Sorry, top posting, but absolutely no reasoning is necessary. NSIS is already there. Well, nearly, see: <http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=48294>
Martin did the work, only a few more bugs need to be squashed and then it will be automatically build if the NSIS programs are found.
Volker
Daniel Carrera wrote:
Anton,
> Why are you so sure your installer is as powerful as OO.org is?
The NSIS installer is well known, and it is definitely open source, and quite superior to MSI. In addition to everything Dan listed, I'd like to add that NSIS includes superior compression (LZMA - of 7-zip fame).
> Is it open source and cross-platform, as OO's one is?
The one from OOo 2.0 is NOT cross-platform.
OOo is moving to native installers on 2.0. Right now that means MSI on Windows, and RPM/DEB on Linux. The NSIS installer would replace MSI for Windows because on that platform it is simply superior.
Incidentally, MSI is not open source, but NSIS is.
> What do you mean by 'messy'? 2 Mb overhead for a 200 meg package is > only 1%.
What makes you think that "messy" has anything to do with size overhead?
And wouldn't you like to reduce those 200 MB down by a good 33%? That's what Chad and I found when we experimented with LZMA compression for the OOo installer on Windows. The NSIS uses the same compression algorithm.
Ok?
Personally, I am very keen on seeng an NSIS installer for OOo on Windows and I think we should jump at the opportunity to have one provided.
Cheers, Daniel.
Anton Danilov wrote:
dandaman32 wrote:
To whom it may concern:
Hi, my name is Dan Fuhry. I am a Windows XP user and I am an expert in the field of installation and maintenance. After downloading the OOo 2.0 beta packages, I was impressed with the program, but the installer was slow, prone to errors, and (Microsoft's fault) just plain messy.
I represent the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, or NSIS, a free open-source install platform. NSIS allows for very advanced installations, and it provides a scripting platform that rivals even InstallShield and WISE Installer. I would like to write a new installer for the Windows version of OpenOffice.org. Some features that I would include are unattended installation, network installation, readme and license agreement features, multiple-language installation, and (above all) speed. If there are any additional features you want, they can probably be added. I will also use my own extension for NSIS, the ExperienceUI. The ExperienceUI (known commonly as the XPUI) allows creation of skinned installers that offer a theme based on the program being installed. I can create a customized theme for OpenOffice.org that includes images on the top, left, and bottom parts of the installer. The overhead is around 200KB for the complete installer, and it works under Windows 95 and later. The Windows Installer that you're using has a 2MB overhead, and it requires Windows 98 SE or later.
Please let me know if you are interested, or if you would like screenshots or a sample program.
Yours truly, -Dan Fuhry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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