I did not like these kind of solutions because you first have to intall
the Java JRE. So it is not what a typical Windows user wants (he wants
to click on Setup.exe and press "next, next next, close"). But I checked
IzPack and found that it can install a bundled JRE itself when it is not
yet present on the system. Nice feature.
Hugo Burm
Antonio Gallardo wrote:
Sure. The idea is good. I will prefer to use a Java Installer, for
example: IzPack [1]. izPack is released under ASL 2.0.
In Druid we use this installer for years. I think aslso Jedit use it.
BTW, the main features are:
* XML-based installer descriptors
* Uses the maximum Jar archives compression level
* Jakarta Ant integration
* Great flexibility and modularity, it is very easy to extend IzPack
* No native code is required, but you can extend IzPack with native
code
* Shortcuts creation system
* Flexible and powerful user input panel
* Automatic uninstaller creation
* Easy localization with XML langpacks: 16 langpacks are provided by
default
* Variable substitution system
* OS-specific scripts interaction
In short 1 installer for all the platforms. Maybe we can also build a
simple GUI for block selection for deployment and so on. ;-)
WDYT? ;-)
Best Regards,
Antonio Gallardo.
[1] http://www.izforge.com/izpack/
