Yurik
30th March 2005 15:38 UTC

Cannot add files with long file path
My installer fails to add the following directory:

"..\..\..\..\..\CMS_Setup_ThirdPartyBin\JBossSources\server\default\deploy\jms\jbossmq-httpil.sar\jbossmq-httpil.war\WEB-INF\classes\org\jboss\mq\il\http\servlet\"

I've checked: this path is less that MAX_PATH (255) so it is rather strange. Having this directory deleted, everything is OK. Maybe NSIS has its own path length restrictions?

Leonhart
30th March 2005 15:44 UTC

You could be right with NSIS having its own length restrictions, i have noticed that on many products etc....

kichik
31st March 2005 18:52 UTC

What's the exact error message you get?

Yurik
1st April 2005 08:52 UTC

File: Descending to: "..\..\..\..\..\CMS_Setup_ThirdPartyBin\JBossSources\server\default\deploy\http-invoker.sar\invoker.war\WEB-INF\classes\org\jboss\invocation\http\servlet\"
File: failed opening file "..\..\..\..\..\CMS_Setup_ThirdPartyBin\JBossSources\server\default\deploy\http-invoker.sar\invoker.war\WEB-INF\classes\org\jboss\invocation\http\servlet\InvokerServlet.class"
Error in script "E:\script\install\<skipped>\NSI\installer.nsi" on line 347 -- aborting creation process

kichik
1st April 2005 11:04 UTC

I could only reproduce this error message with long paths that are longer than MAX_PATH. Are you sure the file is not in use or that another process is locking it? Have you tried using !cd first and then including the file with a shorter path? Why do you think it is a problem with the path length?

Yurik
1st April 2005 12:07 UTC

It seems that it is because the file path mentioned and path to nsi-file itself summary longer that MAX_PATH. I calculated only relative path, but didn't took into account the path to nsi.

kirkpolly
25th March 2013 17:20 UTC

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