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new portable app installer

does someone have the source or know how john created the new PA installer? I'm really interested. i searched but couldn't find anything except that he announced that he would be adding it in the new updates for apps.

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Well

Well look in the latest version of the new beta's and look in Other/App'snamePortable and it should be under the name installer.nsi
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found it, thanks

found it, thanks

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installer.nsi compilation error

Does anybody know, how to compile the installer.nsi, means how to set-up the correct environment for compilation (i.e. folder structure, required files etc.)? Whenever I compile installer.nsi included in any portable App, I get the following compile Error from NSIS:

Error in macro MUI_WELCOMEFINISHPAGE_INIT on macroline 5
Error in macro MUI_GUIINIT on macroline 2
Error in macro MUI_FUNCTION_GUIINIT on macroline 4
Error in macro MUI_INSERT on macroline 11
Error in macro MUI_LANGUAGEFILE_BEGIN on macroline 4
!include: error in script: "C:\Programme\NSIS\Contrib\Modern UI\Language files\English.nsh" on line 9
Error in macro MUI_LANGUAGE on macroline 5
Error in script "F:\PortableApps\FileZillaPortable\Other\FileZillaPortableSource\Installer.nsi" on line 85 -- aborting creation process

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Franz

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AFAIK

the error messages you get are there cause you don't have the macros in the same folder as the installer.nsi.
Only John has them.

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Where to get them from?

Do you know, what is the reason for 'Only John has them'?

Not yet released for general use, or considered confidential, or .....

Background: I am trying to build a Portable App (dual-window file manager utility) and would like to embed it into the installer package!

BTW: Am I right, that the installer can be used also to build freeware (i.e. non-GPL) portable Apps? I remember to have read this somewhere else in the forum!

Thanks,
Franz

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Well,

what's on line 9 of English.nsh?
I can personally compile it, so try again.
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Thanks, works fine now

The problem was likely caused by wrong file structure of my app: missing "Files" subfolder containing the app files in the folder from which installer.nsi was compiled!

Now it works perfect!

1000 Thanks,
Franz

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no

BTW: Am I right, that the installer can be used also to build freeware (i.e. non-GPL) portable Apps? I remember to have read this somewhere else in the forum!

Not really, I did launchers for skype, mIRC and a couple more apps... you can make your launchers for personal use, but you can't distribute those apps.

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