vc_redist.exe in meshlab portable, better linux scripts, documentation

.github/workflows/CompileAndRelease.yml

@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ jobs:
       uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v2
       with:
         modules: qtscript xmlpatterns
+    - name: Setting Env
+      run: |
+        echo '::set-env name=VCINSTALLDIR::C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC'
     - name: Compiling MeshLab
       run: |
         cd src\

.github/workflows/CompileWindows.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ jobs:
         modules: qtscript xmlpatterns
     - name: Setting Env
       run: |
-        ls "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC"
         echo '::set-env name=VCINSTALLDIR::C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC'
     - name: Compiling MeshLab
       run: |
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Creating MeshLab Portable ZIP
       run: |
         cd distrib
-        windeployqt --no-translations --verbose=2 meshlab.exe
+        windeployqt --no-translations meshlab.exe
     - name: Uploading Meshlab Portable 
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
       with:

README.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ You can find the last MeshLab release in the [Releases Tab](https://github.com/c
 You can also test a built version of MeshLab generated by the last commit pushed in this repository, by downloading the artifacts of the last [Github Actions](https://github.com/cnr-isti-vclab/meshlab/actions) workflow.
 
 ### Note for Windows
-Right now, the portable version of meshlab won't start if doesn't find a Visual C++ Compiler installed (Qt deployment still doesn't support MSVC19). If you get the error "MSVCP140.dll not found" or related, please install Visual C++ [here](https://support.microsoft.com/it-it/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads).
+Right now, the portable version of meshlab won't start if doesn't find a Visual C++ Compiler installed. If you get the error "MSVCP140.dll not found" or related, please install Visual C++ Redist by executing the `vc_redist.exe` file contained in the meshlab portable archive. Alternatively, you can download Visual C++ Redist [here](https://support.microsoft.com/it-it/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads).
 
 # Build instructions
 

distrib/meshlab_nous

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-oldval = echo $LC_NUMERIC
-export LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8"
-chmod 744 ./meshlab
-./meshlab &
-export LC_NUMERIC=$oldval
-
-

docs/readme.txt

@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
 or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt) for more details.
 
+--- Windows Note ---
+
+If you are running MeshLab portable and you are getting the error “MSVCP140.dll not found” 
+or related, please install Visual C++ Redist by executing the vc_redist.exe file contained 
+in the meshlab portable archive. 
+
 --- References ----
 
 Please, when using this tool, cite the following reference:

install/linux/linux_appimage.sh

@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ cd "${0%/*}" #move to script directory
 #checking for parameters
 if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]
 then
-    DISTRIB_PATH="../../distrib"
+    DISTRIB_PATH=$PWD/../../distrib
 else
     DISTRIB_PATH=$1
 fi
 
+SOURCE_PATH=$PWD/../../src
+
 INSTALL_PATH=$(pwd)
 cd $DISTRIB_PATH
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$(pwd)
@@ -34,14 +36,15 @@ fi
 
 cp $INSTALL_PATH/../meshlab.png .
 cp $INSTALL_PATH/resources/default.desktop .
-cp ../LICENSE.txt .
-cp ../docs/readme.txt .
+cp $SOURCE_PATH/../LICENSE.txt $DISTRIB_PATH
+cp $SOURCE_PATH/../docs/readme.txt $DISTRIB_PATH
 
 rm -r plugins/U3D_OSX/
 rm -r plugins/U3D_W32/
+rm -r README.md
 
 $INSTALL_PATH/resources/linuxdeployqt meshlab -appimage -executable=meshlabserver
 mv *.AppImage MeshLab$(date +%Y.%m)-linux.AppImage 
 
 #at this point, distrib folder contains all the files necessary to execute meshlab
-echo "distrib folder is now a self contained meshlab application"
+echo MeshLab$(date +%Y.%m)-linux.AppImage generated

install/linux/linux_deploy.sh

@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ cd "${0%/*}" #move to script directory
 #checking for parameters
 if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]
 then
-    DISTRIB_PATH="../../distrib"
+    DISTRIB_PATH=$PWD/../../distrib
 else
     DISTRIB_PATH=$1
 fi
 
+SOURCE_PATH=$PWD/../../src
+
 INSTALL_PATH=$(pwd)
 cd $DISTRIB_PATH
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$(pwd)
@@ -32,11 +34,12 @@ fi
 
 cp $INSTALL_PATH/../meshlab.png .
 cp $INSTALL_PATH/resources/default.desktop .
-cp ../LICENSE.txt .
-cp ../docs/readme.txt .
+cp $SOURCE_PATH/../LICENSE.txt $DISTRIB_PATH
+cp $SOURCE_PATH/../docs/readme.txt $DISTRIB_PATH
 
 rm -r plugins/U3D_OSX/
 rm -r plugins/U3D_W32/
+rm -r README.md
 
 $INSTALL_PATH/resources/linuxdeployqt meshlab -bundle-non-qt-libs -executable=meshlabserver