NSIS 3.0a0

Originally Posted by Yathosho View Post

are there plans to move the examples (and maybe includes) to the user space? on any modern windows version, the examples won't compile due to lack of privileges. just saying.

Probably not, who would do the copy to $appdata, MakeNSISw?

Originally Posted by Anders View Post

Probably not, who would do the copy to $appdata, MakeNSISw?

the installer, of course!

Yes, on Windows 8 you have to run MakeNSISw as an administrator (even with UAC disabled) otherwise it cannot build the example scripts (cannot open output file). Your best bet is just to move the NSIS install directory and change the registry value (or install to AppData).

Stu

Originally Posted by Yathosho View Post

the installer, of course!

No, the installer cannot do that, UAC gets in the way (Wrong user) and does not work for other users on the same machine.

considering that nsis 3.0 is a new major release, i guess it's forgivable to demand a clean install from the user (or offer optional migration). then again, i don't see any harm in allowing both app data and program files, even at the same time (app data would override program files, and program files would serve as fallback.) as a side effect, that would allow different users using different nsis setups, though admittedly that's a small target audience.

one thing is clear: the current situation can be annoying. nobody wants to move scripts all the time or edit the outfile location. a compiler asking for elevation would be equally annoying.

also, must i remind you how often you have advised users to keep data and program files separate? 🙂

Originally Posted by Yathosho View Post

also, must i remind you how often you have advised users to keep data and program files separate? 🙂

Do as I say, not as I(We) do 🙂

I have a rewritten version of the installer that allows per-user installs, not sure if we will adopt it though...