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<div style="background-color:#FFB3B3;border:1px solid #FF1111;color:#A20000;padding:0.4em"><b>The technique described on this page can now be accomplished in NSIS 3 without using 3rd-party tools by using !getdllversion and VIProductVersion/VIAddVersionKey</b></div> | |||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
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!define _RESHACKER "C:\WinApps\NSIS2\ResHacker\ResHacker.exe" | !define _RESHACKER "C:\WinApps\NSIS2\ResHacker\ResHacker.exe" | ||
Var _VERSION | |||
Function InitVersion | Function InitVersion | ||
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Push 'C:\WinApps\NSIS2\_Production\FileVersionInfo.rc' | Push 'C:\WinApps\NSIS2\_Production\FileVersionInfo.rc' | ||
Call GetBetween | Call GetBetween | ||
Pop "$ | Pop "$_VERSION" | ||
FunctionEnd | FunctionEnd | ||
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And the second case where I need ResHacker again is just duplicating the VersionInfo resource from my File.exe to FileSetup.exe. | And the second case where I need ResHacker again is just duplicating the VersionInfo resource from my File.exe to FileSetup.exe. | ||
This was inspired by these articles (listed in order of | This was inspired by these articles (listed in order of occurrence on my display :)) | ||
*[[Version Info Tabsheets for NSIS]] | *[[Version Info Tabsheets for NSIS]] | ||
*[[GetBetween: Get text in between two markers in a file]] | *[[GetBetween: Get text in between two markers in a file]] | ||
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== About the Author == | == About the Author == | ||
I'm a newbie to NSIS's depths so please do not blame me out of hand if you found an error or | I'm a newbie to NSIS's depths so please do not blame me out of hand if you found an error or smth else not-good here. | ||
Let the NSIS be with you! | Let the NSIS be with you! | ||
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Lion | Lion | ||
[[ | [[Category:Code Examples]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:18, 8 October 2016
| Author: Lion (talk, contrib) |
The technique described on this page can now be accomplished in NSIS 3 without using 3rd-party tools by using !getdllversion and VIProductVersion/VIAddVersionKey
Description
Recently, I was faced with the problem of automating my scripts on compile-time. I first started with the VersionInfo automation.
Examples
Before the change
This is how it WAS before (I had to change version variables manually before each compile):
;... !define _VERSION "1.2.3.4" ;... ;from {NSISDIR}\Examples\VersionInfo.nsi VIProductVersion "${_VERSION}" VIAddVersionKey /LANG=${LANG_ENGLISH} "ProductName" "${_PRODUCT}" VIAddVersionKey /LANG=${LANG_ENGLISH} "CompanyName" "..." VIAddVersionKey /LANG=${LANG_ENGLISH} "FileVersion" "${_VERSION}" VIAddVersionKey /LANG=${LANG_ENGLISH} "InternalName" "FileSetup.exe" ;...
After the change
And this is how it is NOW:
!define _RESHACKER "C:\WinApps\NSIS2\ResHacker\ResHacker.exe" Var _VERSION Function InitVersion !execute '"${_RESHACKER}" -extract ${_SRCDIR}\File.exe, FileVersionInfo.rc, versioninfo,1,' Push 'VALUE "FileVersion", "' Push '"' Push 'C:\WinApps\NSIS2\_Production\FileVersionInfo.rc' Call GetBetween Pop "$_VERSION" FunctionEnd Function .onInit ;... call InitVersion ;... FunctionEnd ;... !execute '"${_RESHACKER}" -extract ${_SRCDIR}\File.exe, FileVersionInfo.res, versioninfo,1,' !packhdr tmp.dat '"${_RESHACKER}" -addoverwrite tmp.dat, tmp.dat, FileVersionInfo.res, versioninfo,1,' !echo "VersionInfo added" ;...
In the first case, ResHacker is used to extract decompiled VersionInfo resource from .exe to a text .rc file, the I have to parse it to get version in a string "x.x.x.x" form. Personaly, I'm using it e.g. in the installer's window caption (Caption "${_PRODUCT} v${_VERSION} Setup").
And the second case where I need ResHacker again is just duplicating the VersionInfo resource from my File.exe to FileSetup.exe.
This was inspired by these articles (listed in order of occurrence on my display :))
- Version Info Tabsheets for NSIS
- GetBetween: Get text in between two markers in a file
- Invoking NSIS run-time commands on compile-time
About the Author
I'm a newbie to NSIS's depths so please do not blame me out of hand if you found an error or smth else not-good here.
Let the NSIS be with you!
Lion
