#define (or sth alike) needed

spaetz · 17th June 2001, 18:51

The $0-$9 variables are great, but only valid within a section. I'd really like to just change my version number only once and have it automatically changed in all filenames, descriptions, etc...

So what I want is a kind of global #define x y, which replaces all occurances of x with y when compiling the installer.

Like putting:
!const version "0.9"
into my scripts which is simply being replacing occurances of $version$ with 0.9 (or similar)

dbareis · 18th June 2001, 00:14

You could use an external preprocessor such as my free PPWIZARD (this is what I do).

I have actually created a NSIS add-on (on PPWIZARD download page) for this tool which simplifies the creation of install packages (for example it does ALL uninstall stuff for you - by default). It also by default chooses a version number for you based on the date but it could be picked up (extracted from doco etc) from anywhere.

There have been quite a few downloads of the header but no feedback. Please email me if you have tried it and liked or not liked it. It's biggest fault is no doco but the sample is good for starting with.

For more details/downloading please go to:

http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~dbareis/ppwizard.htm

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17th June 2001, 18:51	#1
spaetz Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 44	The $0-$9 variables are great, but only valid within a section. I'd really like to just change my version number only once and have it automatically changed in all filenames, descriptions, etc... So what I want is a kind of global #define x y, which replaces all occurances of x with y when compiling the installer. Like putting: !const version "0.9" into my scripts which is simply being replacing occurances of $version$ with 0.9 (or similar)

18th June 2001, 00:14	#2
dbareis Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 77	You could use an external preprocessor such as my free PPWIZARD (this is what I do). I have actually created a NSIS add-on (on PPWIZARD download page) for this tool which simplifies the creation of install packages (for example it does ALL uninstall stuff for you - by default). It also by default chooses a version number for you based on the date but it could be picked up (extracted from doco etc) from anywhere. There have been quite a few downloads of the header but no feedback. Please email me if you have tried it and liked or not liked it. It's biggest fault is no doco but the sample is good for starting with. For more details/downloading please go to: http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~dbareis/ppwizard.htm