How to compile NSIS for POSIX systems

The binaries for NSIS are located here: github.com/anathema/anathema/blob/master/Development_Distribution/Windows/Binaries/NSIS/.

Most of the files are pulled from the windows install, but the makensis binary needs to be compiled for other platforms. I'm using symbolic links inside bin_mac, bin_linux, and bin_solaris to link the shared files in the bin_win folder, so we're only using the one copy of those.

Build Instructions:

• Download the NSIS 2.46 source code here
• Requires scons to be installed by whatever means you choose.
• scons requires python to be installed to run, NSIS requires gcc and g++ to be installed to compile.
• Compile makensis using this: scons SKIPSTUBS=all SKIPPLUGINS=all SKIPUTILS=all SKIPMISC=all NSIS_CONFIG_CONST_DATA_PATH=no PREFIX=. install-compiler

Once the makensis binary has been compiled, it needs to be added to Development_Distribution/Windows/Binaries/NSIS/bin_*osAbbreviationHere*

Resources:

• http://wiki.koshatul.com/Installing_Nullsoft_Scriptable_Installer_System_(NSIS)_on_BSD
• http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/AppendixG.html
• http://www.codedrop.ca/blog/archives/9