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A tool to build easy-to-use installers for Linux, Solaris application.
BitRock Installbuilder allows you to create easy to use multiplatform installers for Linux, Solaris and Windows. BitRock installers are native binaries that can run on Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Solaris and on virtually any Linux distribution.
The generated installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE and Gnome and are optimized in size and speed, reducing download, startup and installation time. BitRock Installers are single-file, self-contained native executables with no external dependencies and minimal overhead.
All BitRock installers are truly native code, do not require bundling a Java Runtime Environment and provide an intuitive interface on all platforms, even for users without previous Linux experience. BitRock InstallBuilder includes an easy to learn, easy to use GUI environment thar can be run on Windows and Linux.
Create Windows, Solaris and Linux installers from a single build environment. For advanced users, a friendly XML project format supports source control integration, collaborative development and customizing projects both by hand and using external scripts. A command line interface allows you to automate and integrate the building process.
QuickBuild functionality allows you to update installers in a few seconds, without having to repack the entire application. BitRock InstallBuilder provides convenient built-in actions for commonly required installation functionality such as changing file permissions, substituting text in file, adding environment variables, adding directories to the path, changing the Windows registry, launching external scripts and so on.
BitRock installers can be customized in a variety of ways, both graphically and in functionality, and can be run on GUI, text and unattended modes. An uninstall program is created as part of every installation. BitRock Installers are platform and programming language independent. Internationalization: BitRock installers support 15 different languages.
Here are some key features of "BitRock InstallBuilder":
· Multiplatform Support : BitRock installers are native binaries that can run on Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Solaris Sparc and on virtually any Linux distribution. Contact us for legacy Windows 95 support.
· Desktop Integration : BitRock installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE and Gnome.
· Optimized : BitRock installers are optimized in size and speed and do not require a self-extraction step, reducing download, startup and installation time.
· No External Dependencies : BitRock installers are single-file, self-contained native executables with no external dependencies and minimal overhead. Unlike competing products, all BitRock installers are truly native code and do not require bundling a Java Runtime Environment.
· Ease of Use : BitRock installers provide an intuitive and easy to use interface on all platforms, even for end users without previous Linux experience.
· Ease of Development : BitRock InstallBuilder includes an easy to learn, easy to use GUI environment. Design, build and test installers with the click of a button.
· Time Saving Functionality : For advanced users, a friendly XML project format supports source control integration, collaborative development and customizing projects both by hand and using external scripts. A command line interface allows you to automate and integrate the building process. QuickBuild functionality allows you to update installers in a few seconds, without having to repack the entire application.
· Built-in actions : BitRock InstallBuilder provides convenient built-in actions for commonly required installation functionality such as autodetecting a Java(tm) Runtime, changing file permissions and ownership, substituting text in a file, adding environment variables, adding directories to the path, creating symbolic links, changing the Windows registry, launching external scripts and so on.
· Crossplatform Build Support : The installer builder tool can run on Windows, Solaris and Linux and generate installers for all target platforms from a single project file. Create Windows, Solaris and Linux installers from a single build environment!
· Customization : BitRock installers can be customized in a variety of ways, both graphically and in functionality.
· Multiple Installation modes : BitRock installers provide : several GUI modes with native look-and-feel, for installation in a variety of desktop environments; a text-based installation mode, for console-based and remote installations; a silent/unattended install mode which can be used for integration in shell scripts for automated deployment.
· Uninstall Functionality : An uninstall program is created as part of every installation, allowing users to easily uninstall the software. As the installer, it can be run in a variety of modes. On Windows, uninstall functionality can also be accessed from the Add/Remove Program entry in the Control Panel.
· Startup Failure Detection : BitRock installers will automatically detect the best installation mode available. Users also have the option to manually select a mode.
· Language and Platform Independent : BitRock installers can install applications written in any language, including: Java, PHP, Perl, Python, C/C++ and .NET/Mono.
· Multiple Language Support : BitRock installers support a variety of installation languages, including English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Polish, Valencian, Catalan, Estonian, Slovenian, Romanian and Welsh. You can specify a default language or let the user decide. Please contact us if you require additional language support.
