Hi,
I've made a nsi's script to build an installer for coccinella.
You can find it at the end of this post.
create a directory as follow :
+ coccinella
|- BIN
|- NSI
|- SRC
Where
BIN will contain the installer
NSI will contain the code below
SRC wil contain the uncompressed file downloaded there
Let me know if it was usefull or bugged
; Script generated with the Venis Install Wizard
; Define your application name
!define APPNAME "Coccinella Messenger"
!define APPNAMEANDVERSION "Coccinella Messenger 0.96.18"
; Main Install settings
Name "${APPNAMEANDVERSION}"
InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\Coccinella Messenger"
InstallDirRegKey HKLM "Software\${APPNAME}" ""
OutFile "..\BIN\${APPNAMEANDVERSION}.exe"
; Modern interface settings
!include "MUI.nsh"
!define MUI_ABORTWARNING
!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN "$INSTDIR\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18.exe"
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_WELCOME
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_LICENSE "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\COPYING.txt"
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH
!insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_CONFIRM
!insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_INSTFILES
; Set languages (first is default language)
!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "French"
!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"
!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "German"
!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "Japanese"
!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "Korean"
!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "SimpChinese"
!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "Thai"
!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "TradChinese"
!insertmacro MUI_RESERVEFILE_LANGDLL
Section "Coccinella Messenger" Section1
; Set Section properties
SetOverwrite on
; Set Section Files and Shortcuts
SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\"
File "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\AUTHORS.txt"
File "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\CHANGES.txt"
File "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\COPYING.txt"
File "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18.exe"
File "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\README.txt"
File "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\READMEs\FileTransferProtocol.txt"
File "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\READMEs\README-command-line"
File "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\READMEs\README-libraries"
File "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\READMEs\README-sounds"
File "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\READMEs\README-themes"
File "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\READMEs\README-web.html"
File "..\SRC\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18Win\READMEs\README-xmpp"
CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\Coccinella Messenger.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18.exe"
CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Coccinella Messenger"
CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Coccinella Messenger\Coccinella Messenger.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18.exe"
CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Coccinella Messenger\Uninstall.lnk" "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"
CreateShortCut "$QUICKLAUNCH\Coccinella Messenger.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18.exe"
CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Coccinella Messenger\Read Me.lnk" "$INSTDIR\README.txt"
SectionEnd
Section -FinishSection
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\${APPNAME}" "" "$INSTDIR"
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${APPNAME}" "DisplayName" "${APPNAME}"
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${APPNAME}" "UninstallString" "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"
WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"
SectionEnd
; Modern install component descriptions
!insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_BEGIN
!insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${Section1} ""
!insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_END
;Uninstall section
Section Uninstall
;Remove from registry...
DeleteRegKey HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${APPNAME}"
DeleteRegKey HKLM "SOFTWARE\${APPNAME}"
; Delete self
Delete "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"
; Delete Shortcuts
Delete "$DESKTOP\Coccinella Messenger.lnk"
Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\Coccinella Messenger\Coccinella Messenger.lnk"
Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\Coccinella Messenger\Uninstall.lnk"
Delete "$QUICKLAUNCH\Coccinella Messenger.lnk"
Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\Coccinella Messenger\Read Me.lnk"
; Clean up Coccinella Messenger
Delete "$INSTDIR\AUTHORS.txt"
Delete "$INSTDIR\CHANGES.txt"
Delete "$INSTDIR\COPYING.txt"
Delete "$INSTDIR\Coccinella Messenger-0.96.18.exe"
Delete "$INSTDIR\README.txt"
Delete "$INSTDIR\FileTransferProtocol.txt"
Delete "$INSTDIR\README-command-line"
Delete "$INSTDIR\README-libraries"
Delete "$INSTDIR\README-sounds"
Delete "$INSTDIR\README-themes"
Delete "$INSTDIR\README-web.html"
Delete "$INSTDIR\README-xmpp"
; Remove remaining directories
RMDir "$SMPROGRAMS\Coccinella Messenger"
RMDir "$INSTDIR\"
SectionEnd
; On initialization
Function .onInit
!insertmacro MUI_LANGDLL_DISPLAY
FunctionEnd
BrandingText "Coccinella Messenger"
; eof
see ya
Thanks for your
Thanks for your contribution. It looks interesting. Should we provide such an installer besides/instead of the current Windows binary? What would be the advantage(s) over the current binary?
(I already found this useful tutorial: http://www.xdevsoftware.com/blog/post/How-to-Install-the-Nullsoft-Instal... )
I think it's more
I think it's more conveniant:
_ people is used to use "add/remove panel" ; simple usage
_ it reassuring to have an unistaller even if the binary exist.
_ finaly, I think it's a good thing that we can choose, between binary or installer
there may be other (dis)advantages bt that's all I can think of now.
I'm going to read you link : thanks!
Bug #587549: NSIS Windows
Bug #587549: NSIS Windows installer