indygreg / indygreg/PyOxidizer
Add support for MSI start menu shortcut
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Description
WiX Toolset has the capabilities of adding a shortcut to the Start Menu on Windows, but I don't see any option to include this during building.
This would add a lot of value to installations where the user is trying to find the program they just installed on Windows.
[WiX Toolset - How To: Create a Shortcut on the Start Menu](https://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/files_and_registry/create_start_menu_shortcut.html)
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Research direction
No source files or tests are identified in the issue. Start by locating PyOxidizer's existing MSI or Windows packaging path, then compare its installer configuration with the linked WiX guidance. Done means a built Windows installer creates a Start Menu shortcut for the packaged application.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- build-system, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100