Packager for PC
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Anyone have a recommendation for a good packager for PC?
I'm using Packages to create .pkg files for Mac, but I am not sure what to use for PC. -
Inno Setup. There is a template generator built into HISE if you use the CLI.
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@d-healey thanks for the tip. What is CLI?
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@TNTHM Command Line Interface. If you run HISE from a terminal with the
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@d-healey before I saw your reply I found something called NSIS. It is a packager like the one you recommended but I was unable to set the file path for VST installation. Because of this it means that the end user would have to enter the correct pathway for installation.
I understand that on a Windows VST's are installed at C:\Program Files\VSTPlugins. Is this correct?
Is there a way to set the installation destination for the VST with packager you recommended?
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There is usually a default path but most installers allow the user to select the destination. Inno Setup gives the user the choice I think.
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Ooh this would be useful later, Ill check out NSIS and Packager.
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@d-healey I don't mind if the user has the choice of where to install it. In Packages it lets me set the default instillation location and then allows the user to manually select a different location if they want to. On NSIS it defaults to the desktop or something unhelpful like that and I can't set the path to something more useful. I'm looking for a Windows packager that will allow me to set a default installation location which the user can then manually change if they choose to.
Currently I would need to provide the user with installation pathway to copy and paste in. It is one extra step where people could make a mistake, so in the name of easy to use software I am trying to eliminate that step.
I'll check out Inno. Thank you for the tip!
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@MacroMachines said in Packager for PC:
Ooh this would be useful later, Ill check out NSIS and Packager.
you're probably on your own with NSIS - most people here seem to use Inno
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@TNTHM said in Packager for PC:
I'm looking for a Windows packager that will allow me to set a default installation location which the user can then manually change if they choose to.
You can do this with INNO
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@dustbro thanks for letting me know. I’m going to ditch NSIS and make the switch to Inno!
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The CLI command to create the Inno template is
create-win-installeryou can also add options[-a:x64|x86] [-noaax] [-rlottie] -
@d-healey wow that’s super convenient. Thank you.
