preparing launcher improvement attempt

Author: stonebig

portable/build_my_launchers.bat

@@ -7,12 +7,17 @@ set VCVARS_PATH="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\
 
 rem pick the right ones and rename them in launchers_final
 set do_launcher=%~dp0launchers_src\build_one_launcher.bat
+set do_launcher_original=%~dp0launchers_src_original\build_one_launcher.bat
 
 ::WINDOWS launchers
-call %do_launcher% "powershell.ico" "cmd_ps.bat" "WinPython Powershell Prompt" WINDOWS
+call %do_launcher%  "python.ico" "winidle.bat" "IDLE (Python GUI)" WINDOWS
 
+echo displace this pause if you want to re-build more
 pause
-call %do_launcher%  "python.ico" "winidle.bat" "IDLE (Python GUI)" WINDOWS
+exit
+
+
+call %do_launcher% "powershell.ico" "cmd_ps.bat" "WinPython Powershell Prompt" WINDOWS
 call %do_launcher%  "spyder.ico" "winspyder.bat" "Spyder" WINDOWS
 call %do_launcher%  "spyder_reset.ico" "spyder_reset.bat" "Spyder reset" WINDOWS
 call %do_launcher%  "code.ico" "winvscode.bat" "VS Code" WINDOWS

portable/launchers_final_original/IDLE (Python GUI).exe

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+DataLab-WinPython license terms
+===============================
+
+DataLab-WinPython is a Python distribution for Windows:
+- Based on WinPython, a portable distribution of Python for Windows (see section I. below).
+- Including DataLab, an open-source platform for signal and image processing (see section II. below).
+
+I. - WinPython License Agreement (MIT License)
+----------------------------------------------
+
+Copyright (c) 2012 Pierre Raybaut, 2016+ WinPython team 
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+II. - DataLab License Agreement (BSD 3-Clause License)
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+Copyright (c) 2023, DataLab Platform Developers.
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
+   contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+   this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

