BitRock :: Download :: InstallBuilder

Version 5.4.10 2008-06-27

New built-in unzip action to uncompress external ZIP files.
Fixed word wrapping for the showInfo, showWarning, etc dialogs in Qt mode.
New encoding property for the substitute action, allows performing substitutions on files with non-ASCII encodings.
Fixed error when trying to perform LZMA compression on unsupported platforms (linux-x64).
New exitCode property for the exit action.
New variable build_project_directory, contains the location of project XML file during build time.
Fix error on Solaris Intel installers when the variable HOME is not set.
Improved associateWindowsFileExtension, now it is able to update friendlyName property.
New action removeWindowsFileAssociation, allows unregistering a file extension on Windows.
New windowsIconIndex property for shortcuts, allow specifying the icon index for Windows shortcuts.

Version 5.4.9 2008-06-13

New overwritePolicy property controls the installer behavior when overwriting files. Possible values are onlyIfNewer, always, never.
DEB packages now support the --purge option for uninstallation.
Fixed segmentation fault on Fedora Core 9 with GTK mode.
Fixed removeChoiceOption action, it was generating an error when the "options" property was set.
Fixed an error on OS X, "--help" info was not being shown when requireInstallationByRootUser was enabled.

Version 5.4.8 2008-05-29

New action getFreePort for selecting a free port from a given range.
New action addUnixDesktopStartUpItem for executing set a program to be executed on a KDE or GNOME session start up.
RPM integration now available on AIX.
Improved the display of progress dialog on Suse 10.
Fixed component selection problem on InstallBuilder for Qt.
Corrected Readme file display on Windows.
Deb package generation is now available for Linux 64-bit.
General action lists can now be set also in components.
Fixed 64-bit RPM packages shipping 32-bit files issue.
Rollback directory can now contain variable substitutions.
Installers now return an appropriate error in all scenarios when an installation is canceled.

Version 5.4.7 2008-04-28

New showProgressDialog action, allows showing an indeterminate progress bar when executing actions.
New Relax-NG schema included with InstallBuilder.
New examples for actions, components and parameters included with InstallBuilder.
Ability to generate 64-bit RPM packages from a Linux-x64 machine.
Improved display of slide show images on GTK mode.
Fixed uninstaller creation when defaultUnixOwner and requireInstallationByRootUser are set.
Improved feedback to the user when an unknown error is detected during the postInstallationActionList.
Fixed an error on machine_ipaddr, it was returning multiple addresses on Windows on certain scenarios.
New addChoiceOptionsFromText action allows to obtain a list of options from a text source to be inserted into a choice parameter.

Version 5.4.6 2008-04-18

Improved file copying speed on UNIX machines.
New command line option --setvars allows to set the installer variable values on build time.
x64 bit registry on Windows is now fully supported.
removeFilesFromUninstaller now allows to specify folders.
Prevent going back in page sequence after installation progress screen has completed.
Comments are now being preserved when the XML is edited from the GUI.

Version 5.4.5 2008-04-11

Improved left image display on GTK mode.
Fixed lack of focus of the installer's window on OS X 10.3 when run by root.
Installation now continues after an error during a component's postInstallationActionList.
Fixed delay when displaying the readme file on OS X.
Fixed an error on the demo project when executing the post installation script on OS X.
Fixed installer failure on Solaris SPARC when LANG environment variable set to some values.
Fixed iniFileSet action, now it preserves elements order and generates correct content.
Fixed an error when upgrading the uninstaller.
Fixed failure when selecting files tab on builder GUI mode.
Improvement of Portuguese and Brazilian-Portuguese translations.
New variable machine_fqdn that retrieves the Fully Qualified Domain Name.

Version 5.4.4 2008-03-21

Fixed a bug that caused most installations to be broken on OS X.

