Prepare portable bundle on Windows as a second option.

appveyor.yml

@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ for:
     - (python --version)
     # Install the build dependencies of the project.
     - (python -m pip install --upgrade pip)
-    - if "%DEPLOY%" == "true" (python -m pip install dropbox)
+    - if "%DEPLOY%" == "true" (python -m pip install dropbox py7zr)
-    - python -m pip install conan==1.61.0
+    - python -m pip install conan==1.63.0 
     - dir "C:\"
     - dir "C:\Qt"
     - dir "C:\Qt\Tools"
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ for:
     - if "%DEPLOY%" == "true" (python --version)
     # Install the build dependencies of the project.
     - if "%DEPLOY%" == "true" (python -m pip install --upgrade pip)
-    - if "%DEPLOY%" == "true" (python -m pip install dropbox)
+    - if "%DEPLOY%" == "true" (python -m pip install dropbox py7zr)
     # Trick qmake to not work through MSYS
     - del /F "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\sh.exe"
     - del /F "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe"
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ for:
 
       fi
     - sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-    - pip3 install --user --upgrade pip dropbox 'urllib3<2.0'
+    - pip3 install --user --upgrade pip dropbox py7zr 'urllib3<2.0'
     - export QTDIR=`$(brew --prefix qt6)`
     - export PATH="$PATH:`python3 -m site --user-base`/bin:$QTDIR/bin"
     - echo $PATH
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ for:
 
       fi
     - sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-    - pip3 install --user --upgrade pip dropbox 'urllib3<2.0'
+    - pip3 install --user --upgrade pip dropbox py7zr 'urllib3<2.0'
     - export PATH="`brew --prefix qbs`/bin:$PATH"
     - echo $PATH
     - clang --version

scripts/appveyor-deploy.ps1

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 $env:BUILD_FOLDER = "$env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER\build";
 $env:INSTALL_ROOT = "$env:BUILD_FOLDER\install-root\valentina";
 
-$file_name = "valentina-$env:TARGET_PLATFORM-$env:COMPILER-$env:ARCH-$env:QT_VERSION-$env:APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH-$env:APPVEYOR_REPO_COMMIT.exe";
+$type = "$env:TARGET_PLATFORM-$env:COMPILER-$env:ARCH-$env:QT_VERSION-$env:APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH-$env:APPVEYOR_REPO_COMMIT";
+$file_name = "valentina-${type}.exe";
+$portable_file_name = "valentina-portable-${type}.7z";
 
 if($env:DEPLOY -eq "true") {
     Write-Host "[CI] Preparing installer." -ForegroundColor Green;
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ if($env:DEPLOY -eq "true") {
         Write-Host "[CI] Cleaning done." -ForegroundColor Green;
     }
 
-    Write-Host "[CI] Uploading." -ForegroundColor Green;
+    Write-Host "[CI] Uploading installer." -ForegroundColor Green;
     & $env:PYTHON\python.exe "$env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER\scripts\deploy.py" upload $env:ACCESS_TOKEN "$env:INSTALL_ROOT\ValentinaInstaller.exe" "/0.7.x/Windows/$file_name";
     if ($LastExitCode -ne 0) {
         Write-Error -Message "[CI] Error uploading an artifact." -Category InvalidResult;
@@ -29,6 +31,25 @@ if($env:DEPLOY -eq "true") {
     } else {
         Write-Host "[CI] Uploading has been finished." -ForegroundColor Green;
     }
+
+    Write-Host "[CI] Starting packing." -ForegroundColor Green;
+    Remove-Item -Path "$env:INSTALL_ROOT\ValentinaInstaller.exe";
+    & $env:PYTHON\python.exe "$env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER\scripts\deploy.py" pack "$env:INSTALL_ROOT" "$env:BUILD_FOLDER\install-root\$portable_file_name";
+    if ($LastExitCode -ne 0) {
+        Write-Error -Message "[CI] Error creating an archive." -Category InvalidResult;
+        exit 1;
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "[CI] Done." -ForegroundColor Green;
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "[CI] Uploading portable bundle." -ForegroundColor Green;
+    & $env:PYTHON\python.exe "$env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER\scripts\deploy.py" upload $env:ACCESS_TOKEN "$env:BUILD_FOLDER\install-root\$portable_file_name" "/0.7.x/Windows/$portable_file_name";
+    if ($LastExitCode -ne 0) {
+        Write-Error -Message "[CI] Error uploading an artifact." -Category InvalidResult;
+        exit 1;
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "[CI] Uploading has been finished." -ForegroundColor Green;
+    }
     Exit 0;
 }
 else {

scripts/deploy.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import pathlib
 import re
 import shutil
 import sys
+import py7zr
 
 import dropbox
 from dropbox import DropboxOAuth2FlowNoRedirect
@@ -47,15 +48,23 @@ def run_pack(source, destination):
 
     formats = {
         ".zip": "zip",
-        ".tar.xz": "xztar"
+        ".tar.xz": "xztar",
+        ".7z": "7zip"
     }
     suffix = ''.join(pathlib.Path(base).suffixes)
-    format = formats.get(suffix)
     archive_from = pathlib.Path(source).parent
     archive_to = os.path.basename(source.strip(os.sep))
     print(source, destination, archive_from)
+    format = formats.get(suffix)
+    if format:
+        if format == "7zip":
+            with py7zr.SevenZipFile(f"{name}{suffix}", 'w') as archive:
+                archive.writeall(source, arcname=os.path.basename(source))
+        else:
             shutil.make_archive(name, format, archive_from, archive_to)
         shutil.move(f'{name}{suffix}', destination)
+    else:
+        print("Unsupported archive format.")
 
 
 def run_upload(refresh_token, file, path):
@@ -136,6 +145,10 @@ def run_clean(refresh_token):
                         r'^valentina-Windows7\+-mingw-x86-Qt.*-develop-[a-f0-9]{40}\.exe$',
                         r'^valentina-Windows10\+-msvc-x64-Qt.*-develop-[a-f0-9]{40}\.exe$',
                         r'^valentina-Windows7\+-msvc-x86-Qt.*-develop-[a-f0-9]{40}\.exe$',
+                        r'^valentina-portable-Windows10\+-mingw-x64-Qt.*-develop-[a-f0-9]{40}\.7z$',
+                        r'^valentina-portable-Windows7\+-mingw-x86-Qt.*-develop-[a-f0-9]{40}\.7z$',
+                        r'^valentina-portable-Windows10\+-msvc-x64-Qt.*-develop-[a-f0-9]{40}\.7z$',
+                        r'^valentina-portable-Windows7\+-msvc-x86-Qt.*-develop-[a-f0-9]{40}\.7z$',
                         r'^valentina-macOS_11\+-Qt.*-x64-develop-[a-f0-9]{40}\.dmg$',
                         r'^valentina-macOS_11\+-Qt.*-x64-develop-multibundle-[a-f0-9]{40}\.dmg$',
                         r'^valentina-macOS_10.13\+-Qt.*-x64-develop-[a-f0-9]{40}\.dmg$',