disabling automatic copying of the uninstaller to the temp dir

maedula · 25th September 2008, 09:55

I would like to start my uninstaller without needing to use the ugly command line option "_?=". Is there any function call within my nsis script available, which would disable the uninstaller from copying itself to the temporary directory? IÂ´m using the selfdel plugin so I donÂ´t need to this automatic behaviour.

kichik · 25th September 2008, 20:39

There is no option to disable that behavior of the uninstaller. You can, however, create a regular installer, brand it as an uninstaller and pack it in as your uninstaller.

Yathosho · 25th September 2008, 20:46

Quote:

Originally posted by kichik
You can, however, create a regular installer, brand it as an uninstaller and pack it in as your uninstaller.

or combine installer and uninstaller: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/CombinedUnInstaller

maedula · 26th September 2008, 12:29

Well unfortunately I saw that kind of reponse coming.

Thanks Guys for your quick response! I will look into using a combined uninstaller in the meantime. But I still think a function call for disabling this behaviour would be a nice feature request for a upcoming NSIS release.

25th September 2008, 09:55	#1
maedula Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2	disabling automatic copying of the uninstaller to the temp dir I would like to start my uninstaller without needing to use the ugly command line option "_?=". Is there any function call within my nsis script available, which would disable the uninstaller from copying itself to the temporary directory? IÂ´m using the selfdel plugin so I donÂ´t need to this automatic behaviour.

25th September 2008, 20:39	#2
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	There is no option to disable that behavior of the uninstaller. You can, however, create a regular installer, brand it as an uninstaller and pack it in as your uninstaller. 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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26th September 2008, 12:29	#4
maedula Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2	Well unfortunately I saw that kind of reponse coming. Thanks Guys for your quick response! I will look into using a combined uninstaller in the meantime. But I still think a function call for disabling this behaviour would be a nice feature request for a upcoming NSIS release.