I'm trying to generate a .MSI file with my Compose Desktop app in Android Studio.
I have this gradle:
compose.desktop {
application {
mainClass = "com.helper.MainKt"
buildTypes.release.proguard {
obfuscate.set(true)
}
nativeDistributions {
targetFormats(TargetFormat.Msi, TargetFormat.Exe)
packageName = "Helper"
packageVersion = "1.0.0"
}
}
}
When I execute .\gradlew createDistributable
only a folder with the .exe file is created, but I can't find any .msi file anywhere. I also tried removing TargetFormat.Exe and letting only TargetFormat.Msi with same result.
Found the solution.
.\gradlew createDistributable
was creating just the executable without installer.
If you want an installer (exe or msi) you must use these commands:
.\gradlew packageDistributionForCurrentOS
(just installer)
.\gradlew packageReleaseDistributionForCurrentOS
(installer with proguard enabled)