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F.40 2.07

Released on June 20th, 2005

F.40.1 Release Notes

• NSIS Update was removed and the update check was moved back to MakeNSISw (Help -> NSIS Update). Use the nightly builds to get the latest compiled binaries from CVS.
• Solid compression is no longer the default for bzip2 and lzma, use SetCompressor /SOLID bzip2 or SetCompressor /SOLID lzma for solid compression.
• Source code is no longer supplied with the installer package. Source code can be downloaded from CVS or from the download page.
• The directory structure of the installation has been changed. All documentation is now in the Docs folder and all examples are in the Examples folder.

F.40.2 Changelog

F.40.2.1 Major Changes

• Added /SOLID switch for SetCompressor
• New build system (see appendix G)
• Stubs (exeheads) are no longer compiled into makensis.exe, but kept in the Stubs folder

F.40.2.2 New/Changed Commands

• EnumRegValue sets the error flag, if the enumeration index is out of range (bug #1178756)
• ExpandEnvStrings now sets the error flag as the documentation states
• Made File /oname throw an error if the first character is a quote

F.40.2.3 Minor Changes

• Added $LOCALAPPDATA (RFE #1172123)
• Changed MUI dialogs charset from ANSI_CHARSET to DEFAULT_CHARSET (bug #1193736, bug #1201712)
• Fixed $INSTDIR changing, even if user clicked Cancel in browse dialog
• Fixed a crash in makensis when using WindowIcon off (bug #1123353)
• Fixed Call :label in uninstall code
• Fixed compilation error without NSIS_CONFIG_COMPONENTPAGE
• Fixed compilation errors on various platforms (including patch #1179116, patch #1193692)
• Fixed CreateDirectory setting the error flag for directories with two consecutive backslashes (bug #1119442)
• Fixed InstallLib setting the error flag for new shared libraries (bug #1181951)
• Fixed letters case in examples (patch #1184571)
• Fixed logging state being reset after the directory page (bug #1168711)
• Fixed overlapping icon in welcome page (bug #1221772)
• Fixed RMDir /REBOOTOK setting the reboot flag when trying to delete non-existent directory (bug #1073792)
• Minor documentation fixes and improvements (including bug #1220940)
• Removed NSIS Update, MakeNSISw checks for new versions again

F.40.2.4 Include Files

• More messages in WinMessages.nsh (Shengalts Aleksander)
• Some more useful macros in Colors.nsh (Joel)

F.40.2.5 Utilities and Plug-ins

• Fixed halibut segfaults on PowerPC (patch #1180886)
• Math: Fixed memory leak (brainsucker)
• zip2exe: upgraded to zlib 1.2.2

F.40.2.6 Translations

• Added Malaysian translation (Azwa)
• Added Welsh translation (Rhoslyn Prys)
• Fixed Breton NLF file (credits weren't commented)
• Fixed duplicate accelerator in French translation (bug #1168652)
• Improved French translation (bug #1220277)
• Updated Russian translation (Dmitry)
• Updated translation credits (patch #1223362)

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