Installer is a scripting language developed by Sylvan Technical Arts and published by
Commodore International
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for
AmigaOS
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, first released for version 2.1 in 1992. Its grammar is based on the
LISP
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Types
* A frontal lisp occurs when the tongue is placed anterior to the target. Interdental lispi ...
programming language. A compatible re-implementation named InstallerLG is actively developed as of October 2018.
Example from the developer guide:
(makedir "T:fred"
(prompt "I will now create the directory \"T:Fred\"")
(help @makedir-help)
(infos)
(confirm)
)
The InstallerGen tool can be used as an alternative for writing scripts by hand.
References
External links
Amiga Technologies V43.3 Installer development packageInstallerLG alternativeMUI alternative
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