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Nullsoft scriptable install system action
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Nullsoft scriptable install system GitHub action

This action calls makensis to create a Windows installer.

This codebase was ported from the Azure DevOps Extension dev-maxima/nsis-extension.

Platforms

This action looks for makensis or makensis.exe in the environment path, and if not found it will attempt to look in a couple of different places:

  • Windows - C:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS\
  • Linux and macOS:
    • /usr/local/bin/
    • /usr/bin/
    • /opt/local/bin/

Inputs

script-file

Path to the .nsi script file. Default "install.nsi".

arguments

Arguments to makensis.exe. Default: "".

additional-plugin-paths

Newline-delimited list of paths to load plugins from. Default "".

Example usage

- name: Create installer
  uses: joncloud/[email protected]
  with:
    arguments: "/V3"

Development

This action needs to be built from the source code located in the /src folder. Whenever you make changes, you should run the npm run build script. Otherwise, your changes won't be tested by CI.

Sample Projects

makensis is not certified by GitHub. It is provided by a third-party and is governed by separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support documentation.

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Nullsoft scriptable install system action
v4.1
Latest

makensis is not certified by GitHub. It is provided by a third-party and is governed by separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support documentation.