Will Rogers wrote:
> > > 3. Is nsis/gvim.nsi in the repository supposed to work?
> >
> > Bram says so.
>
> First, let me say that it's funny that the instructions for building
> the Windows installer include a step that says, "You may have to do
> this on UNIX."
>
> The NSIS script does not appear to work out of the box, unless I
> missed a step. I had to go through and make a bunch of minor edits,
> e.g.
>
> !define VIMRT ".." -> !define VIMRT "..\runtime"
> :%s/installw32/install/g
> :%s/uninstalw32/uninstal/g
> ${VIMSRC}\xxd.exe -> ${VIMSRC}\xxd\xxd.exe
> ${VIMRT}\README.txt -> ..\README.txt
> etc.
>
> Eventually, I gave up. Is there something I should have done
> differently to make it Just Work(tm)?
It sounds like you have unpacked the three source archives on
MS-Windows. The NSIS script is made to work with the MS-Windows source
archive. And after following the instructions in the Makefile in the
top directory, this moves some executables around.
Yes, this is a bit clumsy. But for me it's the only reliable way to
produce a release with all the different executables. There are four of
five different install.exe binaries produced, for example.
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