Internet Patching

jprince03 · 30th September 2004, 02:32

Hi again folks I have a few questions:

Is it possible to use NSIS to download and install a patch? If so, is it possible to build one installer to do nothing but download from a URL and install multiple patches w/o updating the installer everytime we need to patch?

kichik · 30th September 2004, 08:38

To download files you can use NSISdl. To patch files you can use VPatch. Examples and readmes for both can be found in the Contrib folder.

If you want one installer that doesn't need updating itself, you can make it download a configuration file from the specific URL. This configuration file will contain information about which files need to be patched, where the patches can be found and any other information it may need.

N!ghtY · 14th January 2005, 23:08

IS there an example for this?

Thanks!

30th September 2004, 02:32	#1
jprince03 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1	Internet Patching Hi again folks I have a few questions: Is it possible to use NSIS to download and install a patch? If so, is it possible to build one installer to do nothing but download from a URL and install multiple patches w/o updating the installer everytime we need to patch?

30th September 2004, 08:38	#2
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	To download files you can use NSISdl. To patch files you can use VPatch. Examples and readmes for both can be found in the Contrib folder. If you want one installer that doesn't need updating itself, you can make it download a configuration file from the specific URL. This configuration file will contain information about which files need to be patched, where the patches can be found and any other information it may need. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

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14th January 2005, 23:08	#3
N!ghtY Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2	IS there an example for this? Thanks!