NSIS: Refactor configuration to ease installer creation via scripting

dist/windows/3rdparty/VersionCompleteXXXX.nsi

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+; Code taken from https://nsis.sourceforge.io/VersionCompleteXXXX
+; See http://nsis.sourceforge.net/VersionCompleteXXXX for documentation
+!macro VersionCompleteXXXRevision _INPUT_VALUE _OUTPUT_SYMBOL _REVISION
+	!searchparse /noerrors ${_INPUT_VALUE} "" _VERSION_1 "." _VERSION_2 "." _VERSION_3 "." _VERSION_4
+	!ifndef _VERSION_1
+		!define _VERSION_1 0
+	!else if `${_VERSION_1}` == ``
+		!define /redef _VERSION_1 0
+	!endif
+	!ifndef _VERSION_2
+		!define _VERSION_2 0
+	!else if `${_VERSION_2}` == ``
+		!define /redef _VERSION_2 0
+	!endif
+	!ifndef _VERSION_3
+		!define _VERSION_3 0
+	!else if `${_VERSION_3}` == ``
+		!define /redef _VERSION_3 0
+	!endif
+	!ifndef _VERSION_4
+		!define _VERSION_4 0
+	!else if `${_VERSION_4}` == ``
+		!define /redef _VERSION_4 0
+	!endif
+	!define ${_OUTPUT_SYMBOL} ${_VERSION_1}.${_VERSION_2}.${_VERSION_3}.${_REVISION}
+	!undef _VERSION_1
+	!undef _VERSION_2
+	!undef _VERSION_3
+	!undef _VERSION_4
+	!undef _REVISION
+!macroend
+!define VersionCompleteXXXRevision `!insertmacro VersionCompleteXXXRevision`
+!macro VersionCompleteXXXX _INPUT_VALUE _OUTPUT_SYMBOL
+	!searchparse /noerrors ${_INPUT_VALUE} "" _VERSION_1 "." _VERSION_2 "." _VERSION_3 "." _VERSION_4
+	!ifndef _VERSION_1
+		!define _VERSION_1 0
+	!else if `${_VERSION_1}` == ``
+		!define /redef _VERSION_1 0
+	!endif
+	!ifndef _VERSION_2
+		!define _VERSION_2 0
+	!else if `${_VERSION_2}` == ``
+		!define /redef _VERSION_2 0
+	!endif
+	!ifndef _VERSION_3
+		!define _VERSION_3 0
+	!else if `${_VERSION_3}` == ``
+		!define /redef _VERSION_3 0
+	!endif
+	!ifndef _VERSION_4
+		!define _VERSION_4 0
+	!else if `${_VERSION_4}` == ``
+		!define /redef _VERSION_4 0
+	!endif
+	!define ${_OUTPUT_SYMBOL} ${_VERSION_1}.${_VERSION_2}.${_VERSION_3}.${_VERSION_4}
+	!undef _VERSION_1
+	!undef _VERSION_2
+	!undef _VERSION_3
+	!undef _VERSION_4
+!macroend
+!define VersionCompleteXXXX `!insertmacro VersionCompleteXXXX`

dist/windows/README.txt

@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ TRANSLATORS:
 
 PACKAGERS:
 
-You will need NSIS and upx to make the installer. You need a unicode version of NSIS.
+You will need NSIS 3 to make the installer. UPX is an optional requirement.
-I tested with NSIS 3.0 (final).
 
