I need to create an installer for my software for Windows XP and newer. Is there any mechanism to do that on a Linux machine alone? (I’m running ubuntu, but I’d guess is not a show stopper).
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I need to create an installer for my software for Windows XP and newer. Is there any mechanism to do that on a Linux machine alone? (I’m running ubuntu, but I’d guess is not a show stopper).
The NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a free and open source installer system that allows you to create native Windows installers.
It uses ascript files to define all aspects of the setup procedure and with a compiler you generate the resulting setup package. You can find the sources here. The Installer system runs on Windows and POSIX compliant systems. There is also an Eclipse plugin available.
The Nullsoft installer is widely used for open source projects and even commercial products.
UPDATE: There is a new alpha release on December 24, 2013, so as of late 2013 this project is still active.
UPDATE 2: Beginning of April 2016 a new version 2.51 was released together with a release candidate for NSIS 3.0.