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bug #65997: Silent install flag for Windows - Not functioning anymore

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Submitted:  Wed 17 Jul 2024 12:40:14 AM UTC
   
 
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Fri 23 Aug 2024 10:22:24 PM UTC, comment #1: 

Please remove the windows popup when launching the installer or comment it out before the next release.

location
pspp/windows/pspp.nsi

line 358 - 360

Error in question
 MessageBox MB_OKCANCEL "This windoze installer is work in progress.  It is known to have deficiencies and is recommended for testing and evaluation purposes only." IDOK continue
  Abort ; Allow the use to decide not to continue
  continue:

I tried to recompile the code myself but NSIS encountered errors.

By removing these three lines, everything will be good

 Jken <jken1020>
Wed 17 Jul 2024 12:40:14 AM UTC, original submission:  

Silent install flags are extremely helpful to performing automated installs in locations such as University computer labs, where it is not feasible to install the software on each computer individually.

It appears that the installer in the past had a working silent install flag, as noted here:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/pspp-users/2019-02/msg00003.html

However there a now a number of reports of this silent install being broken:

May 2023:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/pspp-users/2023-06/msg00000.html

Nov 2023:
https://www.reddit.com/r/pspp/comments/17w3d6b/pspp_silent_install/

May 2024:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/pspp-users/2024-05/msg00000.html

Would it make sense to incorporate the helpfully suggest suggested code change, so that the silent install fix is available for everyone?

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