ship license file and refer to it during silent install

constructor/nsis/main.nsi.tmpl

@@ -723,11 +723,7 @@ Function .onInit
 
     Call OnInit_Release
 
-    ${Print} "Welcome to ${NAME} ${VERSION}"
-#if has_license
-    ${Print} "By continuing this installation you are accepting a license agreement."
-    ${Print} "Please run the installer in GUI mode to read the details."
-#endif
+    ${Print} "Welcome to ${NAME} ${VERSION}$\n"
 
     Pop $R2
     Pop $R1
@@ -1141,8 +1137,16 @@ Section "Install"
     ${EndIf}
     StrCpy $INSTDIR $0
 
+#if has_license
+    SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
+    File __LICENSEFILE__
+    ${Print} "By continuing this installation you are accepting this license agreement:"
+    ${Print} "$INSTDIR\@LICENSEFILENAME@"
+    ${Print} "Please run the installer in GUI mode to read the details.$\n"
+#endif
+
     ${Print} "${NAME} will now be installed into this location:"
-    ${Print} "$INSTDIR"
+    ${Print} "$INSTDIR$\n"
 
     ReadEnvStr $0 SystemRoot
     # set PATH for the installer process, so that MSVC runtimes get found OK

constructor/winexe.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
-from os.path import abspath, dirname, isfile, join
+from os.path import abspath, basename, dirname, isfile, join
 from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import check_output, run
 from typing import List, Union
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def make_nsi(
         ),
         ('@TEMP_EXTRA_FILES@', '\n    '.join(insert_tempfiles_commands(temp_extra_files))),
         ('@VIRTUAL_SPECS@', " ".join([f'"{spec}"' for spec in info.get("virtual_specs", ())])),
-
+        ('@LICENSEFILENAME@', basename(info.get('license_file', join(NSIS_DIR, 'placeholder_license.txt')))),
     ]:
         data = data.replace(key, value)