CONFIG.H? Header? Size?

petersa · 25th April 2001, 10:57

Hi again,

On running MakeNSIS I am told that the available 'compiled-in functions' are 'NSIS_CONFIG_UNINSTALL_SUPPORT, NSIS_SUPPORT_NETSCAPEPLUGINS, NSIS_SUPPORT_ACTIVEXREG'.

I know that none of my projects will use the Netscape and ActiveX things, so how can I remove that functionality and make my headers smaller?

And if I then decide that I also won't need uninstall support, will I be able to do that easily?

The documentation mentions CONFIG.H a total of two times, but says nothing about what to do with it! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks guys!

RM · 25th April 2001, 12:53

you need to comment the features you don't need, and then rebuild the nsis project with Visual C++.

petersa · 25th April 2001, 12:56

Okay, thanks RM.

Bugger that, I don't even have C++, nor do I want to fiddle around with the code!

Perhaps this could be a feature? A few commands that disable this for you when you compile?

I guess I can't really complain about the size anyway - it's great at 40k! Greedy, I guess.

petersa · 28th April 2001, 04:12

Okay, well, I installed the soruce and had a look at the CONFIG.H file, and found out that removing Netscape, ActiveX and BGBG functionality, only took away about 2.3K from the header. So it's not worth it, really.

rainwater · 28th April 2001, 04:16

Did you recompile NSIS after you changed config.h?

Edgewize · 28th April 2001, 05:43

A much, much better solution is to use UPX instead of bothering to compile stuff out.

The total header size is 20k after UPX, and you save only about 1kb by commenting stuff out. Download UPX here:
http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/mfx/upx.html

Use it with the following line in a .NSI file:
!packhdr "temp.dat" "d:\upx\upx -qq --best --compress-icons=1 temp.dat"

Check the NSIS help file, there's a little more documentation there (but not much).

petersa · 29th April 2001, 07:01

Well, Rob, I don't have Visual C++, and I wouldn't have bothered, too much hassle for 2k.

Thanks, Edgewater. I've been using UPX recently after finding out about it. But just wondering, since there's probably only one icon, what's the point of --compress-icons=1?

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25th April 2001, 10:57	#1
petersa Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 207	Hi again, On running MakeNSIS I am told that the available 'compiled-in functions' are 'NSIS_CONFIG_UNINSTALL_SUPPORT, NSIS_SUPPORT_NETSCAPEPLUGINS, NSIS_SUPPORT_ACTIVEXREG'. I know that none of my projects will use the Netscape and ActiveX things, so how can I remove that functionality and make my headers smaller? And if I then decide that I also won't need uninstall support, will I be able to do that easily? The documentation mentions CONFIG.H a total of two times, but says nothing about what to do with it! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys!

25th April 2001, 12:53	#2
RM Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 23	you need to comment the features you don't need, and then rebuild the nsis project with Visual C++.

25th April 2001, 12:56	#3
petersa Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 207	Okay, thanks RM. Bugger that, I don't even have C++, nor do I want to fiddle around with the code! Perhaps this could be a feature? A few commands that disable this for you when you compile? I guess I can't really complain about the size anyway - it's great at 40k! Greedy, I guess.

28th April 2001, 04:12	#4
petersa Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 207	Okay, well, I installed the soruce and had a look at the CONFIG.H file, and found out that removing Netscape, ActiveX and BGBG functionality, only took away about 2.3K from the header. So it's not worth it, really.

28th April 2001, 04:16	#5
rainwater Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 396	Did you recompile NSIS after you changed config.h?

28th April 2001, 05:43	#6
Edgewize Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 89	A much, much better solution is to use UPX instead of bothering to compile stuff out. The total header size is 20k after UPX, and you save only about 1kb by commenting stuff out. Download UPX here: http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/mfx/upx.html Use it with the following line in a .NSI file: !packhdr "temp.dat" "d:\upx\upx -qq --best --compress-icons=1 temp.dat" Check the NSIS help file, there's a little more documentation there (but not much).

29th April 2001, 07:01	#7
petersa Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 207	Well, Rob, I don't have Visual C++, and I wouldn't have bothered, too much hassle for 2k. Thanks, Edgewater. I've been using UPX recently after finding out about it. But just wondering, since there's probably only one icon, what's the point of --compress-icons=1?