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[edit] WinMerge

Silent install for WinMerge.

WinMerge is an Open Source visual text file differencing and merging tool for Win32 platforms. See WinMerge Homepage.

I am using the following unattended configuration: 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<packages>
 
<package 
    id='WinMerge' 
    name='WinMerge' 
    revision='28040' 
    priority='50' 
    reboot='false' >
  <check type='uninstall' condition='exists' path='WinMerge 2.8.4' />
  <install cmd='"%SOFTWARE%\WinMerge v.2.8.4\unattended.cmd"' />
  <remove cmd='"%SOFTWARE%\WinMerge v.2.8.4\unattended-uninstall.cmd"' />
  <upgrade cmd='"%SOFTWARE%\WinMerge v.2.8.4\unattended.cmd"' />
</package>
 
</packages>

As you can see I am using a command-script to install WinMerge. Here is the code of the two scripts:

unattended.cmd: 

@echo off
 
echo Installing WinMerge
 
set BINARY=WinMerge-2.8.4-Setup.exe
set INSTALL_LOC=%~dp0
 
start /wait "WinMerge" "%INSTALL_LOC%%BINARY%" /VERYSILENT /SP- /NORESTART

unattended-uninstall.cmd: 

@echo off
 
echo Removing WinMerge
 
set PROG_FILES=%ProgramFiles%
if not "%ProgramFiles(x86)%" == "" set PROG_FILES=%ProgramFiles(x86)%
 
start /wait "WinMerge" "%PROG_FILES%\WinMerge\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /SP- /NORESTART

As you can see I am using the unattended-uninstall.cmd script to support the %ProgramFiles(x86)% location on Windows x64 editions.

If you do not need to support x64 editions you might simply include the command lines within the XML file: 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<packages>
 
<package 
    id='WinMerge' 
    name='WinMerge' 
    revision='28040' 
    priority='50' 
    reboot='false' >
  <check type='uninstall' condition='exists' path='WinMerge 2.8.4' />
  <install cmd='"%SOFTWARE%\WinMerge\WinMerge-2.8.4-Setup.exe" /VERYSILENT /SP- /NORESTART' />
  <remove cmd='"%ProgramFiles%\WinMerge\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /SP- /NORESTART' />
  <upgrade cmd='"%SOFTWARE%\WinMerge\WinMerge-2.8.4-Setup.exe" /VERYSILENT /SP- /NORESTART"' />
</package>
 
</packages>
Retrieved from "http://wpkg.org/WinMerge"
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