EclipseNSIS

Invalid NSIS Home

Hi,

I was using EclipseNSIS succesfully last week - nothing on my PC has changed, however today when starting eclipse (or attempting to create a new NSIS script) I am prompted to configure NSIS and configure the path to MakeNSIS.exe - I've tried but I get the error:

'Invalid NSIS Home'

I have tried uninstalling everything and re-installing (with a clean eclipse startup), but it still doesn't work.

I have the most recent EclipseNSIS plugin from the update manager (http://eclipsensis.sf.net/update) and have obtained and installed the most recent NSIS install (nsis-2.15-setup.exe)..

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Dan Humphrey

Thanks...

..the hotfix did the trick.

Great Product and Great Support!!

Dan Humphrey

ok for the last hour i've been trying to get this to work

i got the eclipsensis to work after installing the hotfix, but the installtoptions just won't show up in the plugins, i have tried redownloading from several mirrors but it simply will not work.

i'm getting frustrated here and i hope someone can help me.

What do you mean by "installtoptions just won't show up in the plugins"? Is it that you cannot use it to open INI files or it doesn't show up in the plugins list in the Help->About menu?
Some things to try:
a) Make sure you have installed GEF 3.1.
b) Open Help->Software Updates->Manage Configuration menu and check the status of the net.sf.eclipsensis.installoptions feature.
c) Check the error log and see if there are any messages indicating why the plugin did not start. The error log can be either seen using the Error Log view, or by opening the .log file in the .metadata folder in your workspace.



The best way to install/update EclipseNSIS is by using the Eclipse Updates Manager. It ensures that all prerequisites are met before you can install the plugins. Downloading and unzipping does not guarantee that the plugins will work, especially if some other necessary plugin is missing.

ok now i'm going to sound very stupid, but i won't get anything done if i don't ask questions here

first off, the installoptions eclipsensis doesn't show up anywhere, the eclipsensis+update shows up and works fine, but not installoptions.

a) yes 3.1

b) what am i looking for here? there's just junk on the left side and the 5 options i'm given all lead to nothing useful.

c) error log? where? i can't find any error.log in the eclipse directory, and i can't find any "error log view" in the eclipse menus.

eclipse updates manager? where? help -> software updates -> find and install? where am i supposed to enter the "net.sf.eclipse... etc" stuff?

ok now i'm going to sound very stupid, but i won't get anything done if i don't ask questions here

first off, the installoptions eclipsensis doesn't show up anywhere, the eclipsensis+update shows up and works fine, but not installoptions.

You can check if EclipseNSIS InstallOptions Editor is installed by trying File->New->Other.... The wizard that opens should have a folder named EclipseNSIS. Within that folder should be an entry for "InstallOptions Script".

a) yes 3.1

b) what am i looking for here? there's just junk on the left side and the 5 options i'm given all lead to nothing useful.

How did you install EclipseNSIS? If you installed it manually, then Manage Configuration is not applicable.
Otherwise, there should be an entry for "EclipseNSIS InstallOptions Editor 0.9.4" in the tree view at the left.
If GEF 3.1 (or better) is properly installed, you should see something like "Graphical Editing Framework 3.1".

c) error log? where? i can't find any error.log in the eclipse directory, and i can't find any "error log view" in the eclipse menus.

To open the view, use the Window->Show View->Error Log.
If that menu item is not available, try Window->Show View->Other.... The wizard that opens should have a folder named "PDE Runtime" (I am assuming you did a complete Eclipse SDK installation). That folder should have any entry named "Error Log".
To read the log directly, you have to know where your Eclipse workspace folder is. Within that folder will be a subfolder named .metadata which, in turn, will contain a file named .log

eclipse updates manager? where? help -> software updates -> find and install? where am i supposed to enter the "net.sf.eclipse... etc" stuff?

If you had installed EclipseNSIS using the update manager, an entry would be automatically created for you.
Otherwise, instructions are at http://help.eclipse.org/help31/topic...s/tasks-36.htm and http://localhost/index.html#download.

Originally posted by iceman_k
If you had installed EclipseNSIS using the update manager, an entry would be automatically created for you.
Otherwise, instructions are at http://help.eclipse.org/help31/topic...s/tasks-36.htm and http://localhost/index.html#download.

Well... duh!!! Obviously not at localhost!!!
The second URL should be:


For instructions on how to add an update site, see:

i feel kind of stupid, but i actually did not have GEF installed 🙂

it all works fine now.

except one thing i noticed (a bug?) in installoptions.

when I put C:\distfiles\ as the "default directory" for a directory field, it displays C:\\distfiles\\.

Originally posted by empezar
except one thing i noticed (a bug?) in installoptions.

when I put C:\distfiles\ as the "default directory" for a directory field, it displays C:\\distfiles\\.

I will look at this. However, any fix will probably not appear until 0.9.5, which is probably going to be in June or so.

HELP PLZ

Hie All ,

Could someone PLEASE help ME.

I installed Eclipse 3.1, NSIS 2.15.i downloaded EclipseNSIS and pasted it in the plug-ins folder , i unzipped it even.When i start eclipse and open the plug-ins window i see "net.sf.eclipsensis(0.9.4)" , so now how do i use it.How do i open an editor for NSIS script.

