Ernest

I started looking at the freeware NSIS program for creating a PC installer for distributing Max standalones. Has anyone scripted installers for Max standalones?

So far I see I need to include MS Visual Studio libraries and a check for Quicktime installation.

I started looking at the freeware NSIS program for creating a PC installer for distributing Max standalones. Has anyone scripted installers for Max standalones? 

So far I see I need to include MS Visual Studio libraries and a check for Quicktime installation.


creating-installer-for-standalone

Yes, I am in the middle of doing this myself - see this thread for when I

https://cycling74.com/forums/index.php?t=msg&goto=155944

So as you see, my main need is to check for a JRE install, and if not, offer

to install it as part of the Max app installation. After posting the

message above, I found NSIS. There are some examples on the NSIS web site

of doing this Java checking, but they are not very good/exactly what I am

after, so I will have to write my own script. The documentation for NSIS

leaves something to be desired, and so I haven't made tons of progress

(though I got sidetracked a few weeks ago too). That said, I have been able

to at least make an installer that successfully installed my Max app.

I can understand your need for Quicktime (and if you're successful with that

part I'd love to see your work, as I've tried to avoid implementation of

things in my standalone that would require Quicktime on Windows for this

reason), but why the MS Visual Studio libraries? That *was* a dependency

early on in Max v5, but it has since been removed in the latest versions...

> I started looking at the freeware NSIS program for creating a PC installer for

> distributing Max standalones. Has anyone scripted installers for Max

> So far I see I need to include MS Visual Studio libraries and a check for

202 Hack / PC-1600 User / VSTi Host / Jack OS X / Major Malfunction

Yes, I am in the middle of doing this myself - see this thread for when I
got started:

So as you see, my main need is to check for a JRE install, and if not, offer
to install it as part of the Max app installation.  After posting the
message above, I found NSIS.  There are some examples on the NSIS web site
of doing this Java checking, but they are not very good/exactly what I am
after, so I will have to write my own script.  The documentation for NSIS
leaves something to be desired, and so I haven't made tons of progress
(though I got sidetracked a few weeks ago too).  That said, I have been able
to at least make an installer that successfully installed my Max app.

NSIS for those unfamiliar, is this:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page

I can understand your need for Quicktime (and if you're successful with that
part I'd love to see your work, as I've tried to avoid implementation of
things in my standalone that would require Quicktime on Windows for this
reason), but why the MS Visual Studio libraries?  That *was* a dependency
early on in Max v5, but it has since been removed in the latest versions...

> I started looking at the freeware NSIS program for creating a PC installer for
> distributing Max standalones. Has anyone scripted installers for Max
> standalones? 
>
> So far I see I need to include MS Visual Studio libraries and a check for
> Quicktime installation.

-- 
Dan Nigrin -  Defective Records
202 Hack / PC-1600 User / VSTi Host / Jack OS X / Major Malfunction
http://defectiverecords.com
http://jackosx.com


ReadRegDWord $R0 HKLM "SOFTWAREApple Computer, Inc.QuickTime" Version

in nsis to check the quicktime version (or if quicktime doesn't exist), and

ReadRegStr $2 HKLM "SOFTWAREJavaSoftJava Runtime Environment" 

ReadRegStr $2 HKLM "SOFTWAREJavaSoftJava Runtime Environment" 
             "CurrentVersion"

Thanks Oli - that part I got (reading whether the JRE exists, and if so what

version) from the examples at NSIS; the part that wasn't quite the way I

wanted it to work was that in the examples I saw, the installer had to

bundle the desired JRE with it. For size reasons, I don't want to do that;

I'd rather that if a JRE is needed, that the installer download it directly

from Sun, and then install what was downloaded, and then proceed with my Max

On 12/10/08 12:04 PM, "Oliver Larkin" wrote:

> ReadRegDWord $R0 HKLM "SOFTWAREApple Computer, Inc.QuickTime" Version

> in nsis to check the quicktime version (or if quicktime doesn't exist), and

> ReadRegStr $2 HKLM "SOFTWAREJavaSoftJava Runtime Environment" 

> original plugins and stuff for max: www.olilarkin.co.uk

Thanks Oli - that part I got (reading whether the JRE exists, and if so what
version) from the examples at NSIS; the part that wasn't quite the way I
wanted it to work was that in the examples I saw, the installer had to
bundle the desired JRE with it.  For size reasons, I don't want to do that;
I'd rather that if a JRE is needed, that the installer download it directly
from Sun, and then install what was downloaded, and then proceed with my Max
app install.

On 12/10/08 12:04 PM, "Oliver Larkin"  wrote:

>
> you can use:
>
> ReadRegDWord $R0 HKLM "SOFTWAREApple Computer, Inc.QuickTime" Version
>
> in nsis to check the quicktime version (or if quicktime doesn't exist), and
>
> ReadRegStr $2 HKLM "SOFTWAREJavaSoftJava Runtime Environment" 
>              "CurrentVersion"
>
> for java runtime
>
> oli
> --
> original plugins and stuff for max: www.olilarkin.co.uk

we don't download it automatically, but use direct the user to the download page.

OK, I was hoping to avoid that route, and trying to be ultra slick, but it

On 12/10/08 12:29 PM, "Oliver Larkin" wrote:

> we don't download it automatically, but use direct the user to the download

OK, I was hoping to avoid that route, and trying to be ultra slick, but it
might be safer/easier in the long run.

On 12/10/08 12:29 PM, "Oliver Larkin"  wrote:

>
> we don't download it automatically, but use direct the user to the download
> page.
>
> oli
> --
> original plugins and stuff for max: www.olilarkin.co.uk

ok, is anyone willing to exchange beta testing? I'll test yours if you test mine :)

I don't have a Mac currently, so I guess I'm restricted to PC only.

ok, is anyone willing to exchange beta testing? I'll test yours if you test mine :) 

I don't have a Mac currently, so I guess I'm restricted to PC only.


>ok, is anyone willing to exchange beta testing? I'll test yours if 

>I don't have a Mac currently, so I guess I'm restricted to PC only.

I'm not quite ready for testing yet, but I'm sure if you post for 

assistance with testing you'll have many takers - you might want to 

202 Hack / PC-1600 User / VSTi Host / OMS Convert / Jack OS X / Major 

At 2:58 PM -0700 12/10/08, Ernest wrote:
>ok, is anyone willing to exchange beta testing? I'll test yours if 
>you test mine :)
>
>I don't have a Mac currently, so I guess I'm restricted to PC only.

I'm not quite ready for testing yet, but I'm sure if you post for 
assistance with testing you'll have many takers - you might want to 
say what your application does as well!

Best,
Dan
-- 
Dan Nigrin
Defective Records
202 Hack / PC-1600 User / VSTi Host / OMS Convert / Jack OS X / Major 
Malfunction
http://www.defectiverecords.com
http://www.jackosx.com


Is anyone else interested in an exhcnage of installation-script beta testing? I am writing a column for dance-tech.net on my learning experience, and part of it will therefore be on you.

I'm very interested in what you come up with. I haven't got the time or skill to do this myself, but I've however made an app for both WIN and OSX that involves qucktime and I would be thrilled over an installer for both and as you mention it would be soooo good to have a build-in quicktime installer for the windows user

I have gone the auto-check-and-download JRE route which works perfectly. My standalone doesn't require Quicktime so I don't check for that during installation.

The NSIS script is on another computer, but if anyone is interested I can look it up when I get to the other computer (somewhere in January).

creating installer for standalone?