How about providing a downloadable release?

[8ctopus]

I love your project and think a lot of people would love to view all those cool demos, but many probably don't have the skills to do so.
How about providing a downloadable release that includes pre-built exes?

[Xyl2k]

It's all about clicking a "make.bat" to compile, if people don't have the skill to install masm and click a .bat, it mean that repo is probably not for them

[8ctopus]

I see your point, depends how popular you want your repository to be. Creating the release package can also be automated.

[Xyl2k]

i wonder also the reaction of antiviruses as most of compiled exe here might be flagged as HackTool or similar due to the warez'ish composition, althought there nothing hostile.

[8ctopus]

So I just tested the whole procedure:

• download masm from website: first link is broken
• second link and third link are unsecure (http://)
• downloaded zip is flagged by 3 antiviruses in virustotal https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/362a88632cd646d46d580d3da8342e0b95bc666a8f54764e5c4153b6d8c7fdeb
• installer inside zip is flagged by 7 antiviruses https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/658a362af969d562bfb650d27330f13567f1d0bba4daddb308f5e9faf780c2c9
• run the installer, all works although it's a very strange install process
• finally examples build and they are awesome.

Conclusion, it would be awesome to have a release package to download from your github which would make the repository also popular among non-devs.

[Xyl2k]

download masm from website: first link is broken
second link and third link are unsecure (http://)

Unfortunately for MASM32 site, we don't know yet where things will be going, Steve Hutchesson (a.k.a hutch--), the creator of MASM32 SDK and MASM32 Forums, has passed away last month so don't expect an update https://masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=10749.msg119728#msg119728
We are concerting with people via a private mailing list about the future of MASM32.

downloaded zip is flagged by 3 antiviruses in virustotal https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/362a88632cd646d46d580d3da8342e0b95bc666a8f54764e5c4153b6d8c7fdeb
installer inside zip is flagged by 7 antiviruses https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/658a362af969d562bfb650d27330f13567f1d0bba4daddb308f5e9faf780c2c9

That a know problem who would probably happen too and even worst if we put built executables here (see previous comment)

run the installer, all works although it's a very strange install process

It compile itself, it feel a bit like installing gentoo, but simplier :)

[8ctopus]

Sad news for hutch.

As for gentoo, it's exactly like I felt.

I'm pretty sure, hosting the zipped exes as a release will not cause any harm and would greatly improve the accessibility of the project. Just as the make all pull request you just approved.

[8ctopus]

I'm actually hosting this on my site: https://legend.octopuslabs.io/