Release patches for my app

[Larry Bates]

Steve Senior wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a question about releasing "patches" for a py2exe frozen application that
> has been distributed.
> 
> Let's say I release my frozen application for download - it is likely to be
> available as a zip download and an InnoSetup installer.
> 
> People (hopefully!) start using it.
> 
> Then I fix some bugs and add some functionality.
> 
> I now want to release a patch to so that people can get these updates.
> 
> My question is how do I create a patch and bundle it into a exe that will enable
> users to download and run and update their version?
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> Steve.

Create an new Inno setup.exe, change the version number, but keep the same 
AppID.  Inno will patch the existing application.  If you package as .ZIP 
there's no "intelligence" to patch, you must carefully document for users which 
files need to be overwritten from the .ZIP file.

-Larry