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Revision as of 21:12, 30 April 2005
| Author: virtlink (talk, contrib) |
- Issue
- Compiler errosr when trying to compile very large installers.
- Cause
- NSIS can theoretically compile installers with a size up to 2 Gb. However, the system hardware and operating system may also limit the size.
- Solution
- If possible, it is always better to keep large datafiles separate from the installer. This will generally improve performance. You can decompress external files using plug-ins such as ExtractDLL or ZipDLL.
- If you want everything to be in one executable file, try the following:
- Use SetCompression /SOLID
- Decrease the compression level or dictionary size
- Try changing the value of FileBufSize
- Use a system with Windows 2000, XP or 2003
