Create script to build installer .exe or .msi for Windows (runnable on windows 7 x64 and newer)

[van-orton]

Task Description

The aim of this task is to revisit creation of the Windows installable package (the Nullsoft installer is currenly used) of BGL Core. It's largely the same script and process as the Bitcoin Core installation script, with same dependencies and build process.
It uses VS2019 image to build the installation executable package.
https://github.com/wu-emma/bitgesell/blob/master/.appveyor.yml

You can create free account on AppVeyor.com at https://www.appveyor.com/

Solution steps

• Ensure that windows build is working (including Qt wallet), this will require Visual Studio (download VS2019 Community Edition if you don't have one installed);
• There are dependencies installed using vcpkg, but the more complicated thing is Qt, which should be installed by hand (check existing AppVeyor script link https://github.com/sipsorcery/qt_win_binary/releases/download/v1.6/Qt5.9.8_x64_static_vs2019.zip);
• Fix dependencies or project settings (if needed) in build_msvc;
• Sign up to AppVeyor free tier;
• Fix AppVeyor script in .appveyor.yml

Acceptance criteria

• AppVeyor has a free tier -- please sign up for it, project is public, so it is allowed;
• AppVeyor can automatically build Windows installable package for Windows x64 platform;
• Along with pull request (which probably would be rather short), provide sample of built setup executable and short notes of integrating/fetching built artifacts from AppVeyour build.

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1) mul1sh has been approved to start work.

I will modify the bitcoin core installation script and have it working with BGL Core as required and also enable building the installation package from appveyor for windows. Will have this working in a week or less, thanks :)
2) jordan69420 has applied to start work (Funders only: approve worker | reject worker).

sounds good, I will find a way to make an exe

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[van-orton]

Hi @mul1sh how're you doing? How is the issue going? Hope everything's ok! Can I help with something?

[wu-emma]

Hi @mul1sh how are things going? Please keep me updated, thanks!

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[mul1sh]

@van-orton @wu-emma I had a few issues with appveyor which i'm still working through, but i'm very confident by latest this coming Friday, i'll have the script ready and this issue will be done 🙂

[wu-emma]

@mul1sh Hi, ok, let's have Friday as a deadline for PR to be created.

[mul1sh]

@wu-emma Sorry but i'll have to stop working on this issue, there were alot of issues in getting the appveyor script to produce win 7 & upwards builds i.e. the autogen file msvc-autogen.py was not producing the required files so I had to modify it a bit and a few other issues.

And still after this I keep getting errors in running the builds in win 10 x64 and other random crashes in win 7 x64 as well. So i'll stop with the issue and let someone else continue, many thanks for the patience.

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