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installationexeinno-setup

Create small setup installer just for wizard, rest of files apart

i want to create my own installer for portable apps, games, etc. Want to create an instalable app from a portable one... yes.

InnoSetup creates a unique EXE file with all app files inside it and i dont want to do that, it is so big and slow to create.

I just want to do an installable app like commercial games or apps, a little setup exe file with the installation wizard, and the all other files of the app/game located in the same directory to be copied to desired destination directory...

thks in advance, Ima

Solution

  • To refer to the files in the installer's folder, use {src} constant and external flag.

    To exclude the installer itself, use Check function to compare CurrentFileName to {srcexe} constant.

    [Files]
Source: {src}\*; DestDir: {app}; Check: ExcludeSelf; Flags: external recursesubdirs

    [Code]

function ExcludeSelf: Boolean;
begin
  Result := (CompareText(CurrentFileName, ExpandConstant('{srcexe}')) <> 0);
end;