launchpadtt
23rd March 2012 10:31 UTC

How do I get a single NSIS script with parameters?
Hello,

I have one question. I would like to know how it is possible to have a NSIS script accept command line parameters so that it would do different things depending on whether a command line parameter is supplied or not and based on what the command line parameters are. I've been looking at the wiki and the script reference but I couldn't find that anywhere. I imagine if such a feature exists it would work like
"makensis.exe setup.nsi"
to do one thing and
"makensis.exe setup.nsi standalone"
to do another thing

Any assistance would be appreciated.

thanks

MSG
23rd March 2012 12:32 UTC

You can use the /D switch to supply a define to makensis: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter3.html

In your script, then use
!ifdef yourdefine
some code
!else
some other code
!endif

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter5.html#5.4.3