portable/launchers_final_original/Jupyter Lab.exe

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+@echo on
+set icon_name=%1
+set LAUNCH_TARGET=%2
+set launcher_name=%3
+set subsystem=%4
+
+set icon_name=%icon_name:"=%
+set LAUNCH_TARGET=%LAUNCH_TARGET:"=%
+set launcher_name=%launcher_name:"=%
+set subsystem=%subsystem:"=%
+
+set ROOT_PATH=%~dp0..\
+set SCRIPT_PATH=%~dp0
+set TEMPO_PATH=%ROOT_PATH%launchers_temp
+set OUTPUT_DIR=%ROOT_PATH%launchers_final
+
+set "ICON_FILE=%ROOT_PATH%icons\%icon_name%"
+set LAUNCHER_EXE=%OUTPUT_DIR%\%launcher_name%.exe
+
+
+:: Paths to template WINDOWS or CONSOLE
+set SOURCE_FILE=%SCRIPT_PATH%launcher_template_%subsystem%.cpp
+echo SOURCE_FILE=%SOURCE_FILE%
+
+set "RESOURCE_FILE=%TEMPO_PATH%\%icon_name%.rc"
+set "RESOURCE_OBJ=%TEMPO_PATH%\%icon_name%.res"
+
+
+:: create pDirectory if needed
+if not exist "%OUTPUT_DIR%" mkdir "%OUTPUT_DIR%"
+if not exist "%TEMPO_PATH%" mkdir "%TEMPO_PATH%"
+
+cd/d %TEMPO_PATH%
+
+:: Check if MSVC environment is already initialized
+if not defined VSINSTALLDIR (
+    echo Initializing MSVC environment...
+    call %VCVARS_PATH%
+    if errorlevel 1 (
+        echo [ERROR] Failed to initialize MSVC environment.
+        exit /b 1
+    )
+)
+
+@echo on
+
+:: Walk through .bat files in the current directory
+    echo Processing %icon_name%..
+    :: Stonebig: Remove previous .exe file
+    echo launcher_exe_action del /q "%LAUNCHER_EXE%"
+    if exist "%LAUNCHER_EXE%" (
+       move "%LAUNCHER_EXE%" "%LAUNCHER_EXE%.old.exe"
+       del /q "%LAUNCHER_EXE%.old.exe"
+    )
+   :: Stonebig: Remove intermediate .res and.rc file
+    if exist "%RESOURCE_OBJ%" (
+       move "%RESOURCE_OBJ%" "%RESOURCE_OBJ%.old.exe"
+       del /q "%RESOURCE_OBJ%.old.exe"
+    )
+    if exist "%RESOURCE_FILE%" (
+       move "%RESOURCE_FILE%" "%RESOURCE_FILE%.old.exe"
+       del /q "%RESOURCE_FILE%.old.exe"
+    )
+    :: Remove intermediate .obj file
+    del /q "launcher_template_%subsystem%.obj"
+
+    :: Check if the icon exists
+    if exist "%ICON_FILE%" (
+        echo Icon found: "%ICON_FILE%"
+    ) else (
+        echo No icon found for "%ICON_FILE%"  stoping
+        pause
+        exit
+    )
+
+
+    :: Create resource file
+    echo Creating resource file...
+    > "%RESOURCE_FILE%" echo IDI_ICON1 ICON "%ICON_FILE%"
+    :: Compile resource
+    echo Compiling resource...
+    rc /fo "%RESOURCE_OBJ%" "%RESOURCE_FILE%"
+
+    :: Compile the launcher executable
+    echo Compiling launcher executable...
+    cl /EHsc /O2 /DUNICODE /W4 "%SOURCE_FILE%" "%RESOURCE_OBJ%" ^
+        /Fe"%LAUNCHER_EXE%%" ^
+        /DLAUNCH_TARGET=\"%LAUNCH_TARGET%\" ^
+        User32.lib ^
+        /link /SUBSYSTEM:%subsystem%
+        
+
+    if errorlevel 1 (
+        echo [ERROR] Failed to build launcher for %LAUNCH_TARGET%
+        exit /b 1
+    )
+
+    if exist "%LAUNCHER_EXE%" (
+        echo [SUCCESS] Launcher created: "%LAUNCHER_EXE%""
+    ) else (
+        echo [ERROR] Failed to build launcher "%LAUNCHER_EXE%" from  "%icon_name%" to call "%LAUNCH_TARGET%"  
+        exit /b 1
+    )
+
+echo All launchers processed.
+rem exit /b 0
+

portable/launchers_final_original/Jupyter Notebook.exe

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+/*
+DataLab-WinPython launcher script
+---------------------------------
+
+Licensed under the terms of the BSD 3-Clause
+(see ./LICENSE for details)
+
+*/
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <string>
+
+int main() {
+    // Get the path to the current executable
+    wchar_t exePath[MAX_PATH];
+    GetModuleFileNameW(NULL, exePath, MAX_PATH);
+
+    // Determine the directory of the executable
+    std::wstring exeDir = exePath;
+    exeDir = exeDir.substr(0, exeDir.find_last_of(L"\\/"));
+
+    // Define the path to the "scripts" directory
+    std::wstring scriptsDir = exeDir + L"\\scripts";
+
+    // Check if the "scripts" directory exists
+    DWORD attributes = GetFileAttributesW(scriptsDir.c_str());
+    if (attributes == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES || !(attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)) {
+        MessageBoxW(NULL, L"The 'scripts' directory does not exist. Please ensure it is in the same folder as the launcher.", 
+                    L"Launcher Error", MB_ICONERROR);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Set the working directory to the "scripts" folder
+    if (!SetCurrentDirectoryW(scriptsDir.c_str())) {
+        MessageBoxW(NULL, L"Failed to set the working directory to 'scripts'.", 
+                    L"Launcher Error", MB_ICONERROR);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Define the command to run
+    std::wstring target = L"cmd.exe /c \"" LAUNCH_TARGET L"\"";
+
+    // Configure the process startup info
+    STARTUPINFO si = { sizeof(si) };
+    si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW; // Prevent the window from appearing
+    si.wShowWindow = SW_HIDE;         // Hide the command window
+
+    PROCESS_INFORMATION pi = {};
+
+    // Start the process without CREATE_NO_WINDOW flag to show the command window
+    if (!CreateProcessW(
+            NULL,                          // Application name (NULL because we pass the command in the command line)
+            &target[0],                    // Command line
+            NULL,                          // Process security attributes
+            NULL,                          // Thread security attributes
+            FALSE,                         // Inherit handles
+            0,                             // No special flags
+            NULL,                          // Environment block (NULL to inherit parent)
+            NULL,                          // Current directory (NULL to use the parent process's current directory)
+            &si,                           // Startup info
+            &pi                            // Process information
+        )) {
+        MessageBoxW(NULL, L"Failed to launch the script.", L"Launcher Error", MB_ICONERROR);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Wait for the script to finish
+    WaitForSingleObject(pi.hProcess, INFINITE);
+
+    // Cleanup
+    CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
+    CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
+
+    return 0;
+}

