Update 32 bit installer with 64 bit

Archive: Update 32 bit installer with 64 bit

Maxim30
31st January 2010 21:15 UTC

Update 32 bit installer with 64 bit
Hello,
I would change the default $PROGRAMFILES constant, in InstallDir attribute for a 32 bit system, into another one that shift to $PROGRAMFILES64 for a 64 bit system but remaining $PROGRAMFILES for 32 bit systems.
I have tried to use the constant ${RunningX64} from "x64.nsh" script with LogicLib and StrCmp functions but this do not work.
Do you know a script that make this ?

Greetings

MSG
1st February 2010 07:24 UTC

If the macros in x64.nsh did not work, you're using them wrong. Can you show us how you use them?

Maxim30
1st February 2010 09:42 UTC

Hello,
here there the code:

!include "LogicLib.nsh"
!include "WinVer.nsh"
!include "x64.nsh"

...

InstallDir "$R0\${Nome}"

...

Function .onInit
${If} ${RunningX64}
StrCpy $R0 "$PROGRAMFILES64"
${Else}
StrCpy $R0 "$PROGRAMFILES32"
${EndIf}
FunctionEnd

Only the variable ${Nome} is recognized by the installer in the path box.

What's wrong ?

MSG
1st February 2010 12:30 UTC

InstallDir is a compile-time command. The onInit function is executed at runtime. Obviously, when you're compiling the installer, $R0 does not yet contain any value.

What you want to do is this:
Function .onInit
${If} ${RunningX64}
StrCpy $INSTDIR "$PROGRAMFILES64\${Nome}"
${Else}
StrCpy $INSTDIR "$PROGRAMFILES32\${Nome}"
${EndIf}
FunctionEnd

Maxim30
1st February 2010 13:54 UTC

Originally posted by MSG
InstallDir is a compile-time command. The onInit function is executed at runtime. Obviously, when you're compiling the installer, $R0 does not yet contain any value.

What you want to do is this:
Function .onInit
${If} ${RunningX64}
StrCpy $INSTDIR "$PROGRAMFILES64\${Nome}"
${Else}
StrCpy $INSTDIR "$PROGRAMFILES32\${Nome}"
${EndIf}
FunctionEnd

Now it works, BUT what's about the InstallDir attribute ? If I omit now it or if I set it to $INSTDIR argument, then the setup, at the next running, does not recognixe the previous installation folder when using also the attribute InstallDirRegKey.

Can it be fixed ?

MSG
1st February 2010 14:38 UTC

InstallDirRegkey is an ancient NSIS command and shouldn't be used anymore if you ask me. Just do:

ReadRegStr $0 (your registry path here)
${If} $0 == ""
  ${If} ${RunningX64}
  etc...
${EndIf}

Maxim30
1st February 2010 16:44 UTC

Originally posted by MSG
InstallDirRegkey is an ancient NSIS command and shouldn't be used anymore if you ask me. Just do:
ReadRegStr $0 (your registry path here)
${If} $0 == ""
  ${If} ${RunningX64}
  etc...
${EndIf}

My attribute is:
InstallDirRegKey HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${Nome}" "NSIS:InstallDir".
How it should be placed into your code above ? And what should I fill into the etc... section of your code above ?

Joel
1st February 2010 19:16 UTC

Originally posted by MSG
InstallDirRegkey is an ancient NSIS command and shouldn't be used anymore if you ask me. Just do:
ReadRegStr $0 (your registry path here)
${If} $0 == ""
  ${If} ${RunningX64}
  etc...
${EndIf}

Agree, but helps getting a prev installed path :)

Maxim30
1st February 2010 19:23 UTC

Originally posted by Maxim30
My attribute is:
InstallDirRegKey HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${Nome}" "NSIS:InstallDir".
How it should be placed into your code above ? And what should I fill into the etc... section of your code above ?

I found this code and it seems to work:

ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${Nome}" "NSIS:InstallDir"
${If} $0 != ""
StrCpy $INSTDIR $0
${ElseIf} ${RunningX64}
StrCpy $INSTDIR "$PROGRAMFILES64\${Nome}"
${Else}
StrCpy $INSTDIR "$PROGRAMFILES32\${Nome}"
${EndIf}

MSG
2nd February 2010 06:38 UTC

Maxim30, for information on how to use ReadRegStr, please see the manual:

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter4.html#4.9.2.12