Hi. Please correct me but one major point against izpack: it does not support a console mode. A GUI is not always available, especially in (unix/linux) server enviroments.
Joachim Ate Douma wrote: > David Sean Taylor wrote: >> We are getting pretty close to being ready for a 2.0.1 bug fix release. >> (As usual, iron man Randy is doing all the work :)) >> >> I wanted to get your opinions on the current installer >> Is it good enough for the 2.0.1 release, or do we want to move (back) >> to izpack for 2.0.1 > > Well, I've put in some time trying to fix and improve the current > ant-installer. > I don't think it competes with izpack feature wise, and its kinda buggy > and instable too. > So, I personally gave up on ant-installer after several frustrating hours. > > But, while izpack provides all these neat features we might want or need > to use like hooking > in our own (extended) panels, it'll take some time to get there. > I already started out with this, but got side-tracked the last weeks. > > So, maybe we should stick with ant-installer for just the 2.0.1 bug fix > release, and > for 2.1 go for izpack. > > If anyone else with izpack experience wants to step up though and write > a neat installer > for 2.0.1, be my guest :-) > > I think I still have a few small fixes to apply to the ant-installer > configuration, and > I will look into that soon. > > Ate > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