-1. Open the options.nsi file in an editor and change line that contains
+1. Open the config.nsi file in an editor and change line that contains
    "!define QBT_VERSION "3.0.3"" to the version of qbittorrent you just built.
-2. Extract the plugins found in the folder "nsis plugins" into your
+2. config.nsi contains some other defines that control the installer output. Read the comments in that file.
+3. Extract the plugins found in the folder "nsis plugins" into your
    NSIS's unicode Plugin directory(usually C:\Program Files\NSIS\Plugins\x86-unicode).
    Only the *.dll files are needed. Use the unicode version of the dlls.
-3. The script you need to compile is "qbittorrent.nsi". It includes all other necessary scripts.
+4. The script you need to compile is "qbittorrent.nsi". It includes all other necessary scripts.
-4. The script expects the following file tree:
+5. The script expects the following file tree:
 
 The installer script expects the following file tree:
 
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ translations
 	qt_zh_TW.qm
 installer.nsi
 license.txt
-options.nsi
+config.nsi
+helper.nsi
 qbittorrent.exe
+qbittorrent.pdb
 qbittorrent.nsi
 qt.conf
 translations.nsi
@@ -55,9 +57,10 @@ UAC.nsh
 uninstaller.nsi
 
 
-5. "license.txt" is a text file that contains the text rendered
+6. "license.txt" is a text file that contains the text rendered
    from src\gui\gpl.html
-6. "qbittorrent.exe" is the compiled binary file.
+7. "qbittorrent.exe" is the compiled binary file.
+8. "qbittorrent.pdb" is the compiled binary's PDB file.
 
 SCRIPT HACKERS:
 

dist/windows/config.nsi

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+;Start of user configurable options
+;==============================================================================
+
+; Uncomment if you want to use UPX to pack the installer header
+; Doing so may make antivirus software flag the installer as virus/malware
+;!define USE_UPX
+
 ; Uncomment when packaging 64bit qbittorrent
 ;!define QBT_IS_X64
 
@@ -10,25 +17,79 @@
 !endif
 
 ; qBittorrent version
+; The string MUST contain ONLY numbers delimited by dots.
+; It MUST contain a maximum of 4 delimited numbers
+; Other values will result in undefined behavior
+; examples:
+; 4.5.0 -> good
+; 4.5.1.3 -> good
+; 4.5.1.3.2 -> bad
+; 4.5.0beta -> bad
 !define /ifndef QBT_VERSION "4.5.0"
 
+; Option that controls the installer's window name
+; If set, its value will be used like this:
+; "qBittorrent ${QBT_INSTALLER_FILENAME}"
+; If not set, the window name will be auto composed from QBT_VERSION, QBT_USES_QT6, QBT_IS_X64
+; If you set this define then you MUST set QBT_INSTALLER_FILENAME too. Otherwise it will be ignored.
+; This define is meant to ease automation from scripts/commandline
+;!define QBT_INSTALLER_WINDOWNAME
+
+; Option that controls the installer's window name
+; If set, its value will be used like this:
+; "qbittorrent_${QBT_INSTALLER_FILENAME}_setup.exe"
+; If not set, the window name will be auto composed from QBT_VERSION, QBT_USES_QT6, QBT_IS_X64
+; If you set this define then you MUST set QBT_INSTALLER_WINDOWNAME too. Otherwise it will be ignored.
+; This define is meant to ease automation from scripts/commandline
+;!define QBT_INSTALLER_FILENAME
+
+;End of user configurable options
+;==============================================================================
+
+!ifndef QBT_INSTALLER_WINDOWNAME | QBT_INSTALLER_FILENAME
+  !ifndef QBT_IS_X64
+    ; The name of the installer
+    !define QBT_INSTALLER_WINDOWNAME "${QBT_VERSION}"
+
+    ; The file to write
+    !define QBT_INSTALLER_FILENAME "${QBT_VERSION}"
+  !else ; QBT_IS_X64
+    !ifndef QBT_USES_QT6
+      ; The name of the installer
+      !define QBT_INSTALLER_WINDOWNAME "${QBT_VERSION} x64"
+
+      ; The file to write
+      !define QBT_INSTALLER_FILENAME "${QBT_VERSION}_x64"
+    !else ; QBT_USES_QT6
+      ; The name of the installer
+      !define QBT_INSTALLER_WINDOWNAME "${QBT_VERSION} (qt6) x64"
+
+      ; The file to write
+      !define QBT_INSTALLER_FILENAME "${QBT_VERSION}_qt6_x64"
+    !endif ; QBT_USES_QT6
+  !endif ; QBT_IS_X64
+!endif
+
 Unicode true
 ManifestDPIAware true
-;Compress the header too
+
+!ifdef USE_UPX
 !packhdr "$%TEMP%\exehead.tmp" 'upx.exe -9 --best --ultra-brute "$%TEMP%\exehead.tmp"'
+!endif
 
