[REQUESTS] Minimal Electrum builds for Windows

[flatfly]

I've been busy packaging a very compact and stable Cameyo-based build of the Electrum thin client!  Then I went a step further and removed ALL non-required Python modules and repackaged the rest using high compression.

Also, the following features cannot be found in other existing Electrum builds for Windows:

- full command-line support
- no installation needed: just download and run!
- highly optimized size and reduced attack surface: a huge number of unneeded executable files are excluded to achieve a lean and robust build
- includes the latest Python runtime security updates
- no need to pre-install Python, PyQt, ecdsa, or anything else: It's all in there,
- each build is pre-scanned by VirusTotal  
- hi-res icons
- no flickering at startup
- no admin privileges needed
- can work as a fully portable app (support for -w switch!)
- I also do a quick manual audit of the code changes that go into each new build

Get the latest Windows stand-alone build (built straight from the Electrum source tree on GitHub) from my website:

EXE and SHA1: http://dre.natverk.org/elecwin.htm

The resulting standalone executable is just 5.9MB.
Compare with the default Cameyo 40-45MB bloated packages!!  


Please let me know if any packaging-related quirks.



If there's enough interest, I can provide Win32 builds on a regular basis. Just a way of contributing to the community.

PS:
Why should you trust me? Well you don't have to. The full Python source code for each release can be examined in the %AppData%\Electrum_SysFiles directory and compared (using diff) with the official Electrum source tree for verification. The only changes I make are GUI-related, to give the app a more polished feel on Windows.

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[hazek]

nvm I completely misread your OP, I apologize.

[flatfly]

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[HostFat]

Thank flatfly!

I'll try it at home.

[minimalB]

Hey, thanks!

Is there a way to change wallet path with "-w" parameter?
I'd like to have a portable solution with electrum.dat and electrum.exe in the same folder.

Works great with default wallet path!

[flatfly]

Thanks for your feedback!

There's no support for -w at this time due to the way I am packaging it,
but I might be able to fix that (perhaps later today!)   

[flatfly]

OK, here's my latest Windows build (with today's updates in!), compatible with XP, and with -w support:

http://dre.tx0.org/electrum042.exe

[minimalB]

Wow, that was quick!

It works great with -w parameter! And no need for console window, thank you.

Hope you'll continue to create binaries for future official electrum releases.

[bitpop]

Nice

[mila]

Is it a kind of 'portable apps' thing? I can't install stuff on the desktop here but can execute pretty much everything else that does not need admin privileges. also proxy uname/pwd I have to provide for apps that try to go online.
Could you confirm/deny usability or is testing needed?
thanks

p.s. In 10 or so hrs I'll probably give it a try at home anyway. just curious : )

[bitpop]

i dont think it escalates to admin but it doesnt support proxies

[mila]

i dont think it escalates to admin but it doesnt support proxies

ok, I'm also tunnelling part of my traffic through local socks proxy. can I specify a local port to use?
(or no support for proxies means that neither a local port can be specified?)

[bitpop]

u have tunnel the entire system like a vpn, or a socks tunnelizer

[mila]

u have tunnel the entire system like a vpn, or a socks tunnelizer

seems exactly what I'm running (open local port and it what uses it shows up on the other side of the ssh connection in the server)
I'll post a test review. thanks for the replies

[bitpop]

you dont make sense to me, but ok. a socks port isnt tunneling. let me know.

[minimalB]

Few quirks:

I found out that i can't restore from seed (words or code) with 0.42 binary

and

Few icons still don't work for me - it behaves the same as with 0.40 binary:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=52003.msg797218#msg797218

I also found out, that icon for unconfirmed transaction (unconfirmed.png) is not showing either. Again, it's the same with 0.40 previous binary builds.

I am on XP 32bit SP3

[bitpop]

youre right, missing on my 7 x64 too

[flatfly]

Strange, recovery from seed works fine for me, I've just tested it again.

One caveat though (which is actually not a new issue):
 I do get the message "No transactions found for this seed" once the recovery is done.
 Ignore it, and close and reopen Electrum. It should then sync fine. (Once, I had to close
 and reopen it 2 or 3 times before everything was fully synchronized - but still, it didn't take
 more than 30 seconds total)

 Regarding the icons, I'll try rebuilding the RC file. Thanks for the tip, Thomas!

[flatfly]

Yes I'm still encountering this with the latest version...
Let me know it you need more detail from me.

[flatfly]

This build should help with the little icon issues
Initial decompression should be a bit snappier as well.
Try it out and let me know.

EXE: http://dre.tx0.org/electrum-042c.exe
MD5: 8224A24909280BEBC7719369841ED6CE


EDIT: reflected in top post.