Installer (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 1992.¹ Its syntax is based on the LISP programming language.

A compatible re-implementation, InstallerLG, remains under active development as of October 2018.²

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.³

References

"A Neutral Look at Operating Systems". Wikibooks.
Söder, Ola. "InstallerLG repository". GitHub.
"Aminet - util/misc/InstallerGen.lha". aminet.net.

External links

[1] "A Neutral Look at Operating Systems". Wikibooks.

[2] Söder, Ola. "InstallerLG repository". GitHub.

[3] "Aminet - util/misc/InstallerGen.lha". aminet.net.

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