adding dirs to plugins directory

machiel · 13th December 2007, 12:55

Hello,

I use the GetVersion.dll which still is not a standard plugin dll. Hence, it is not included in the standard
Plugins directory of my NSIS installation.

That means, if I want to use this, I can do two things:

1) Use "CallInstDLL my_plugins_dir\GetVersion.dll WindowsName" in the code. In this case, only during the
execution of the script, the dll is loaded. This means that the dll file should always be there while installing.

or

2) Copy GetVersion.dll into the installation "NSIS\Plugins" directory. This is better, because the dll is loaded during compilation already. Still, I would prefer no touching the contents of the NSIS directories.

IsnÂ´t there a way to indicate to the compiler that he has to add getVersion.dll to the plugins he loads during compilation?

Best regards,

Machiel

Joel · 13th December 2007, 13:29

maybe !AddPluginsDir can help you

machiel · 13th December 2007, 13:32

I donÂ´t find that function anywhere.
Is it some new feature? I have got NSIS version 2.3

Red Wine · 13th December 2007, 14:02

!addplugindir is as old as nsis itself is,

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter5.html#5.1.3

xj97 · 7th April 2009, 18:42

The section on Plug-in DLLS (4.11) would really be improved with a mention of this.

Thanks for the tip-

Baker

13th December 2007, 12:55	#1
machiel Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 22	adding dirs to plugins directory Hello, I use the GetVersion.dll which still is not a standard plugin dll. Hence, it is not included in the standard Plugins directory of my NSIS installation. That means, if I want to use this, I can do two things: 1) Use "CallInstDLL my_plugins_dir\GetVersion.dll WindowsName" in the code. In this case, only during the execution of the script, the dll is loaded. This means that the dll file should always be there while installing. or 2) Copy GetVersion.dll into the installation "NSIS\Plugins" directory. This is better, because the dll is loaded during compilation already. Still, I would prefer no touching the contents of the NSIS directories. IsnÂ´t there a way to indicate to the compiler that he has to add getVersion.dll to the plugins he loads during compilation? Best regards, Machiel

13th December 2007, 13:29	#2
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,896	maybe !AddPluginsDir can help you * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux w/ xfce4. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Debian unstable w/ xfce4.

13th December 2007, 14:02	#4
Red Wine Forum King Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ath. GR Posts: 2,078	!addplugindir is as old as nsis itself is, http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter5.html#5.1.3 Quick AVI Creator - Quick and easy convert from DVD/MPEG/AVI/MKV to AVI/MP4/MKV Quick AVI Creator entirely edited with NSIS and entirely upgraded to Unicode NSIS

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13th December 2007, 13:32	#3
machiel Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 22	I donÂ´t find that function anywhere. Is it some new feature? I have got NSIS version 2.3

7th April 2009, 18:42	#5
xj97 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1	The section on Plug-in DLLS (4.11) would really be improved with a mention of this. Thanks for the tip- Baker