makensis Command Examples

Cross-platform compiler for NSIS installers. It compiles a NSIS script into a Windows installer executable. More information: https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Docs/Chapter3.html.

• Compile a NSIS script:

makensis {{path/to/file.nsi}}

• Compile a NSIS script in strict mode (treat warnings as errors):

makensis -WX {{path/to/file.nsi}}

• Display help for a specific command:

makensis -CMDHELP {{command}}