Uninstaller: Error launching Installer (makensis Linux)

panzaeron · 22nd January 2008, 21:20

With my setup, I've a mystery problem.
I wrote a setup.nsi and compiled this with NSIS 2.06 Windows. The setup and uninstall works perfect.
So long, but now I need the script to compile with NSIS 2.06 Ubuntu Linux and this works too. No errors or warnings and running the setup prints no problems. When I try to uninstall the program with the Linux generated setup, the uninstaller starts with the NSIS error "Error launching Installer".
The uninstaller.exe file size is different: the windows size is 123kB and the Linux 142kB.
I don't know what's going wrong and I'm at a loss what to do

Joel · 23rd January 2008, 00:55

Maybe the installer needs root rights...maybe you should try sudo commands for the uninstaller.

panzaeron · 23rd January 2008, 10:01

@Joel
Thank you, but with a root shell (sudo bash) the same problem occurs.

I use the same setup.nsi file at both systems. The Windows compilated uninstall.exe works fine, but with Linux makensis the generated uninstall.exe produced the error. Makensis prints at both systems no errors or warnings.

kichik · 24th January 2008, 20:14

Try a more up-to-date version of NSIS. 2.06 is extremely old.

panzaeron · 25th January 2008, 13:43

@kichik
I compiled the Version 2.34 and everything works fine. Thank you

22nd January 2008, 21:20	#1
panzaeron Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 3	Uninstaller: Error launching Installer (makensis Linux) With my setup, I've a mystery problem. I wrote a setup.nsi and compiled this with NSIS 2.06 Windows. The setup and uninstall works perfect. So long, but now I need the script to compile with NSIS 2.06 Ubuntu Linux and this works too. No errors or warnings and running the setup prints no problems. When I try to uninstall the program with the Linux generated setup, the uninstaller starts with the NSIS error "Error launching Installer". The uninstaller.exe file size is different: the windows size is 123kB and the Linux 142kB. I don't know what's going wrong and I'm at a loss what to do

23rd January 2008, 00:55	#2
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	Maybe the installer needs root rights...maybe you should try sudo commands for the uninstaller. * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

23rd January 2008, 10:01	#3
panzaeron Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 3	@Joel Thank you, but with a root shell (sudo bash) the same problem occurs. I use the same setup.nsi file at both systems. The Windows compilated uninstall.exe works fine, but with Linux makensis the generated uninstall.exe produced the error. Makensis prints at both systems no errors or warnings. Last edited by panzaeron; 23rd January 2008 at 11:37.

24th January 2008, 20:14	#4
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	Try a more up-to-date version of NSIS. 2.06 is extremely old. 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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25th January 2008, 13:43	#5
panzaeron Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 3	@kichik I compiled the Version 2.34 and everything works fine. Thank you