/ZealPortable

[DEPRECATED] PortableApps Launcher for Zeal (https://www.github.com/zealdocs/zeal)

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Zeal now has a native portable package for Windows. This project is obsolete.



#ZealPortable A PortableApps Launcher for Zeal (for Windows platform)

| SETUP | BUILD | NOTES |

#####SETUP

  1. Prebuilt launcher package is available in the [Releases] (https://github.com/SammaySarkar/ZealPortable/releases) section.
    Download a launcher release from there (preferebly the latest one).
  2. Extract the downloaded archive to get a ZealPortable folder.
  3. Extract Zeal Windows program files into ZealPortable\App\Zeal\
  • Zipped archives of cutting-edge Zeal versions are available as CI builds
  • The official MSI installer can also be extracted without installing:
    1. Open a command prompt and run this command:
      %WINDIR%\system32\msiexec.exe /a "p:\ath\to\Zeal.msi" TARGETDIR="P:ath\to\Extract\"
    2. Zeal program files will be extracted to TARGETDIR\PFiles\Zeal\
  • You can also compile from source.
  1. Now the ZealPortable folder contains a portable Zeal installation. Move this folder to desired location.
  2. See Notes section below for important info on docset installation.

The latest version of the launcher usually supports the latest public release and the latest stable CI build of Zeal.

#####BUILDING

  1. Set correct path to [PortableApps Launcher Generator] (http://portableapps.com/apps/development/portableapps.com_launcher) executable in %LAUNCHERGEN% in build.bat
  2. Execute build.bat . The PortableApps Launcher will be built in .\ZealPortable\
  3. Now follow SETUP procedures described above.

#####NOTES

  • Docsets are stored in ZealPortable\Doc\ . The path may be changed for one session, but it will revert back on next app start.
  • While ZealPortable is running, dash: and dash-plugin: URL protocols are associated with the portable instance. After quitting, regular local system associations (if any) are restored.

Happy [portable] doc-grokking!