innosetup-compiler

node-innosetup-compiler

Node module to compile inno setup scripts (.iss)

This is a simple node wrapper of Inno Setup compiler: ISCC.exe

OS Support

Windows

Works natively on windows

Linux & Mac OS X

Works if wine is installed

Note for Mac OS X Users: If you get the following error err:macdrv:process_attach Failed to start Cocoa app main loop, you main need to update wine to a more recent version (devel)

brew install wine --devel

Usage

Command line

npm install -g innosetup-compiler

innosetup-compiler myscript.iss --gui --verbose

Node JS

npm install innosetup-compiler

require("innosetup-compiler")("path/to/your/innoscript.iss", {gui: false, verbose: false}, function(error) {
	// callback
});

Grunt

npm install innosetup-compiler --save-dev

grunt.loadNpmTasks('innosetup-compiler');
...
grunt.initConfig({
	...
	"innosetup_compiler": {
		your_target: {
		  options: {
		    gui: false,
		    verbose: false
		  },
		  script: "path/to/your/innosetup/script.iss"
		}
	}
	...
});

Options

options.verbose

Default: false

Print full log output

options.gui

Default: false

Use Compil32.exe instead or ISCC.exe (GUI mode)

verbose option has no effect when gui mode is enabled

Credits

Thanks to Jordan Russell and Martijn Laan for their amazing work on Inno Setup