Please i need someones help , i 've been racking my brains on this for a week now.I need to make an installer urgently.Please

Thanx

Double click on one of the Modern UI example scripts under Exampls\Modern UI. Right click on the .nsi file and select Compile to compile it.

-Stu

Re: HELP PLZ

Originally posted by giddy_guitarist
Hie All ,

Could someone PLEASE help ME.

I installed Eclipse 3.1, NSIS 2.15.i downloaded EclipseNSIS and pasted it in the plug-ins folder , i unzipped it even.When i start eclipse and open the plug-ins window i see "net.sf.eclipsensis(0.9.4)" , so now how do i use it.How do i open an editor for NSIS script.

It's no different from how you would open an editor for a Java file, a text file or any other file in Eclipse.
If you have a workspace with projects set up, then either double-click on an .NSI file or use the EclipseNSIS wizard to create a new one.
Or you can open any .NSI file on your computer using the File->Open menu item.
Remember to install the hotfix to get past the MakeNSIS 2.15 version number issue.


You can always try the help, which is either accessible using the standard Eclipse help viewer or online at http://eclipsensis.sourceforge.net/help/index.html.

HowTo install?

Hello, first sorry for my bad english 🙁.

I have installed Eclipse sucessfull but now I tried to install the NSIS-Plugin, but if I used the update installer of Eclipse, there occours an error-message:

EclipseNSIS InstallOptions Editor (0.9.4) requires plug-in "org.eclipse.gef (3.1.0)", or later version.

Can you help me with this problem? Thanks!

You need to install the GEF plugin. It is available from the main Eclipse update site.

Eclipse NSIS throwing exception

I have installed the GEF plugin version 3.2. I have installed the EclipseNSIS stuff (everything including the hotfix).

I get the following error in a new project when I try to create a new NSIS script.

I get 4 exceptions. The first on is..

java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Arrays.sort(Unknown Source)
at net.sf.eclipsensis.help.NSISPluginManager.loadPluginInfo(NSISPluginManager.java:130)
at net.sf.eclipsensis.help.NSISPluginManager.loadPlugins(NSISPluginManager.java:109)
at net.sf.eclipsensis.help.NSISPluginManager.loadDefaultPlugins(NSISPluginManager.java:73)
at net.sf.eclipsensis.help.NSISKeywords.loadKeywords(NSISKeywords.java:454)
at net.sf.eclipsensis.help.NSISKeywords.start(NSISKeywords.java:80)
at net.sf.eclipsensis.EclipseNSISPlugin$4.run(EclipseNSISPlugin.java:211)
at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.runInCurrentThread(ModalContext.java:369)
at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.run(ModalContext.java:313)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.ApplicationWindow$1.run(ApplicationWindow.java:763)
at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:67)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.ApplicationWindow.run(ApplicationWindow.java:760)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.run(WorkbenchWindow.java:2283)
at net.sf.eclipsensis.EclipseNSISPlugin.run(EclipseNSISPlugin.java:261)
at net.sf.eclipsensis.EclipseNSISPlugin.startServices(EclipseNSISPlugin.java:238)
at net.sf.eclipsensis.EclipseNSISPlugin.start(EclipseNSISPlugin.java:178)
at

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I can send more of the error information if you need it.
Thanks for any help you can provide.

Added: I reinstalled NSIS and it's working so my firedrill is over for now. I do not know what happened.

Yes, if you still have the error information, please post all of it. It might be a good idea to attach it as a text file, so as to keep the post short.

Attached log file for your enjoyment.
I think I captured averything.

Thanks, the bug has been fixed and will be released in version 0.9.5.

Thanks that was very fast response.

One other thing. I first encountered the exceptions opening my workspace that had a .nsi file open. Would this be the same issue or would you need to need the logs from that to determine?

Sure, attach those log files as well.
It wouldn't hurt to look into it.

iceman_k, release the new version! 🙂
i'm still missing support for all the new commands and features that were implemented since the release of eclipsensis 0.9.4 ...

I anticipate releasing it within the next couple of weeks.

Originally posted by iceman_k
I anticipate releasing it within the next couple of weeks.

Update: Development for 0.9.5 is complete and the code has been frozen. I am going to be doing QA for the next week or so. My goal is to release it by middle of next week. 👍

Good work! Your development environment is really the best one available.

great!

i totally agree with joost 🙂

When release the new version?

Any update on 0.9.5? I was under the impression it was supposed to be released over a month ago. Thanks.

Originally posted by iceman_k
Update: Development for 0.9.5 is complete and the code has been frozen. I am going to be doing QA for the next week or so. My goal is to release it by middle of next week. 👍

Hi iceman_k!

When do you release the next version?

Sorry it has been delayed.
A couple of reasons for it:
1) I have been traveling for 3 of the last 5 weeks on my "real" job (the one that pays the bills).
2) This is the most rigorous testing cycle I have ever performed, and it is turning up a lot of little things that I had missed earlier or broken during the current development cycle.
Rest assured that I am still putting in at least a couple of hours a day testing and fixing the application. I still hope to get it out by the end of the month.