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{{Short description|Scripting language for AmigaOS, derived from the LISP programming language}}

[[File:Cgxv4 install.jpg|thumb|right|Example dialog]]

'''Installer''' is a scripting language developed by [[Commodore International]] for [[AmigaOS]], first released for version 2.1 in 1992<ref>{{cite web |title=A Neutral Look at Operating Systems |url=https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A_Neutral_Look_at_Operating_Systems/AmigaOS |publisher=Wikibooks}}</ref>. Its grammar is based on the [[LISP]] programming language. A compatible re-implementation named InstallerLG is actively developed as of October 2018<ref>{{cite web |last1=Söder |first1=Ola |title=InstallerLG repository |url=https://github.com/sodero/InstallerLG |publisher=GitHub}}</ref>.

[[File:Cgxv4 install.jpg|thumb|right|Example dialog]]

Example from the developer guide:

'''Installer''' is a scripting language developed by Sylvan Technical Arts and published by [[Commodore International]] for [[AmigaOS]],. It was first releasedintroduced forin version 2.1 of AmigaOS in 1992.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Neutral Look at Operating Systems |url=https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A_Neutral_Look_at_Operating_Systems/AmigaOS |publisher=Wikibooks}}</ref>. Its grammarsyntax is based on the [[LISP]] programming language. A compatible re-implementation named InstallerLG is actively developed as of October 2018<ref>{{cite web |last1=Söder |first1=Ola |title=InstallerLG repository |url=https://github.com/sodero/InstallerLG |publisher=GitHub}}</ref>.

A compatible re-implementation, InstallerLG, remains under active development as of October 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Söder |first1=Ola |title=InstallerLG repository |url=https://github.com/sodero/InstallerLG |publisher=GitHub}}</ref>

<source lang="lisp">

== Example script ==

The following example, taken from the developer guide, demonstrates directory creation with user prompts:

<sourcesyntaxhighlight lang="lisp">

(makedir "T:fred"

(prompt "I will now create the directory \"T:Fred\"")

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(confirm)

)

</syntaxhighlight>

</source>

== Related tools ==

If you don't want to write your own scripts line by line you may use the InstallerGen tool.<ref>http://aminet.net/package/util/misc/InstallerGen</ref>

The InstallerGen tool provides a graphical alternative to writing scripts manually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aminet.net/package/util/misc/InstallerGen|title=Aminet - util/misc/InstallerGen.lha|website=aminet.net}}</ref>

== References ==

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[[Category:Scripting languages]]

[[Category:CBM software]]

[[Category:Free installation software]]

[[Category:Installation software]]