vlc.win32.nsi still missing

[monksf02]

In both packages .7z and .zip the vlc.win32.nsi ist still missing. So Deployment like this:
http://www.marcus-bungert.de/archives/1338 can't be used. I can't understand that the devolopers of vlc sometimes added the vlc.win32.nsi to the .7z and .zip Archives and the sometimes not. Why does they do that?

So has anyone a working vlc.win32.nsi for the vlc-2.0.5-win32.7z Archiv? or does anyone know an alternative way to get the vlc.win32.nsi for this Version?

[ssawatzky]

Looking at some of the older posts, it looks like a lot of the devs figure that vlc.win32.nsi should not be distributed with the zip file, as less then 1% of people who download it will use it.

It is available in the source code - the file is vlc-2.0.5.tar.xz

The path within that compressed file is vlc-2.0.5\vlc-2.0.5\extras\package\win32\vlc.win32.nsi.in

Here are my notes:

===Prerequisites===
NSIS (Nullsoft)

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Download

NSIS UAC Plugin

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/UAC_plug-in
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/How_can_I_install_a_plugin

===VLC===
Download the 7zip VLC File. Unzip. Also download the .tar.xz file.

Unzip both.

From the .tar.xz file, copy the whole of the vlc-2.0.5\vlc-2.0.5\extras\package\win32 folder into the unzipped 7zip file.

Rename to remove the vlc.win32.nsi.in to vlc.win32.nsi



Look for, then open in a text editor, the following file: vlc.win32.nsi
Change:

Lines 9 & 10

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!define VERSION 2.0.5 !define PRODUCT_VERSION 2.0.5

Lines 31-33

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OutFile ..\vlc-${VERSION}-win32.exe ; OutFile ..\vlc-${VERSION}-win64.exe InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\VideoLAN\VLC"

Lines 538-540

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!insertmacro InstallFolder osdmenu !insertmacro InstallFolder skins !insertmacro InstallFolder lua

Lines 609 & 610

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; CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\VLC media player.lnk" \ ; "$INSTDIR\vlc.exe" ""

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;@HAVE_WIN64_TRUE@ !include "x64.nsh" ;@HAVE_WIN64_TRUE@ ${If} ${RunningX64} ;@HAVE_WIN64_TRUE@ ${Else} ; ;@HAVE_WIN64_TRUE@ MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONSTOP "This version of VLC only runs on 64bits operating systems.$\nYour operating system is 32bits.$\n$\nPlease get the 32 BITS version." ;@HAVE_WIN64_TRUE@ Quit ;@HAVE_WIN64_TRUE@ ${Endif} ; ; ; ;@HAVE_WIN64_TRUE@ SetRegView 64

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StrCpy $INSTDIR "$PROGRAMFILES\VideoLAN\VLC"

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"VersionMajor" "2"

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"VersionMinor" "0"

Languages - in 2.0.5 many languages were missing. Comment out relevant lines. (look in the languages subfolder, and comment out things that are missing)

Right click on nsi file, select "Compile"

[cybermcm]

Hi,

I tried to reproduce your steps but I'm still not able to compile it
The following errors occur:

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!insertmacro: UAC.FastCallFunctionAsUser GetFunctionAddress: $R9 ExecAppFileInvalid command: UAC::ExecCodeSegment Error in macro UAC.FastCallFunctionAsUser on macroline 2 Error in macro UAC.CallFunctionAsUser on macroline 2 Error in script "C:\Temp\vlc-2.0.5\vlc.win32.nsi" on line 87 -- aborting creation process

Do you have any clue? I've my own topic on this viewtopic.php?f=14&t=99300. Just in case someone needs it.

[Herose]

when i download vlc-2.0.5.tar.xz there is only one file included. There is no folder strukture like vlc-2.0.5\vlc-2.0.5\extras\package\win32

whats wrong in my doing?

[cybermcm]

when i download vlc-2.0.5.tar.xz there is only one file included. There is no folder strukture like vlc-2.0.5\vlc-2.0.5\extras\package\win32
whats wrong in my doing?

Use 7zip, unzip the xz file and then unzip the tar file

[cybermcm]

Another update:
I had to use another UAC.dll file. The file from here http://nsis.sourceforge.net/UAC_plug-in didn't work for me, instead I took the UAC.dll from the 2.0.3 release http://download.videolan.org/pub/videol ... 3-win32.7z and put it in the NSIS folder, like in 2.0.3 (root\NSIS).

Then I was able to compile the 2.0.5 version. I still don't get it why the developers do not provide the correct files to make this more easy

[snissen]

Looking at some of the older posts, it looks like a lot of the devs figure that vlc.win32.nsi should not be distributed with the zip file, as less then 1% of people who download it will use it.

Thank you ssawatzky--your detailed instructions are very helpful.

And "the devs figure" wrong: I depend on the .nsi because we always do a customized installation for our campus. When the .nsi is included, the 30 minutes I spent customizing and re-compiling the install, is repaid hundreds of times in support questions that were avoided by my changes.

Yes, you devs, we need the .nsi included, and all files that are necessary for the recompilation of the installer!

[Erroneus]

NSI is also missing from the 7zip version of 2.06 for Windows. This is a huge annoyance and right now has the effect that our 10k+ machines are running the older 2.03 and not 2.06, because of this.

[cybermcm]

@Erroneus: Take a look into the http://sourceforge.net/projects/vlc/fil ... z/download 7z file, this time the .nsi and the NSIS folder are included again (I hope it will be in future versions too).