SetCompiler: Set compiler executable for current script

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Author: Afrow UK (talk, contrib)

[edit] Description

This sets the compiler executable for the current script. It's a bit of a dodgy 'hack' but it works. The only problem is that the Test Installer button remains disabled after compiling has completed.

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Save the below code as SetCompiler.nsh in your NSIS Include folder...

[edit] The Script

!verbose 0
!macro SetCompiler Path
 
 !verbose 0
 
 !ifndef "Compiler_Set"
 
  !define "Compiler_${Path}"
  !ifndef "Compiler_" & "Compiler_Default"
 
   !system 'IF EXIST "${Path}" echo !define "Compiler_Exists" \
    >"%TEMP%\SetCompiler.nsh"'
   !system 'IF NOT EXIST "${Path}" echo. >"%TEMP%\SetCompiler.nsh"'
   !include "$%TEMP%\SetCompiler.nsh"
   !system 'del "%TEMP%\SetCompiler.nsh"'
 
   !ifdef "Compiler_Exists"
 
    !verbose 4
    !echo "Compiler set to: ${Path}"
    !verbose 0
    !execute '"${Path}" /D"Compiler_Set" "${__FILE__}"'
    !error ""
 
   !else
    !verbose 4
    !error "${Path} compiler does not exist!"
    !verbose 0
   !endif
 
  !else
    !verbose 4
   !echo "Compiler set to: Default"
    !verbose 0
   !undef "Compiler_${Path}"
  !endif
 
 !else
  !undef "Compiler_Set"
 !endif
 
 !verbose 4
 
!macroend
!define SetCompiler "!insertmacro SetCompiler"
!verbose 4

Then place this in your script...

!include SetCompiler.nsh
${SetCompiler} "${NSISDIR}\makensis_8192.exe"

This sets the compiler to makensis_8192.exe (a copy of a [../download/specialbuilds MakeNSIS special build]).

If you want to use the default compiler (makensis.exe) just use...

${SetCompiler} Default

It also checks if the compiler executable exists before continuing.

-Stu