 ;Setting the compression
 SetCompressor /SOLID LZMA
 SetCompressorDictSize 64
 XPStyle on
 
-!include "MUI.nsh"
+!include "MUI2.nsh"
 !include "UAC.nsh"
 !include "FileFunc.nsh"
 !include "WinVer.nsh"
 !ifdef QBT_IS_X64
 !include "x64.nsh"
 !endif
+!include "3rdparty\VersionCompleteXXXX.nsi"
 
 ;For the file association
 !define SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED 0x8000000
@@ -42,27 +103,11 @@ XPStyle on
 !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN_FUNCTION PageFinishRun
 !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN_TEXT $(launch_qbt)
 
-!ifndef QBT_IS_X64
+; The name of the installer
-  ; The name of the installer
+Name "qBittorrent ${QBT_INSTALLER_WINDOWNAME}"
-  Name "qBittorrent ${QBT_VERSION}"
-
-  ; The file to write
-  OutFile "qbittorrent_${QBT_VERSION}_setup.exe"
-!else ; QBT_IS_X64
-  !ifndef QBT_USES_QT6
-    ; The name of the installer
-    Name "qBittorrent ${QBT_VERSION} x64"
-
-    ; The file to write
-    OutFile "qbittorrent_${QBT_VERSION}_x64_setup.exe"
-  !else ; QBT_USES_QT6
-    ; The name of the installer
-    Name "qBittorrent ${QBT_VERSION} (qt6) x64"
 
-    ; The file to write
+; The file to write
-    OutFile "qbittorrent_${QBT_VERSION}_qt6_x64_setup.exe"
+OutFile "qbittorrent_${QBT_INSTALLER_FILENAME}_setup.exe"
-  !endif ; QBT_USES_QT6
-!endif ; QBT_IS_X64
 
 ;Installer Version Information
 VIAddVersionKey "ProductName" "qBittorrent"
@@ -71,7 +116,10 @@ VIAddVersionKey "LegalCopyright" "Copyright ©2006-2022 The qBittorrent project"
 VIAddVersionKey "FileDescription" "qBittorrent - A Bittorrent Client"
 VIAddVersionKey "FileVersion" "${QBT_VERSION}"
 
-VIProductVersion "${QBT_VERSION}.0"
+; VIProductVersion needs a 4 part version.
+; If QBT_VERSION contains less than 4 parts then VersionCompleteXXXX, will extend it with zeroes.
+${VersionCompleteXXXX} ${QBT_VERSION} VERSION_4_PART
+VIProductVersion "${VERSION_4_PART}"
 
 ; The default installation directory. It changes depending if we install in the 64bit dir or not.
 ; A caveat of this is if a user has installed a 32bit version and then runs the 64bit installer

dist/windows/installer.nsi

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Section $(inst_qbt_req) ;"qBittorrent (required)"
   WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\qBittorrent" "InstallLocation" "$INSTDIR"
 
   ; Write the uninstall keys for Windows
-  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\qBittorrent" "DisplayName" "qBittorrent ${QBT_VERSION}"
+  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\qBittorrent" "DisplayName" "qBittorrent"
   WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\qBittorrent" "UninstallString" '"$INSTDIR\uninst.exe"'
   WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\qBittorrent" "DisplayIcon" '"$INSTDIR\qbittorrent.exe",0'
   WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\qBittorrent" "Publisher" "The qBittorrent project"