NSIS Idea

petersa · 26th April 2001, 08:02

I think it'd be good if there was a program that could extract the script from an NSIS installer. That way, if there was something you liked about the installation, you could extract the script and have a look at it.

Gonzotek · 26th April 2001, 13:49

Some (many) authors may not wish you to know their "secrets", but it's a very simple step to include the .nsi file into the compiled .exe. I've been doing it for months with a project I've been working on. It allows me to make subtle changes to the locations and version numbers w/o having to redo everything all the time. If break something, I just use the last version's installer, and I'm back to where I was before I messed up.

So what I'm saying is, instead of Justin having to code a way to get the script back from a binary .exe, you (or anyone) can just include it in whatever you are working with (it was my plan from the start to get rid of the .nsi when I left beta, but maybe I'll keep it around {just for you :} ).

-=Gonzotek=-

petersa · 28th April 2001, 03:50

Yeah, I guess...

Before I discovered NSIS I had been using Inno Setup, and I had been installing the script as a hidden file, just in case I needed to modify something...but I saw a program that could extract the script from Inno Setup installers, so I thought, hey, why not.

26th April 2001, 13:49	#2
Gonzotek Gunslinger Join Date: May 2000 Location: Terminus Posts: 4,693	That's easy Some (many) authors may not wish you to know their "secrets", but it's a very simple step to include the .nsi file into the compiled .exe. I've been doing it for months with a project I've been working on. It allows me to make subtle changes to the locations and version numbers w/o having to redo everything all the time. If break something, I just use the last version's installer, and I'm back to where I was before I messed up. So what I'm saying is, instead of Justin having to code a way to get the script back from a binary .exe, you (or anyone) can just include it in whatever you are working with (it was my plan from the start to get rid of the .nsi when I left beta, but maybe I'll keep it around {just for you :} ). -=Gonzotek=-

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26th April 2001, 08:02	#1
petersa Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 207	I think it'd be good if there was a program that could extract the script from an NSIS installer. That way, if there was something you liked about the installation, you could extract the script and have a look at it.

28th April 2001, 03:50	#3
petersa Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 207	Yeah, I guess... Before I discovered NSIS I had been using Inno Setup, and I had been installing the script as a hidden file, just in case I needed to modify something...but I saw a program that could extract the script from Inno Setup installers, so I thought, hey, why not.