SylvainBeucler: LyX

2009-02-08T12:29:59Z

LyX

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== Description ==
Lyx is a user-friendly cross-platform editor that work on a subset of LaTeX.

== The Script ==

http://www.lyx.org/trac/browser/lyx-devel/trunk/development/Win32/packaging/installer

The installer is complex but very modular. It bundles a number of components such as GhostScript. It also has custom graphics. Here's the main file:

<highlight-nsis>
/*

NSIS Script - LyX 1.5/1.6 Installer for Win32
Authors: Joost Verburg, Angus Leeming, Uwe Stï¿½hr
Requires NSIS 2.36 or later

Licence details for all installer scripts can be found in the file COPYING

*/

!include settings.nsh

#--------------------------------
# Header files

!include include\declarations.nsh
!include include\variables.nsh
!include include\nsis.nsh

!include include\dictlist.nsh
!include include\filelist.nsh
!include include\langlist.nsh

!include include\detection.nsh
!include include\gui.nsh
!include include\init.nsh

#--------------------------------
# The following commands use makensis to compile two applications.
# Although these applications are written in NSIS, they do not install anything.

# Compile the launcher
!system '"${NSISDIR}\makensis.exe" "${FILES_LAUNCHER}\launcher.nsi"'

# Compile Windows PDF view helper
!system '"${NSISDIR}\makensis.exe" "${FILES_PDFVIEW}\pdfview.nsi"'

#--------------------------------
# Setup

!include setup\install.nsh
!include setup\uninstall.nsh
!include setup\configure.nsh

#--------------------------------
# User interface (wizard pages)

!include gui\external.nsh
!include gui\langselect.nsh
!include gui\reinstall.nsh

#--------------------------------
# Output file

Outfile "${SETUP_EXE}"
</highlight-nsis>

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