improve windows installer

.gitignore

@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ gtk4-rs/
 *.zip
 *.AppImage
 *.lrsmod
+*.exe

make-dist.ps1

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ $shortcut = "logicrs.lnk"
 $target = ".\target\release\$executable"
 $zip_name = "logicrs-win64.zip"
 $strip_debug_script = "strip-debug-symbols.ps1"
+$installer = "logicrs-windows-x86_64-installer.exe"
 
 function Create-Shortcut {
     param (
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ Push-Location $dir
     Test-Remove -Path $zip_name
     Test-Remove -Path "$dist_dir\$shortcut"
     Test-Remove -Path "$dist_dir\bin\$executable"
+    Test-Remove -Path $installer
 
     # compile for release
     cargo rustc --release -- -Clink-args="-Wl,--subsystem,windows"
@@ -101,4 +103,13 @@ Push-Location $dir
     else {
         Write-Output "Info: Created distributable package $zip_name."
     }
+
+    Write-Output "Info: Generating Installer using NSIS."
+
+    $snippets_dir = "snippets"
+    makensis.exe "$snippets_dir\installer.nsi"
+
+    Move-Item -Path "$snippets_dir\$installer" -Destination $installer
+
+    Write-Output "Info: Generated $installer."
 Pop-Location # script directory

snippets/installer.nsi

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+!include "MUI2.nsh"
+
+!define MUI_ABORTWARNING
+!define MUI_ICON "..\windows-dist\share\logicrs.ico"
+
+Var StartMenuFolder
+
+Name "LogicRs"
+Outfile "logicrs-windows-x86_64-installer.exe"
+Unicode True
+InstallDir "C:\Program Files\logicrs"
+
+!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_LICENSE "..\LICENSE"
+!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY
+
+!define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_ROOT "HKCU" 
+!define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_KEY "Software\Modern UI Test" 
+!define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_VALUENAME "Start Menu Folder"
+!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_STARTMENU Application $StartMenuFolder
+
+!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
+
+!insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_CONFIRM
+!insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_INSTFILES
+
+!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"
+
+Section "Install"    
+    SetOutPath $INSTDIR
+    File /r "..\windows-dist\*.*"
+
+    WriteRegStr HKCU "Software\LogicRs" "" "$INSTDIR"
+    WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"
+
+
+    !insertmacro MUI_STARTMENU_WRITE_BEGIN Application
+        CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder"
+        CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder\LogicRs.lnk" "$INSTDIR\bin\logicrs.exe"
+        CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder\Uninstall.lnk" "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"
+    !insertmacro MUI_STARTMENU_WRITE_END
+SectionEnd
+
+Section "Uninstall"
+    Delete "$INSTDIR\*.*"
+    RMDir /r "$INSTDIR"
+
+    !insertmacro MUI_STARTMENU_GETFOLDER Application $StartMenuFolder
+    Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder\LogicRs.lnk"
+    Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder\Uninstall.lnk"
+    RmDir "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder"
+
+    DeleteRegKey /ifempty HKCU "Software\LogicRs"
+SectionEnd