Freeware Installers

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Anyone know of a good freeware installer? I am looking for one that would be
able to install DLLs as well as dropping the application in a (user
specified) directory.

Ideally it would allow a degree of scripting so as to tailor it.

TIA

Bob
 
Hi Bob..

You can find open source alternatives to commercial products on my
website. In your case you are looking for an alternative to
InstallShield I assume - take a look here:
http://www.osalt.com/installshield

Unfortunantly I only have one open source alternative listed for now -
but I am look for more.

Best regards,
Anders Rasmussen
webmaster
Open Source Alternative - www.osalt.com
 
Thanks Anders, I'll check it out.

Nice site BTW, good concept, well implemented :-)

Bob
 
Hi Bob..

Thanks for your comment. :-)

If you come across other products that match our concept - please let
us know.

best regards,
Anders Rasmussen
webmaster
Open Source Alternative - www.osalt.com
 
Anyone know of a good freeware installer? I am looking for one that would be
able to install DLLs as well as dropping the application in a (user
specified) directory.

Ideally it would allow a degree of scripting so as to tailor it.
Click to expand...

The two widely used freeware installers are innosetup, and nsis.

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page

If you google for this topic, you can find lots of others. But many of
them are buggy, or don't have scripting, or ...

These are both so good that there is little reason to look at anything
else. They are widely used, and have active forums. Both do all the
normal installation tasks, and have scripting support to handle
anthing else you want. If you want something really esoteric, you can
write your own functions in a DLL and call it from the installer.

Personally, I would choose inno setup over nsis, because I think it is
easier to use and the scripting language is more logical. But that's a
matter of opinion, and either will easily do what you describe.

Terry
 
Holw about Babya Logic (freewebs.com/babyalogic) as it is a open-source
alternative to say Cubase, Sonar or Apple Logic.
 
Hi..

I an unable to verify that Babya Logic actually is an open source
product. It has not been possible to find the source code nor an open
source licensen description anywhere for Babya Logic. Also the website
does not even mention that it is open source.

I am sorry to say that it does not apply to our website.

But should any of this change - please let us know.

best regards,
Anders Rasmussen
webmaster
Open Source Alternative - www.osalt.com
 
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