Building files with UAC and NsProcess Plugin

[rwese]

https://nsis.sourceforge.io/UAC_plug-in

Note:This plug-in is deprecated. It started out as a proof of concept in the early Vista days and should now be considered abandoned.

Building fails:

C:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS\Plugins\x86-ansi
Plugin not found, cannot call UAC::_
Error in macro UAC_AsUser_Call on macroline 10
Error in macro UAC_AsUser_ExecShell on macroline 11
Error in script "nextcloud.nsi" on line 290 -- aborting creation process
!makensis: returned 1, aborting
Error in script "C:\Nextcloud\client-building\/nextcloud.nsi" on line 105 -- aborting creation process
"**** Build FAILED: installer-exe Release (build-installer-exe.bat)"

NSIS Version: 3.05

[rwese]

Tested with NSIS Version: 2.51 fails also.

Processing script file: "C:\Nextcloud\client-building\/nextcloud.nsi"
!define: "APPLICATION_SHORTNAME"="nextcloud"
!define: "APPLICATION_NAME"="Nextcloud"
!define: "APPLICATION_VENDOR"="Nextcloud GmbH"
!define: "APPLICATION_EXECUTABLE"="nextcloud.exe"
!define: "APPLICATION_CMD_EXECUTABLE"="nextcloudcmd.exe"
!define: "APPLICATION_CONFIG_FILE"="nextcloud.cfg"
!define: "APPLICATION_DOMAIN"="nextcloud.com"
!define: "APPLICATION_LICENSE"=""
!define: "WIN_SETUP_BITMAP_PATH"="c:/Nextcloud/client-building\desktop\admin\win\nsi"
!define: "CRASHREPORTER_EXECUTABLE"="nextcloud_crash_reporter"
!define: "INSTALLER_OUTPUT_PATH"="c:/Nextcloud/client-building/daily/"
!define: "USE_CODE_SIGNING"="1"
!define: "UPLOAD_BUILD"="1"
!define: "OPTION_UAC_PLUGIN_ENHANCED"=""
!define: "OPTION_SECTION_SC_SHELL_EXT"=""
!define: "OPTION_SECTION_SC_START_MENU"=""
!define: "OPTION_SECTION_SC_DESKTOP"=""
!define: "OPTION_SECTION_SC_QUICK_LAUNCH"=""
!define: "OPTION_FINISHPAGE"=""
!define: "OPTION_FINISHPAGE_LAUNCHER"=""
!define: "QT_PATH"="c:/Qt/5.12.8"
!define: "PROJECT_PATH"="c:/Nextcloud/client-building"
!define: "QT_LIBS_PATH"="$%QT_LIBS_PATH%"
!define: "SOURCE_PATH"="c:/Nextcloud/client-building\desktop"
!define: "SETUP_COLLECTION_PATH"="c:/Nextcloud/client-building\collect\Release"
!define: "CURRENT_PATH"="C:\Nextcloud\client-building\"
!define: "CSYNC_LIBRARY_DIR"=""
!define: "CSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"=""
!define: "NSI_PATH"="c:/Nextcloud/client-building\desktop/admin/win/nsi"
Invalid command: !getdllversion
Error in script "C:\Nextcloud\client-building\/nextcloud.nsi" on line 60 -- aborting creation process
"**** Build FAILED: installer-exe Release (build-installer-exe.bat)"

[rwese]

I figured it out, the cause was the terrible directory structure the UAC and NSProcess Plugin provided.

Notes:

• Extract UAC.zip plugin, copy/move Plugins folder into NSIS/Plugins and merge with existing folders, copy all remaining libs and files into NSIS/Includes
• Extract 20140806212030!NsProcess.zip, run installer, move/copy NSIS/Plugins/nsProcess.dll into x86-ansi & x86-unicode