Matan Holtzer
21st October 2005 23:03 UTC

Automating installer creation
Hi

I'm interested in a solution for automatically creating and running an installer, based on a set of files downloaded from a remote server.
That solution requires me to use some installer which I can programatically generate and then execute - so, my question is: Is this possible using NSIS?
Has anyone ever tried doing something similar before, and can shed some more light on the problem?

Thanks,
Matan

kichik
21st October 2005 23:07 UTC

It's possible. There really isn't too much into it... All you need to do is use the command line compiler (makensis.exe). You can define symbols from the command line using the /D switch to make it more dynamic.

bholliger
22nd October 2005 08:32 UTC

Hi Matan!

My linux-based webserver creates customized installers for visitors.

A php-script generates the .nsi and compiles it afterwards.

It works great!

Matan Holtzer
22nd October 2005 12:19 UTC

That's great!
Now I can't wait to get started :)

Thank you both,
Matan

rsegal
23rd October 2005 05:39 UTC

Hey Matan I'm developing a tool which sounds along the lines of something you might be interested in.

Reference my thread on that tool here... http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=185006

And visit the website here...
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/installgen

I'm working on a website right now which should explain some it's features a bit more clearly. Anyways I'm thinking it may be along the lines of what you're looking for.