INNO TROUBLESHOOT - Questions Here

[inovateqsa]

Not directly related on innosetup, more with the compression:

I want to use srep as I am unable to compress a game to the required size I need, I have downloaded freearc and the powerpack and added the
"[External compressor:srep]
packcmd = srep {options} $$arcdatafile$$.tmp $$arcpackedfile$$.tmp
unpackcmd = srep -d {options} - - <stdin> <stdout>"
Line to my 'Arc.ini' in my freearc bin folder.

The problem is that the GUI does not have any new options for srep or anything, so how on earth do I use Srep?

I have checked the batch file in the "INNO TROUBLESHOOT - Tutorials and Answers about INNO Setup" section but to me it simply looks like someone facerolled on their keyboard and made it a .bat file. He talks about different parameters and such, without explaining any of them, then gives an example with a whole lot of extra stuff in it that wasn't explained (eg; "arc a -ep1 -r -w.\ .\data1.cab [email protected]" has 0 explanation and I cannot comprehend it at all).

And where would I put the Game Directory?

If explaining is too hard, Could someone give me an example of a batch use purely for Srep?

Please, i am desperate.

particularly this bit here:
arc a -ep1 -r -w.\ .\data3.cab

It seems like it has something to do with running freearc (hence the 'Arc'), with a few options (Such as a -ep1 -r -w), followed by the destination of the archive once it is made.

The problem is, I do not know what each parameter does, and I cannot see where the destination starts and parameters end (the -w.\.\ is confusing me, is the first '.' part of the parameter, or the destination? I have not seen a -w parameter on freearc so I do not know where it comes from). Also, the 'ep1' isn't explained either.

[pakrat2k2]

look at any one of the newest conversions by Fabioddq, REV0, others & look in the compress.bat file, you'll soon see where the game dir is entered, as well as some of the other options. Google search would have turned up a ton of pages, all that explains the commandline options. Open the link below & scroll down to see options & explanations for them. Don't worry its for any earlier version as option descriptions etc still apply.

http://freearc.org/FreeArc036-eng.htm

[inovateqsa]

Thanks.

I eventually found the page though.

Now I'm trying to make sense of the lzma command lines, I've searched but couldn't find anything explaining them. It seems as though they are on that page further down though, so guess I'll start reading.

Just a quick question though: For the Match finder BT4, it applies to normal up to ultra compression but how do yo select which one to use?
EG: -msrep64+lzma:a1:mfbt4:d256m:fb128:mc1000:lc8 (What would I need to add/change to that to use lzma Ultra, and is the "Srep64" right, I want to use srep64 instead of the normal one?)

[Kurutucu]

How I can change music button to



this type?



Here script file: http://fileforums.com/showpost.php?p=416587&postcount=1

[anitaylor007]

i m new nd novice to repacks.....i m 4m india,i cudnt find nebody to help me...can u pls make a video tut,i ll b highly obliged...though i created a installer wizard interface,that works,but my prob is i compressed d files using 7zip and wile installin,,it is showin a 7zip window xtracting dem...i didnt use srep nd precomp...also i want to add timer,(elapsed and remaining) during installation progress...can u pls help me out,...splash screen,i also tried.but failed..pls help me :confused

[red01]

@anitaylor007
first of all welcome to the forum.
There is no need to be confuse.
There are lots of experts ready to help...
You can try yener90's source code. This code uses 7zFiles.

http://www.fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=91563

read it, may be it will help u out

[anitaylor007]

Thanks for replying....i m quite upset now..nd ll give it a try....

[y_thelastknight]

@Kurutucu

1.create 2 bitmap, 1 for on and 1 for off

2.hide off bitmap

3.create OnClick option for on bitmap (music off,hide on bitmap,show off bitmap)

4.create OnClick option for off bitmap (music on,hide off bitmap,show onnbitmap)

easy method

[anitaylor007]

i didnt get it....can u pls elaborate????

can anyone pls explain me briefly how to compress d game files using srep,precomp and winarc,nd not showing the decompression window during installation,plss....

[anitaylor007]

i cnt get the desktop shotrcut icon,and startmenu folder even i enables it in the setup...i also want to add timer(time elapsed,Time remaining)duing installation...can neone pls help??????????

[danswano]

In precomp 0.3.8 there is a slow mode but in 0.4.2 there is no slow mode, what equals the slow mode in 0.4.2?

[pakrat2k2]

same switches in all precomp versions

[danswano]

You can't use -slow in 0.4.2

[pakrat2k2]

then update to 043 & switch(s) are in arc.ini

[External compressor:precomp]
 header = 0
 mem = 10
 packcmd = precomp -slow {options} -o$$arcpackedfile$$.tmp $$arcdatafile$$.tmp
 
 [External compressor:srep]
 ;options = l%d (minimal match length, default=512)
 header = 0
 packcmd = srep {options} -a1 -m3f $$arcdatafile$$.tmp $$arcpackedfile$$.tmp

[danswano]

each time i use -slow on same files i get general error.