Compliments, a bug(?) and a portability question

[maboventi]

ImageMagick is amazing!

I've had many serious troubles at the beginning, since the 6.6.4-0-Q16 version on the download page does not work in my AMDSempron WINXP-SP2 system (it's a bug?). But when I installed one of the earlier versions all went fine and all my efforts have been repayed.

I've spent hours trying to make the GIMP command-line batch work (without success) and in only few minutes I reached all my goals with ImageMagick. Now I can carry out the desired manipulation on a large number of files with only one mouse click and no more need for the complex debug always requested by the GIMP's scripts. Additionally I've found ImageMagick faster and with the same quality in terms of results (see for instance the IM selective-blur filter). Also, I've found in the "Usage" section of the website an invaluable source of tips and directions about graphic manipulation.

Now the question:

I'd like to use IM as a portable software, but the portable version in the download page is only for Win64. If I simply copy the IM directory from a full install of another machine I'll obtain the same result?

Thanks a lot.

[magick]

I'd like to use IM as a portable software, but the portable version in the download page is only for Win64. If I simply copy the IM directory from a full install of another machine I'll obtain the same result?

If you want a Win32 portable distribution you will need to download the source and build it yourself. It is designed to just copy to a new host and it should work. It does not depend on Windows registry entries (no installer needed).

[maboventi]

Not a fast solution, unfortunately...

But thanks a lot for the fast response.

[Drarakel]

A portable (Q16) version should be no problem - as the portable distribution usually contains the static IM version, without installer. So, you can take the normal Win32 static binary (ImageMagick-6.6.4-0-Q16-windows-static.exe). Install that once and then just copy the directory. I do that sometimes and had no problems so far..

(A bigger problem would be a Q8 version for a Win32 system. The last available binary for that was v6.6.3-7, I think. After that, it was switched to x64. So, for a current Win32 Q8 version, one has to build from source now.)

[maboventi]

Many thanks Drarakel, it's exactely what I was searching for!

[rickysullivan]

Has anyone built a portable version of Q8 Win32 version?

I don't have admin rights to do so.

[Drarakel]

You could still use the v6.6.3-7 Q8 binary for that:
ImageMagick-6.6.3-7-Q8-windows-static.exe