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Scripting language by Commodore International, derived from the LISP programming language
Example dialog
Example dialog

Installer is a scripting language developed by Sylvan Technical Arts and published by Commodore International for AmigaOS, first released for version 2.1 in 1992. Its grammar is based on the LISP programming language. A compatible re-implementation named InstallerLG is actively developed as of October 2018.

Example from the developer guide: 

(makedir "T:fred"
	(prompt "I will now create the directory \"T:Fred\"")
	(help @makedir-help)
	(infos)
	(confirm)
)

The InstallerGen tool can be used as an alternative for writing scripts by hand.

References

  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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