[project @ 2001-10-19 11:44:08 by rrt]

More notes about InstallShield. This is now a first draft of the
InstallShield notes; probably some bits have been left out, and I need
to fix make install to bring reality closer to document.

diff --git a/docs/building/building.sgml b/docs/building/building.sgml
index 8905478..9552ca4 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/building/building.sgml
+++ b/docs/building/building.sgml
@@ -2940,6 +2940,35 @@ when you install it.
       </para>
 
       <sect3>
+       <title>Extra features of the InstallShield</title>
+
+       <para>
+         The InstallShield has some IS-specific twiddles:
+
+         <itemizedlist>
+           <listitem>
+             <para>
+               Two registry entries are set under
+               <literal>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GHC</literal>:
+               <literal>Path</literal> and
+               <literal>Version</literal>, which record respectively
+               the directory in which GHC was installed, and the
+               version number.
+             </para>
+           </listitem>
+           <listitem>
+             <para>
+               The InstallShield adds some entries to the Program
+               menu, for GHCi and for the documentation. See under
+               Setup Design and the individual components (each
+               component can add entries to the menu).
+             </para>
+           </listitem>
+         </itemizedlist>
+       </para>
+      </sect3>
+      
+      <sect3>
        <title>External add-ins</title>
 
        <para>
@@ -2960,6 +2989,7 @@ include/
   Mingwin includes
 </screen>
          </para>
+       </sect3>
       
     </sect2>