Please also take a look at these features from the BitRock product: - Automatically detect existing Java installations in the user's system. - Easily bundle a JVM with your application. - Crossplatform Build Support : The installer builder tool can run on Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, IRIX, and Linux (Intel x86/x64, Itanium, s390, PPC) and generate installers for all target platforms from a single project file. Create all your installers from a single build environment! - Desktop Integration: BitRock installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE and Gnome. - Rollback Functionality: By default, BitRock installers perform a backup of all the files overwritten during installation, so if an error occurs, the system can be automatically recovered to its previous state. - RPM and DEB generation: In addition to creating native executables that can register with the RPM subsystem, InstallBuilder can generate RPM and Debian packages that can be installed using native package management tools. - Auto-Update Functionality: InstallBuilder 6.0 includes an automatic update feature that enables you to deliver updates directly to your users. By providing regular updates to users, you'll keep them running your best available version, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and reduced support costs. - Crossplatform Build Support : The installer builder tool can run on Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, IRIX, and Linux (Intel x86/x64, Itanium, s390, PPC) and generate installers for all target platforms from a single project file. Create all your installers from a single build environment!
Also, BitRock creates native executables, while Install4J only creates native launchers but needs a JVM for the execution of the installer itself. On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Michael Johann <[email protected]>wrote: > +1 > > Am 17.07.2009 um 08:34 schrieb Martin Gajdos: > > > I think using such a product would perfectly make sense. It makes updating >> the installer for new versions so much easier, since there are no platform >> specific installers to target, just one for all. >> >> On 17.07.2009, at 05:25, Micah Martin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I've had a good experience using Install4J to build installers for >>> Limelight. Although I've only used it a little bit, I'm told that it's >>> among the best installer options for Java. >>> >>> * You configure Install4J once and it'll pop out installers for Windows, >>> Mac, and Linux in one build. Quite simple. >>> * It can optionally bundle a JVM in the installer so clients don't need >>> to go through a separate install process for Java. >>> * According to the docs, it can modify environment variables like the >>> system PATH. >>> * Install4J is normally REALLY expensive, but it's free for open source >>> projects. All you'd have to do is mention them (ej technologies) on the >>> jruby web site. >>> >>> I've been through it before so I'd be happy to help acquire a license for >>> JRuby and help build some installers. >>> >>> Micah >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: >>> >>> http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email >>> >>> >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: >> >> http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email >> >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: > > http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email > > >
