-zip executable for MSWindows using Gentoo

[Stroller]

> On Sun, 10 January 2016, at 7:24 p.m., Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have installed app-arch/p7zip-15.09 and I am trying to create a 7-zip 
> archive which will run on MSWindows as an embedded executable.  It seems that 
> only the standard console SFX module 7zCon.sfx has been installed, in 
> /usr/lib64/p7zip/7zCon.sfx and this is used by default:

I've never tried to do this, so I may not have a helpful answer.

However, it might move you forward if I ask a couple of questions.

1. You say "only the module 7zCon.sfx is installed" - is it some other module you need, and do you know what it's called?

2. Assuming you know what program is required, is it in the archive retrieved by `emerge -f app-arch/p7zip`.

Stroller.

Re: [gentoo-user] Trying to create 7-zip executable for MSWindows using Gentoo

[Mick]

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Thanks Stroller,

On Monday 11 Jan 2016 16:56:15 Stroller wrote:
> > On Sun, 10 January 2016, at 7:24 p.m., Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > I have installed app-arch/p7zip-15.09 and I am trying to create a 7-zip
> > archive which will run on MSWindows as an embedded executable.  It seems
> > that only the standard console SFX module 7zCon.sfx has been installed,
> > in
> > /usr/lib64/p7zip/7zCon.sfx and this is used by default:
> I've never tried to do this, so I may not have a helpful answer.
> 
> However, it might move you forward if I ask a couple of questions.
> 
> 1. You say "only the module 7zCon.sfx is installed" - is it some other
> module you need, and do you know what it's called?
===============================

'/usr/lib64/p7zip/help/cmdline/switches/sfx.htm#SFX_Module' lists the 
following:

SFX_Module      Description
----------      -----------
7z.sfx          Windows version.
7zCon.sfx       Console version.
7zS.sfx         Windows version for installers.
7zSD.sfx        Windows version for installers (uses MSVCRT.dll).


> 2. Assuming you know what program is required, is it in the archive
> retrieved by `emerge -f app-arch/p7zip`.
> 
> Stroller.

Hmm ... can't see anything in there other than 7xCon.sfx:

p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/LzmaCon/
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/LzmaCon/LzmaAlone.cpp
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/LzmaCon/makefile.depend
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/LzmaCon/makefile
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/LzmaCon/makefile.list
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/Alone/
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/Alone/makefile.depend
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/Alone/makefile
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/Alone/makefile.list
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/AloneGCOV/
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/AloneGCOV/makefile
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/Alone7z/
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/Alone7z/makefile.depend
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/Alone7z/makefile
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/Alone7z/makefile.list
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/Format7zFree/
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/Format7zFree/makefile.depend
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/Format7zFree/makefile
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/Format7zFree/makefile.list
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/SFXCon/
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/SFXCon/makefile.depend
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/SFXCon/makefile
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/SFXCon/SfxCon.cpp
p7zip_15.09/CPP/7zip/Bundles/SFXCon/makefile.list

But I am not sure what to look for.  I think that the above *.sfx list of 
modules in the documentation is probably the result of compilation and 
therefore won't be found in the source tar file.  The build log shows only 
7zCon.sfx being installed:

>>> /usr/lib64/p7zip/7zCon.sfx


These are my USE flags:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild   R   ~] app-arch/p7zip-15.09::gentoo  USE="kde pch rar wxwidgets -doc 
(-static)" ABI_X86="(-x32)" 0 KiB

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Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] Trying to create 7-zip executable for MSWindows using Gentoo

[Stroller]

> On Mon, 11 January 2016, at 6:40 p.m., Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday 11 Jan 2016 16:56:15 Stroller wrote:
>>> On Sun, 10 January 2016, at 7:24 p.m., Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have installed app-arch/p7zip-15.09 and I am trying to create a 7-zip
>>> archive which will run on MSWindows as an embedded executable. 

So do you know that the http://p7zip.sourceforge.net/ app supports this?

Using linux to create a Windows self-extracting .exe?

Can you point to their documentation that says it's possible or how to do it?

Stroller.

Re: [gentoo-user] Trying to create 7-zip executable for MSWindows using Gentoo

[Mick]

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On Monday 11 Jan 2016 18:54:48 Stroller wrote:
> > On Mon, 11 January 2016, at 6:40 p.m., Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
> > wrote:> 
> > On Monday 11 Jan 2016 16:56:15 Stroller wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 10 January 2016, at 7:24 p.m., Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> I have installed app-arch/p7zip-15.09 and I am trying to create a 7-zip
> >>> archive which will run on MSWindows as an embedded executable.
> 
> So do you know that the http://p7zip.sourceforge.net/ app supports this?
> 
> Using linux to create a Windows self-extracting .exe?

No, I don't know if cross platform creation of a Windows self-extracting .exe 
is possible.  I was hoping/assuming/researching that it was.


> Can you point to their documentation that says it's possible or how to do
> it?
> 
> Stroller.

The only documentation that I found other than the man page is installed 
under:

/usr/lib64/p7zip/help/cmdline/switches/sfx.htm

It mentions that "SFX modules for installers are included in an external 
package (7z_extra)", but haven't found it (or other sfx modules) on my system 
and the online 7z_extra is full of MSWindows files, but not these modules.

Perhaps it is not doable from a Linux system, at least not without installing 
it first in a MSWindows VM to get the Windows modules out.  I will try that 
next.
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Regards,
Mick

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[gentoo-user] Re: Trying to create 7-zip executable for MSWindows using Gentoo

[Roman Dobosz]

On Mon, 11 Jan 2016 19:14:57 +0000
Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:

> Perhaps it is not doable from a Linux system, at least not without installing 
> it first in a MSWindows VM to get the Windows modules out.  I will try that 
> next.

I would try to see if wine can handle this, before deploying vm.

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