build-makensis

Atom Build provider for makensis, compiles NSIS. Supports the linter package for error and warning highlighting.

If you're preferred NSIS version is not available on your non-Windows platform, have a look at the separate build-makensis-wine package.

Screenshot

See the linter in action (the theme is Hopscotch)

Installation

Install build-makensis from Atom's Package Manager or the command-line equivalent:

$ apm install build-makensis

Change to your Atom packages directory:

Windows

# Powershell
$ cd $Env:USERPROFILE\.atom\packages

:: Command Prompt
$ cd %USERPROFILE%\.atom\packages

Linux & macOS

$ cd ~/.atom/packages/

Clone repository as build-makensis:

$ git clone https://github.com/idleberg/atom-build-makensis build-makensis

Inside the cloned directory, install Node dependencies:

$ yarn || npm install

You should now be setup to build the package:

$ yarn build || npm run build

Before you can build, select an active target with your preferred build option.

Available targets:

makensis — compile as-is (Super+Alt+B)
makensis (strict) – compile and stop at warnings, requires NSIS 3 (Ctrl+Alt+Super+B)
makensis (user) – compile with custom arguments specified in the package settings (Cmd+Alt+U)

Here's a reminder of the default shortcuts you can use with this package:

Select active target

Super+Alt+T or F7

Build script

Super+Alt+B or F9

Jump to error

Super+Alt+G or F4

Toggle build panel

Super+Alt+V or F8