The documentation tells us that the /r argument of the File command includes all sub folders and files. So you would use something like this: File /r “c:\MyProject\MyApp\*” The relevant section of the documentation can be found here: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter4.html#file
Unfortunately, No. NSIS lets you create scriptable, procedural installation packages. It’s simple, easy to use and has a number of features not present in Windows Installer. Windows Installer (MSI) creates database driven, transactional installation packages. When written properly a Windows Installer package is very robust, a file gets corrupted/deleted and it will be automatically reinstalled. … Read more
If you want to use WiX, you need at least a basic understanding of how Windows Installer works. The best reference around is The Definitive Guide to Windows Installer, which runs through the all basics with examples using Visual Studio and Orca. WiX is very easy to learn once you understand Windows Installer. A properly … Read more
For future lazy googlers – A small snippet: Include this: !include x64.nsh And use this if: ${If} ${RunningX64} # 64 bit code ${Else} # 32 bit code ${EndIf}
There is a suite of tools from the cloudmatrix guys that addresses that problem. esky is an auto-update framework for frozen apps that is compatible with the common python “packaging” frameworks. signedimp tries to ensure that apps are not modified after they are signed, and to minimize invasive Windows UAC dialogs. myppy aims to insulate … Read more
Use the AccessControl plugin and then add this to the script, where the “logs” directory is in the install directory. AccessControl::GrantOnFile “$INSTDIR\logs” “(BU)” “FullAccess” That gives full access to the folder for all users.
StrCpy $1 “one string” StrCpy $2 ” second string” MessageBox MB_OK “$1$2”
For the sake of completion, this is the full code I used to change the logo (using Anders method) and the executable icon (using CharlesB method). Also included MUI2.nsh as mentioned by Yuri Korolov. !include “MUI2.nsh” !define MUI_ICON “path\to\icon.ico” !define MUI_HEADERIMAGE !define MUI_HEADERIMAGE_BITMAP “path\to\InstallerLogo.bmp” !define MUI_HEADERIMAGE_RIGHT
The JVM architecture in use can be retrieved using the “os.arch” property: System.getProperty(“os.arch”); The “os” part seems to be a bit of a misnomer, or perhaps the original designers did not expect JVMs to be running on architectures they weren’t written for. Return values seem to be inconsistent. The NetBeans Installer team are tackling the … Read more
1) 2) 3) Exec and ExecWait use CreateProcess internally and can only start programs and batch files. ExecShell uses ShellExecute which means that it can also launch any registered filetype (.txt .chm etc) and URLs. It should also be used if the program you are starting needs to elevate with UAC. 4) nsExec redirects stdout … Read more