Limitations:
· 30-day trial
What's New in This Release:
· New "consoleWrite" action
· New mechanism to escape variable references
· Allow configuring Autoupdate tool proxy through the configuration file
· New "antivirusTest" and "firewallTest" rules
· Added --help menu to the builder
· Added --license command line flag to the builder to provide an alternative license file
· Added --debugtrace command line flag to the builder
· Added --project command line flag to specify a project to load in the GUI builder
· Improved unattendedModeUI mode to support gtk and qt mode
· Added "delay" tag to "stopWindowsService" action
· New windows-x86 platform type check added to "platformTest" rule
· Fixed refresh issue that affected download rate in Autoupdate Tool, specially on OS X
· New "runAsAdmin" tag added to shortcuts to mark Windows shortcuts to run as Administrator
· Improved validation of boolean and integer type settings
· Added OS detection support for RHEL 6
· Use default Unix permissions in "unzip" action running on Unix when unpacking files created on Windows
· Added "htmlText" tag to "showText" action and "htmlValue" to "infoParameter" to display HTML text in Qt mode
· Fixed "Test Run" button on GUI builder not correctly launching generated Windows installers in UAC environments
· Added "title" tag to "showQuestion", "showInfo" and "showWarning" actions
· Added "ruleList" tag to "startMenuFolder" elements
· New windows_os_uac_enabled built-in variable to check the state of the UAC on Windows
· New warnings to report command line flags that are provided multiple times
· Properly deal with multiple installation mode command line flags
· Fixed "zip" action failing in some scenarios when packing directories
· Enforce executable permissions in Unix shortcuts
· Added file and line number to duplicated tags warnings
· Fixed tcsh not being recognized as a valid shell by environment actions on Unix
· Added "askForConfirmationOnUninstall" tag to disable the built-in confirmation popup on uninstallation
· Fixed uninstaller not being deleted on unattended mode on Windows in some scenarios
· Fixed "showProgressDialog" title not being configurable in some UI modes
· Include "negate" state in rule description in GUI builder
· Added double click binding in "Files" section in the GUI builder
· Fixed "httpGet"/"httpPost" and "setWindowsACL" actions being affected by the state of the Wow64 filesystem redirection
· Fixed crash on GUI builder when the "platforms" tag of folder contains incorrect values
· Clean /opt/bitrock directory after deb/rpm uninstallation
· Fixed installer failing on Windows when TEMP environment variable containing multiple directories
· Fixed creation of symbolic links on OS X failing when target is an existing link to a non empty directory
link : http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownl...load-1043.html
BitRock Installbuilder allows you to create easy to use multiplatform installers for Linux, Solaris and Windows. BitRock installers are native binaries that can run on Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Solaris and on virtually any Linux distribution.
The generated installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE and Gnome and are optimized in size and speed, reducing download, startup and installation time. BitRock Installers are single-file, self-contained native executables with no external dependencies and minimal overhead.
All BitRock installers are truly native code, do not require bundling a Java Runtime Environment and provide an intuitive interface on all platforms, even for users without previous Linux experience. BitRock InstallBuilder includes an easy to learn, easy to use GUI environment thar can be run on Windows and Linux.
Create Windows, Solaris and Linux installers from a single build environment. For advanced users, a friendly XML project format supports source control integration, collaborative development and customizing projects both by hand and using external scripts. A command line interface allows you to automate and integrate the building process.
QuickBuild functionality allows you to update installers in a few seconds, without having to repack the entire application. BitRock InstallBuilder provides convenient built-in actions for commonly required installation functionality such as changing file permissions, substituting text in file, adding environment variables, adding directories to the path, changing the Windows registry, launching external scripts and so on.
BitRock installers can be customized in a variety of ways, both graphically and in functionality, and can be run on GUI, text and unattended modes. An uninstall program is created as part of every installation. BitRock Installers are platform and programming language independent. Internationalization: BitRock installers support 15 different languages.
Here are some key features of "BitRock InstallBuilder":
· Multiplatform Support : BitRock installers are native binaries that can run on Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Solaris Sparc and on virtually any Linux distribution. Contact us for legacy Windows 95 support.
· Desktop Integration : BitRock installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE and Gnome.
· Optimized : BitRock installers are optimized in size and speed and do not require a self-extraction step, reducing download, startup and installation time.
· No External Dependencies : BitRock installers are single-file, self-contained native executables with no external dependencies and minimal overhead. Unlike competing products, all BitRock installers are truly native code and do not require bundling a Java Runtime Environment.
· Ease of Use : BitRock installers provide an intuitive and easy to use interface on all platforms, even for end users without previous Linux experience.
· Ease of Development : BitRock InstallBuilder includes an easy to learn, easy to use GUI environment. Design, build and test installers with the click of a button.
