Sector
18th December 2001 10:53 UTC

CAB/LZX compression support?
why NSIS not support CAB/LZX compression?
exellent compression ratio, better than *zip, rar, etc., free library from Microsoft ...
for example Ghost Installer use it.

DuaneJeffers
19th December 2001 03:16 UTC

1) Stop Posting new threads when the topic has been said

2) This might have been addressed ... SEARCH THE FORUMS: http://forums.winamp.com/search.php?...f7b1127d938950

3) NSIS doesn't want to be a Ghost Installer clone. Just because they have it, doesn't mean that NSIS needs to have it. The bzip2 compression would help create smaller installers.

Sorry for the harsh post, but you are a new member. New Members don't know the rules of the forum and we ask the you understand that we are trying to save space and make everyone happy.

And Welcome to the Winamp Forums. :D

-Duane

Sector
19th December 2001 04:22 UTC

Originally posted by DuaneJeffers
1) Stop Posting new threads when the topic has been said

2) This might have been addressed ... SEARCH THE FORUMS: http://forums.winamp.com/search.php?...f7b1127d938950

3) NSIS doesn't want to be a Ghost Installer clone. Just because they have it, doesn't mean that NSIS needs to have it. The bzip2 compression would help create smaller installers.

Sorry for the harsh post, but you are a new member. New Members don't know the rules of the forum and we ask the you understand that we are trying to save space and make everyone happy.

And Welcome to the Winamp Forums. :D

-Duane

Koen van de Sande
19th December 2001 19:28 UTC

Using the same compression algorithm doesn't mean it's a clone (though you would say if you look at all the Winzip-like programs out there). NSIS has much lower footprint (smaller) and supports more complex instructions AFAIK. :)