O.Nick
1st April 2002 09:40 UTC

NSIS and Win XP
Yesterday I have tried co create makensis.exe with Win XP style support. I set NSIS_CONFIG_XPSTYLE_SUPPORT define in the
config.h and did not have a wanted result.
After 1 hour of research I have found some advices that can help to create WinXP compatible makensis.exe. They are:
1) in the resource.rc from exehead project following strings:

#if defined(APSTUDIO_INVOKED) || defined(NSIS_CONFIG_XPSTYLE_SUPPORT)
#if defined(APSTUDIO_INVOKED)
CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID$(NSIS_CONFIG_XPSTYLE_SUPPORT) RT_MANIFEST MOVEABLE PURE "exehead.xml"
#else
CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID RT_MANIFEST MOVEABLE PURE "exehead.xml"
#endif
#endif

need be replaced by:

#if defined(APSTUDIO_INVOKED) || defined(NSIS_CONFIG_XPSTYLE_SUPPORT)
#if defined(APSTUDIO_INVOKED)
1 24 MOVEABLE PURE "exehead.xml"
#else
1 24 MOVEABLE PURE "exehead.xml"
#endif
#endif

2) Manifest file exehead.xml must be edited to one long line (see attachment)

After rebuilding we have new WinXP-style-compatible makensis.exe.

If anybody knows other means - let me know, please!

DuaneJeffers
1st April 2002 19:16 UTC

Tight ... can we have the compiled version???

-Duane

Schultz
1st April 2002 19:50 UTC

That is weird because when i recompile NSIS with XP Support i only have to uncomment that line and it works just fine.. Maybe you had built nsis before and you didn't do a Rebuild All? (I know if you don't do this when switching Compression's NSIS will create bad installers) just a thought cause it works just fine here..

O.Nick
2nd April 2002 05:33 UTC

2 DuaneJeffers
see attachment

2 Schultz
I worked with NSIS 1.96 (from 2.06.02). I have tried to unremark
#define NSIS_CONFIG_XPSTYLE_SUPPORT from config.h and rebuild all af course (and many times :) - unsuccessfully.
Do you unremark only this define and rebuild all to have fine result?
Can you send your makensis.exe and exehead.exe?

Pomflain
2nd April 2002 05:44 UTC

I just tried this today.
I didn't have any problems, just uncommented the line for the XPSTYLE_SUPPORT. Tested it and it works as expected. I built makensis on my 2k box.

O.Nick
2nd April 2002 06:19 UTC

2Pomflain

Can you send me your exehead.exe ?
I build it under VC6 SP5 2K too

I don`t understand anything ... It can not work !!! See MSDN::"Using Windows XP Visual Styles"::

CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "YourApp.exe.manifest"
Note When you add the previous entry to the resource you must format it on ONE LINE.

But original exehead.xml is not formatted in one line!!!

Pomflain
2nd April 2002 08:57 UTC

Ok, I built a "normal" version for you. I've modified the source to add in extra commands and trimmed out all the ones that I don't use, but this should be a standard version for you with the XPSTYLE built in as well.

O.Nick
2nd April 2002 14:11 UTC

I have found my mistake: my SDK\include (where last winuser.h with RT_MANIFEST define is placed) followed after VC98\include folder.
After include path order replacement all work very well !
I`m sorry for the rubbish.

rainwater
3rd April 2002 02:43 UTC

The only change that needs to be made is to put exehead.xml all on one line.

rainwater
3rd April 2002 02:44 UTC

By the way, this should be compiled by default. I don't see any change in the exehead size with this change.

O.Nick
3rd April 2002 06:11 UTC

I have compiled all with original exehead.xml (not in one line) - all works (see screenshot)

rainwater
3rd April 2002 14:15 UTC

Actually, I may have compiled it after changed exehead.xml, so you may be right. Either way, the next version should turn the option on by default.