Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
| Nullsoft Scriptable Install System | |||
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 NSIS инсталлятор | |||
| Тип | Инструментальные средства Программирования | ||
| Разработчик | Nullsoft | ||
| Написана на | C++[2], Си[2], Nullsoft Scriptable Install System[2] и PHP[2] | ||
| Операционные системы | Windows, POSIX | ||
| Первый выпуск | 31 июля 2000[1] | ||
| Последняя версия | 2.23 (13 Января, 2007) | ||
| Репозиторий |
sourceforge.net/p/nsis/c… github.com/kichik/nsis |
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| Лицензия | zlib/libpng license | ||
| Сайт | nsis.sf.net | ||
 Медиафайлы на Викискладе | |||
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS), is an open source, script-driven Windows installation system with minimal overhead backed by Nullsoft, the creators of Winamp. NSIS has risen to popularity as a widely used alternative to commercial products like InstallShield.
История
NSIS was created to distribute Winamp. It is based on a previous Nullsoft product, PiMP (plugin Mini Packager), and is also known as SuperPiMP. After version 2.0a0, the project was moved to SourceForge where developers outside of Nullsoft started working on it on a regular basis. NSIS 2.0 was released approximately two years later.
NSIS version 1 is in many ways similar to the classic Windows Installer, but it is more easily scriptable and supports more compression formats. NSIS version 2 has a new streamlined graphical user interface, supports LZMA compression, multiple languages, and an easy plugin system.
POSIX
Version 2.01 was the first version to compile on POSIX platforms out of the box. This allows cross-compilation of Windows installers on Linux and FreeBSD without the usage of Wine. Currently, the only supported hardware platform is x86.
ПОНЯТИЯ
Скрипт
The NSIS compiler program makensis compiles scripts like the following example into executable installation programs. Each line in the script contains a single command.
# Пример скрипта Name "Example1" OutFile "example1.exe" InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\Example1" Page Directory Page InstFiles Section SetOutPath $INSTDIR File ..\makensis.exe SectionEnd
Modern User Interface
Version 2.0 introduced a new optional streamlined graphical user interface called Modern UI (MUI). The MUI has a wizard-like interface. It supports a welcome page, finish page, language selection dialog, description area for components, and greater customization options than the old user interface.
# Пример скрипта с Modern UI !include MUI.nsh Name "Example 2" OutFile Example2.exe !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_WELCOME !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_LICENSE "license.rtf" !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_COMPONENTS !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English" !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "German" !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "French" Section "Extract makensis" SetOutPath $INSTDIR File ..\makensis.exe SectionEnd
Plugins
NSIS can be extended with plugins that can communicate with the installer. Plugins can be written in C, C++, and Delphi, and can be used to perform installation tasks or extend the installer interface. A plugin can be called with a single line of NSIS code.
Several plugins come with the NSIS package that permit the installer to display a splash screen, display a custom page, display an image on the background, download files from a website, perform mathematical operations, patch files and more.
Other plugins are available online, including ZipDLL, and a Python plugin.
Особенности
- Very small overhead
- zlib, bzip2, and LZMA compression
- Script-based
- Multilingual
- Plugin support
- Script preprocessor
- More...
Программы, использующие NSIS
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0
- Winamp
- ATI Display Driver
- DivX
- Kaspersky внтивирус
- eMule
- IrfanView
- 7-Zip
- Miranda IM
- Gaim
- CDex
- VLC Player
- OpenOffice.org для Windows
- Intel (C компилятор)
- Google (Picasa, Talk)
- FileZilla
- NASA World Wind
- LyX
- More ...
Графические интерфейсы
NSIS projects can be configured by simply editing text files. However, several third parties provide editing software:
- EclipseNSIS is a module for the Eclipse platform. It allows NSIS scripts to be edited, compiled and validated.
- HM NIS EDIT
- NSIS UltraModern User Interface is a new interface with a style like the most recent installers. The UltraModern interface also features new pages (Confirm, Information, Abort, Modify/Repair/Remove, Update/Remove, Setup Type, Additional Tasks, Serial Number...).
NSIS Media Malware
A pretty wide-spread malware company has named itself NSIS Media, probably to appear legitimate. Sadly, their scheme reflects badly on the reputation of NSIS even though the two are not related by anything but name. A few users allege that every installer built with NSIS contains this malware, when in fact it's just a matter of choosing a reliable download source, as with everything downloaded from the internet.
Разные ссылки
- NSIS homepage (wiki containing information, examples, plugins and more)
- NSIS SourceForge project page
- SourceForge.net Project of the Month in January 2006
- HM NIS EDIT (a free NSIS editor/IDE)
- Venis (Visual Environment for Nullsoft Install System)
- Mihov's freeware NSIS editor
- EclipseNSIS (editing, compiling and testing NSIS scripts in Eclipse)
- ExperienceUI for NSIS (fully skinned user interface)