portable/launchers_final_original/Spyder reset.exe

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+/*
+DataLab-WinPython launcher script
+---------------------------------
+
+Licensed under the terms of the BSD 3-Clause
+(see ./LICENSE for details)
+
+*/
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <string>
+
+int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE /*hInstance*/, HINSTANCE /*hPrevInstance*/, LPSTR /*lpCmdLine*/, int /*nShowCmd*/) {
+    // Get the path to the current executable
+    wchar_t exePath[MAX_PATH];
+    GetModuleFileNameW(NULL, exePath, MAX_PATH);
+
+    // Determine the directory of the executable
+    std::wstring exeDir = exePath;
+    exeDir = exeDir.substr(0, exeDir.find_last_of(L"\\/"));
+
+    // Define the path to the "scripts" directory
+    std::wstring scriptsDir = exeDir + L"\\scripts";
+
+    // Check if the "scripts" directory exists
+    DWORD attributes = GetFileAttributesW(scriptsDir.c_str());
+    if (attributes == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES || !(attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)) {
+        MessageBoxW(NULL, L"The 'scripts' directory does not exist. Please ensure it is in the same folder as the launcher.", 
+                    L"Launcher Error", MB_ICONERROR);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Set the working directory to the "scripts" folder
+    if (!SetCurrentDirectoryW(scriptsDir.c_str())) {
+        MessageBoxW(NULL, L"Failed to set the working directory to 'scripts'.", 
+                    L"Launcher Error", MB_ICONERROR);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Define the command to run
+    std::wstring target = L"cmd.exe /c \"" LAUNCH_TARGET L"\"";
+
+    // Configure the process startup info
+    STARTUPINFO si = { sizeof(si) };
+    si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW; // Prevent the window from appearing
+    si.wShowWindow = SW_HIDE;         // Hide the command window
+
+    PROCESS_INFORMATION pi = {};
+
+    // Start the process with CREATE_NO_WINDOW flag
+    if (!CreateProcessW(
+            NULL,                          // Application name (NULL because we pass the command in the command line)
+            &target[0],                    // Command line
+            NULL,                          // Process security attributes
+            NULL,                          // Thread security attributes
+            FALSE,                         // Inherit handles
+            CREATE_NO_WINDOW,              // Flags to prevent creating a window
+            NULL,                          // Environment block (NULL to inherit parent)
+            NULL,                          // Current directory (NULL to use the parent process's current directory)
+            &si,                           // Startup info
+            &pi                            // Process information
+        )) {
+        MessageBoxW(NULL, L"Failed to launch the script.", L"Launcher Error", MB_ICONERROR);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Wait for the script to finish
+    WaitForSingleObject(pi.hProcess, INFINITE);
+
+    // Cleanup
+    CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
+    CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
+
+    return 0;
+}