how to use CPACK_NSIS_WELCOME_TITLE and CPACK_NSIS_FINISH_TITLE? - windows

Question

Using CPack and NSIS to package my application. Everything works well, with the exception of the following: I cannot figure out how to use CPACK_NSIS_WELCOME_TITLE and CPACK_NSIS_FINISH_TITLE.
All of my CPack options/customizations are in 1 place, just prior to calling INCLUDE (CPack). Here are examples of what I've tried:
SET ( CPACK_NSIS_WELCOME_TITLE "afasfasf asfafasf test!!!" )
SET ( CPACK_NSIS_FINISH_TITLE "blah blah blah testing" )
I've also tried the "3LINES" versions like this:
SET ( CPACK_NSIS_WELCOME_TITLE_3LINES "This is the title line.\nMore text.\nThird line." )
SET ( CPACK_NSIS_FINISH_TITLE_3LINES "afaf afafaf afasfaf affaf test test test afafasf afasfasf" )
While the installer is created without error, I don't see any of this text appearing anywhere on the welcome screen, the finish screen, or any other screen.
This is the version of cmake/cpack I'm using:
C:\src\Project\build64>"\Program Files\CMake\bin\cpack.exe" --version
cpack version 3.16.0-rc3
The end of the console output it generates seems to indicate there were no problems:
...
CPack: Create package using NSIS
CPack: Install projects
CPack: - Install project: Project [Debug]
CPack: Create package
CPack: - package: C:/src/Project/build64/project_v1.0.1.exe generated.
FinalizeBuildStatus:
Deleting file "x64\Debug\PACKAGE\PACKAGE.tlog\unsuccessfulbuild".
Touching "x64\Debug\PACKAGE\PACKAGE.tlog\PACKAGE.lastbuildstate".
Done Building Project "C:\src\Project\build64\PACKAGE.vcxproj" (default targets).
Build succeeded.
0 Warning(s)
0 Error(s)

Answer 1

According to the documentation (3.16.4 and 3.17.0-rc1) the variables you mention (CPACK_NSIS_WELCOME_TITLE, CPACK_NSIS_FINISH_TITLE, CPACK_NSIS_WELCOME_TITLE_3LINES, CPACK_NSIS_FINISH_TITLE_3LINES) have been introduced only recently in CMake 3.17.0-rc1. As you are using CMake version 3.16.0-rc3 you need to upgrade.