I was browsing the Nullsoft site and I saw ASS I/O. My question is, could NSIS use the ASS I/O program to split the installer?? Something like this:
SplitInstaller [size in kb]
After this function the MakeNSIS program would then create the .ass files (or make .nsis file) that NSIS would interpret.
Just a thought though.
-Duane
Feature Request: Splitting an installer
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sounds like quite the idea, although i think this has been brought up b4.
maybe not tho.
maybe not tho.
Why bother?
-Justin
-Justin
The answer might be to support diskette installs but with the cost of CD media being so low, I cannot see anyone using diskettes to distribute software. AOL isn't giving disks away anymore. 🙂
My install is small enough that I can fit on a single 1.44MB diskette if I want to use diskettes so I don't care yet.
My install is small enough that I can fit on a single 1.44MB diskette if I want to use diskettes so I don't care yet.
This idea was 1) not created by me
and 2) is something that would be great.
The reason for this is that I am working on Linux Emulator for Win32 and a Linux OS that can read and execute from a FAT32 and NSFT partitions. For the Win32 emulator, I need an installer. This for my project admin, as I am the only win32 packager they have. We want NSIS, but we are making the OS big enough to put on 2 CDs.
Hence my problem
-Duane
and 2) is something that would be great.
The reason for this is that I am working on Linux Emulator for Win32 and a Linux OS that can read and execute from a FAT32 and NSFT partitions. For the Win32 emulator, I need an installer. This for my project admin, as I am the only win32 packager they have. We want NSIS, but we are making the OS big enough to put on 2 CDs.
Hence my problem
-Duane
Whoa if you are talking about a 1.2gb+ installer, you shouldn't be putting all of the files in the EXE anyway. How about storing some of the larger ones in the CD-ROM filesystem and using CopyFiles?
-Justin
-Justin
...yea this was my idea 😁
duane just wants to package his *warez* 🙂 hahaha
J-
True True, I don't know what my Project Admin is thinking, I will tell him, but I don't think he'll like it.
Liquid-
Yea!!!!
Truth though, The we are waiting for confermation on a loan ... So That is why we are using the Free Installer. I am thinking about quitting because I am working for free ... I HATE IT!!! (But I love being the Admin of the NSIS Project House).
-Duane
True True, I don't know what my Project Admin is thinking, I will tell him, but I don't think he'll like it.
Liquid-
Yea!!!!
Truth though, The we are waiting for confermation on a loan ... So That is why we are using the Free Installer. I am thinking about quitting because I am working for free ... I HATE IT!!! (But I love being the Admin of the NSIS Project House).
-Duane
One possible use could be to make it simpler for poor dial-uppers like myself to download biggish (20mb+) packages. Whenever I am downloading some piece of shareware 20mb or more, sods law guarauntees that I'll get disconnected when I've downloaded 19mb of it, but only if it's coming from a non-resumable server, or if I've forgotten to use a resuming downloader. It would make it simple to offer large installers as a set of smaller files for unfortunate dialup folks like myself 🙂
yea i`m a shitty little dialup-er 2.
happy holidays, make your all wishs come true 🙂
cheers, trace 😉
happy holidays, make your all wishs come true 🙂
cheers, trace 😉