· Time Saving Functionality : For advanced users, a friendly XML project format supports source control integration, collaborative development and customizing projects both by hand and using external scripts. A command line interface allows you to automate and integrate the building process. QuickBuild functionality allows you to update installers in a few seconds, without having to repack the entire application.
· Built-in actions : BitRock InstallBuilder provides convenient built-in actions for commonly required installation functionality such as autodetecting a Java(tm) Runtime, changing file permissions and ownership, substituting text in a file, adding environment variables, adding directories to the path, creating symbolic links, changing the Windows registry, launching external scripts and so on.
· Crossplatform Build Support : The installer builder tool can run on Windows, Solaris and Linux and generate installers for all target platforms from a single project file. Create Windows, Solaris and Linux installers from a single build environment!
· Customization : BitRock installers can be customized in a variety of ways, both graphically and in functionality.
· Multiple Installation modes : BitRock installers provide : several GUI modes with native look-and-feel, for installation in a variety of desktop environments; a text-based installation mode, for console-based and remote installations; a silent/unattended install mode which can be used for integration in shell scripts for automated deployment.
· Uninstall Functionality : An uninstall program is created as part of every installation, allowing users to easily uninstall the software. As the installer, it can be run in a variety of modes. On Windows, uninstall functionality can also be accessed from the Add/Remove Program entry in the Control Panel.
· Startup Failure Detection : BitRock installers will automatically detect the best installation mode available. Users also have the option to manually select a mode.
· Language and Platform Independent : BitRock installers can install applications written in any language, including: Java, PHP, Perl, Python, C/C++ and .NET/Mono.
· Multiple Language Support : BitRock installers support a variety of installation languages, including English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Polish, Valencian, Catalan, Estonian, Slovenian, Romanian and Welsh. You can specify a default language or let the user decide. Please contact us if you require additional language support.
Limitations:
· 30-day trial
What's New in This Release:
· New "consoleWrite" action
· New mechanism to escape variable references
· Allow configuring Autoupdate tool proxy through the configuration file
· New "antivirusTest" and "firewallTest" rules
· Added --help menu to the builder
· Added --license command line flag to the builder to provide an alternative license file
· Added --debugtrace command line flag to the builder
· Added --project command line flag to specify a project to load in the GUI builder
· Improved unattendedModeUI mode to support gtk and qt mode
· Added "delay" tag to "stopWindowsService" action
· New windows-x86 platform type check added to "platformTest" rule
· Fixed refresh issue that affected download rate in Autoupdate Tool, specially on OS X
· New "runAsAdmin" tag added to shortcuts to mark Windows shortcuts to run as Administrator
· Improved validation of boolean and integer type settings
· Added OS detection support for RHEL 6
· Use default Unix permissions in "unzip" action running on Unix when unpacking files created on Windows
· Added "htmlText" tag to "showText" action and "htmlValue" to "infoParameter" to display HTML text in Qt mode
· Fixed "Test Run" button on GUI builder not correctly launching generated Windows installers in UAC environments
· Added "title" tag to "showQuestion", "showInfo" and "showWarning" actions
· Added "ruleList" tag to "startMenuFolder" elements
· New windows_os_uac_enabled built-in variable to check the state of the UAC on Windows
· New warnings to report command line flags that are provided multiple times
· Properly deal with multiple installation mode command line flags
· Fixed "zip" action failing in some scenarios when packing directories
· Enforce executable permissions in Unix shortcuts
· Added file and line number to duplicated tags warnings
· Fixed tcsh not being recognized as a valid shell by environment actions on Unix
· Added "askForConfirmationOnUninstall" tag to disable the built-in confirmation popup on uninstallation
· Fixed uninstaller not being deleted on unattended mode on Windows in some scenarios
· Fixed "showProgressDialog" title not being configurable in some UI modes
· Include "negate" state in rule description in GUI builder
· Added double click binding in "Files" section in the GUI builder
· Fixed "httpGet"/"httpPost" and "setWindowsACL" actions being affected by the state of the Wow64 filesystem redirection
· Fixed crash on GUI builder when the "platforms" tag of folder contains incorrect values
· Clean /opt/bitrock directory after deb/rpm uninstallation
· Fixed installer failing on Windows when TEMP environment variable containing multiple directories
· Fixed creation of symbolic links on OS X failing when target is an existing link to a non empty directory
link : http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownl...load-1043.html