GTK runtime packaging

efa · 17th October 2008, 12:47

hi,
I want to package the GTK runtime installer toghether with my compiled application in one NSIS installer.
The GTK runtime installer is this:
http://gladewin32.sourceforge.net/
or this:
http://gtk-win.sourceforge.net/home/index.php/en/Home

I want to execute the GTK runtime installer inside of the installation process, so user had to double click on one executable only.
Someone has some experience in how to that?

thanks

Yathosho · 17th October 2008, 12:51

maybe look at pidgin's installer, i guess your questions targets at passing parameters for language and install-location. from what i remember they use /D, /L (for language) and /S switches

efa · 17th October 2008, 14:41

thanks. I see the:
\pidgin-2.5.1\pidgin\win32\nsis\pidgin-installer.nsi
It is quite complex (52KB) for a beginner on NSIS, as it support lot of configuration version for Pidgin:
- debug
- with gtk
- without gtk
- many different languages
- many different SpellChecker

I see that it !include "MUI.nsh" and not "MUI2.nsh"

Yathosho · 17th October 2008, 16:14

well, if you just want to install gtk runtime you will need to execute it from your installer. there are multiple commands available for that, Exec and ExecWait being the inbuilt, but nsExec gives you some more options.

OutDir $PLUGINSDIR
ExecWait '"$PLUGINSDIR\gtk-runtime.exe" /D=PathToInstallToo /L=1033 /S'

this is something that would work. via the D switch, you pass the destination directory, L the language (1033 is for english) and /S to have silent installation. of course you can just run the installer without any of those parameters, but it might be less annoying to use parameters, especially if the user specified portions (e.g. language) in your installer that can be replicated for the gtk installer.

demiller9 · 17th October 2008, 18:43

The command line parameters have to be switched, with the /D last:

Quote:

/D sets the default installation directory ($INSTDIR), overriding InstallDir and InstallDirRegKey. It must be the last parameter used in the command line and must not contain any quotes, even if the path contains spaces. Only absolute paths are supported.

17th October 2008, 12:47	#1
efa Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2	GTK runtime packaging hi, I want to package the GTK runtime installer toghether with my compiled application in one NSIS installer. The GTK runtime installer is this: http://gladewin32.sourceforge.net/ or this: http://gtk-win.sourceforge.net/home/index.php/en/Home I want to execute the GTK runtime installer inside of the installation process, so user had to double click on one executable only. Someone has some experience in how to that? thanks

17th October 2008, 12:51	#2
Yathosho Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: AT-DE Posts: 3,366	maybe look at pidgin's installer, i guess your questions targets at passing parameters for language and install-location. from what i remember they use /D, /L (for language) and /S switches NSIS IDE for Atom \| NSIS for Visual Studio Code \| NSIS for Sublime Text \| NSIS.docset

17th October 2008, 16:14	#4
Yathosho Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: AT-DE Posts: 3,366	well, if you just want to install gtk runtime you will need to execute it from your installer. there are multiple commands available for that, Exec and ExecWait being the inbuilt, but nsExec gives you some more options. OutDir $PLUGINSDIR ExecWait '"$PLUGINSDIR\gtk-runtime.exe" /D=PathToInstallToo /L=1033 /S' this is something that would work. via the D switch, you pass the destination directory, L the language (1033 is for english) and /S to have silent installation. of course you can just run the installer without any of those parameters, but it might be less annoying to use parameters, especially if the user specified portions (e.g. language) in your installer that can be replicated for the gtk installer. NSIS IDE for Atom \| NSIS for Visual Studio Code \| NSIS for Sublime Text \| NSIS.docset

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17th October 2008, 14:41	#3
efa Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2	thanks. I see the: \pidgin-2.5.1\pidgin\win32\nsis\pidgin-installer.nsi It is quite complex (52KB) for a beginner on NSIS, as it support lot of configuration version for Pidgin: - debug - with gtk - without gtk - many different languages - many different SpellChecker I see that it !include "MUI.nsh" and not "MUI2.nsh"