Console output

thhal · 17th October 2006, 14:49

Hi,
I used NSIS for the first time today so I'm a beginner.

My first task was to create a java launcher. I found a script on your wiki and tried various approaches but no matter what I do, I cannot make the launcher print a message on stdout (I tried nsExec, ExecCmd, ExedDos, etc.). Then it struck me. Perhaps that's the way it should be? I.e. a launcher generated with makensis will always be a windows application and there's no way it can send output to stdout, ever.

If that's the case, would it be a bad idea to ask for a compiler option that would turn the resulting exe into a command line executable?

Kind Regards,
Thomas Hallgren

kichik · 17th October 2006, 14:53

That's the way it is. But, a search on the forum for "stdout" could get you a possible solution.

thhal · 17th October 2006, 15:03

Thanks for the pointer.
Patching nsis to become a console application is of course an option but I'll need to keep two nsis instances around if I do that. Only my launcher is a console app (I'm planning installers as well). I'll also introduce a need to patch and recompile everytime I want a new nsis version.

Do you have any plans to provide a console option for nsis?

kichik · 17th October 2006, 15:11

No, I don't.

17th October 2006, 14:49	#1
thhal Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	Console output Hi, I used NSIS for the first time today so I'm a beginner. My first task was to create a java launcher. I found a script on your wiki and tried various approaches but no matter what I do, I cannot make the launcher print a message on stdout (I tried nsExec, ExecCmd, ExedDos, etc.). Then it struck me. Perhaps that's the way it should be? I.e. a launcher generated with makensis will always be a windows application and there's no way it can send output to stdout, ever. If that's the case, would it be a bad idea to ask for a compiler option that would turn the resulting exe into a command line executable? Kind Regards, Thomas Hallgren

17th October 2006, 14:53	#2
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	That's the way it is. But, a search on the forum for "stdout" could get you a possible solution. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

17th October 2006, 15:11	#4
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	No, I don't. 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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17th October 2006, 15:03	#3
thhal Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	Thanks for the pointer. Patching nsis to become a console application is of course an option but I'll need to keep two nsis instances around if I do that. Only my launcher is a console app (I'm planning installers as well). I'll also introduce a need to patch and recompile everytime I want a new nsis version. Do you have any plans to provide a console option for nsis?