Is it possible to create standard PortableApps.com Installer, but without files stored in "Source" folder?
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At this time, no it is not.
In an upcoming release, you'll be able to create an installer without even writing code, though, through simple configuration within the appinfo.ini file.
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Are there any public beta build of this "upcoming release"?
The configuration structure hasn't even been solidified yet. If you want to do an app in PortableApps.com Format right now, you have to include the PortableApps.comInstaller.nsi and PortableApps.comInstaller.bmp in the Other\Source folder and modify the bits that it says to in the comments.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
Yes, I know, but I was wondering if changing some parts of PortableApps.comInstaller.nsi would help?
File "..\..\*.*"SetOutPath $INSTDIR\App
File /r "..\..\App\*.*"
SetOutPath $INSTDIR\Other
File /r "..\..\Other\*.*"
CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\Data"
File "..\..\*.*" goes two levels up (so \Other\Source) and include all files (*.*), how about to put there exactly list of files? Is it possible?
i dont know how but i am sure you could do it. there is bound to be a way. the thing is thogh, you could only post any app using the installer as a self promotion and you couldent put it or any app using it on sourceforge. i am currently modding a version of the official portableapps.com installer for theming with the 1.1 beta 4 menu so i am sure you could configure it to install non Open Source apps or just without the source folder. an easy way to get it is in the latest Notepad++portable release, the portableapps.com installer's nsi files are in the source foder of that app, but i am not sure if they are there on purpose or not but that nsi would only require some slight mods as well as NSIS and some NSIS language knowladge, thogh it is fairly easy to learn. in fact i learned a lot of it just last night when i started modding just by looking at it ans referenceing the NSIS program user manual.
if ya gots any more questionies, just asks me or anyone else! K?
**Edit** you guys posted as i was typing! and apparently john doesent know that the installer's.nsi was included with Notepad++ and only requires slight mods to do what you want.
Zoop
What do u mean it could only be self promotion and cant be hosted on sourceforge? what are all the development tests then? the source files are included on purpose, they are GPLed (open source). All the installers are included, all of them only need slight mods, John's goal is to make it require NO mods. He knows what he includes in his own apps...
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if he didnt include the source or if it was a closed source app than it owuld have to be a self promo and he would have to find an alternativ means of hosting it if he wanted other people to use it.
and i have never seen the installer's .nsi & .nsh files included before, just some text docs either leading here or explaining how to get the source code from someone else.
Zoop
**edit** but apparently it has always been there because i just checked and there it was in all of my other apps source folders.
anyway the above still applies if he wants to release his own app, the modding and the oss crap.
Zoop