Installer (programming language)
{{Short description|Scripting language for AmigaOS, derived from the LISP programming language}}
Installer is a scripting language developed by Sylvan Technical Arts and published by Commodore International for AmigaOS. It was first introduced in version 2.1 of AmigaOS in 1992.{{cite web |title=A Neutral Look at Operating Systems |url=https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A_Neutral_Look_at_Operating_Systems/AmigaOS |publisher=Wikibooks}} Its syntax is based on the LISP programming language.
A compatible re-implementation, InstallerLG, remains under active development as of October 2018.{{cite web |last1=Söder |first1=Ola |title=InstallerLG repository |url=https://github.com/sodero/InstallerLG |publisher=GitHub}}
Example script
The following example, taken from the developer guide, demonstrates directory creation with user prompts:
(makedir "T:fred"
(prompt "I will now create the directory \"T:Fred\"")
(help @makedir-help)
(infos)
(confirm)
)
Related tools
The InstallerGen tool provides a graphical alternative to writing scripts manually.{{Cite web|url=http://aminet.net/package/util/misc/InstallerGen|title=Aminet - util/misc/InstallerGen.lha|website=aminet.net}}
References
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External links
- [http://aminet.net/package/util/misc/Installer-43_3 Amiga Technologies V43.3 Installer development package]
- [http://aminet.net/package/util/sys/InstallerLG.src InstallerLG alternative]
- [http://aminet.net/package/util/sys/Installer MUI alternative]
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