darthvader
16th August 2007 19:06 UTC

Error while building NSIS
I am getting the following error while building NSIS. I have limited knowledge of scons and python. Please help me out.

IndexError: string index out of range:
File "D:\nsis-2.27-src\SConstruct", line 1:
EnsurePythonVersion(1,6)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\scons-0.97.0d20070809\SCons\Script\SConscr
line 581:
env = self.factory()
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\scons-0.97.0d20070809\SCons\Script\SConscr
line 561:
default_env = SCons.Defaults.DefaultEnvironment()
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\scons-0.97.0d20070809\SCons\Defaults.py",

_default_env = apply(SCons.Environment.Environment, args, kw)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\scons-0.97.0d20070809\SCons\Environment.py
784:
apply_tools(self, tools, toolpath)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\scons-0.97.0d20070809\SCons\Environment.py
101:
env.Tool(tool)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\scons-0.97.0d20070809\SCons\Environment.py
1338:
tool(self)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\scons-0.97.0d20070809\SCons\Tool\__init__.
e 175:
apply(self.generate, ( env, ) + args, kw)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\scons-0.97.0d20070809\SCons\Tool\default.p
40:
for t in SCons.Tool.tool_list(env['PLATFORM'], env):
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\scons-0.97.0d20070809\SCons\Tool\__init__.
e 548:
env)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\scons-0.97.0d20070809\SCons\Tool\__init__.
e 437:
return filter (ToolExists, tools)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\scons-0.97.0d20070809\SCons\Tool\__init__.
e 436:
return Tool(tool).exists(env)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\scons-0.97.0d20070809\SCons\Tool\wix.py",

if path[0] == '"' and path[-1:]=='"':

kichik
16th August 2007 19:51 UTC

Don't use the beta version of scons. Use scons 0.97.

darthvader
16th August 2007 20:33 UTC

I am getting this error now

Using Microsoft tools configuration
*** Couldn't find a good version of libcp.lib

I have added the PlatformSDK and MSSDK to the path variable. I also tried running it from the Visual Studio .Net 2003 command prompt, But no luck :(

kichik
16th August 2007 21:51 UTC

Run scons --config=force and if it still happens attach config.log of a clean build.

darthvader
17th August 2007 18:01 UTC

Thanks for the help kichik. i had problem with the setting of environment variables and i installed scons 0.97 and removed the beta version. Now everything is working just perfect :)

darthvader
18th August 2007 03:43 UTC

I just have one stupid question. When you sent me a zip file of makensis the size was 464kb but when i build it it is around 382kb. Are you building it with some flags? Could you give me the list of it.

Thanks for the help.

kichik
18th August 2007 09:56 UTC

I'm building with nothing but the default but I use Visual C++ 6.0 SP5 with Processor Pack and Platform SDK of February 2003. VC2003 might have some more optimizations or you have a dependency on msvcr71.dll.