Version 5.4.3 2008-03-20

New unattendedModeUI property, allows to show a minimal progress bar during unattended installations.
Fixed text fallback mode for Qt installers on Unix when DISPLAY is not present.
New removeUnixService action, allows removing Unix services from the system.
Fixed display of errors on FreeBSD and other Unix versions when installation fails in the early stages.
New kill action, allows to kill processes on Windows, based on PID, name or path to executable.
Fixed an error that occurs when creating uninstaller on OS X from a read-only installer.
Installers now support packing files with Unicode characters on their names.
Most project properties can now be accessed as installer variables using "project.propertyName".

Version 5.4.2 2008-03-07

New dirName action, allows to get a path's parent directory.
New unpackDirectory action, allows you extract a directory at any time during the installation.
New findFile action, allows to find a file or directory recursively from a path.
New removeLogFile property optionally removes the log file at the end of the installation.
New installer variables to easily retrieve current username, home directory and temp directory: user_home_directory, system_temp_directory and system_username.
New productComments, productContact properties for Add/Remove Programs on Windows.
CreateWindowsService now allows to configure dependencies on other services.
Fixed a crash in the Builder application when setting multiple platforms for a folder.
Fix several issues on unpackFile action.
Uninstaller title window is now configurable.
New Action List postBuildActionList, allows executing actions after an installer has been generated.
New createTimeStamp action.
Fixed an error on OS X installers in text mode when requireInstallationByRootUser is enabled.
Improvements on portTest rule on OS X, Solaris and FreeBSD to account for reuse flag.
substitute action now preserves the encoding of the files.
hostValidation action now also supports Linux.
Fixed choiceParameter not honoring the default property on Qt mode.
Fixed crash in installers running in FreeBSD with KDE installed.

Version 5.4.1 2008-01-22

Support for Linux 64-bit in InstallBuilder for Qt (tm).
Fix crashes on license page in X-window on certain 64-bit Linux platforms.

Version 5.4.0 2008-01-18

Fixed an error on Mac OS X where installers were not able to run from read-only media.
Improved support for Japanese fonts on Windows.
Fixed validation of user passwords on Windows using the userTest rule.
New --installer-language switch that allows configuring the installation language.
Components now can have a pre uninstallation action list.
Fixed an error that prevented linkParameters from displaying.

Version 5.3.0 2007-12-28

Improved support for OS X Intel.
Added support for Linux on pSeries.
Builder application incorporates a new feature to automatically check for updates on startup.
A single installer now support all versions of OS X back to 10.2.
Native authentication dialog on OS X for installers that require admin privileges.
userTest rule can now check for valid passwords on Windows.
Fix splash screen fade-out effect for OS X.
Fixed an error when showing a parameter group containing a password parameter. If a validation exception was raised, the UI would hang in Windows and OS X.
New property "installationLogFile" allows customizing the path where the log file will be saved if the installation is completed successfully.
Fix getFreeDiskSpace issue on IRIX.

Version 5.2.0 2007-11-16

Full Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) support.
Fixed a build error for Multiple Platform CDROMs when compress packed files setting is on and the contents span several discs.
Enforce that folders, parameters and components must contain a valid name element.
New property "windowsExecutableIcon" that allows customizing the installer executable icon on Windows.
New property "productDisplayIcon" that allows customizing the icon shown on Add/Remove Programs on Windows.
unpackFile action is now able to handle big files (more than 2 GB.)
Action "startWindowsService" now includes a timeout property.
Fixed an error on the progress bar, now installer variables are properly substituted in the progress text.
Detailed error message on Windows when trying to quick build an installer executable that is in use.
If the user cancels the installation before any files were installed, the uninstallation progress bar is not shown.
New "stringModify" action, that allows different operations on text.
Fixed lack of window decoration in xwindow mode in Beryl (XGL).
Better text word wrapping for GTK mode.

Version 5.1.1 2007-10-09

New singleInstanceCheck rule to check if there is a previous instance of the installer running
Fix bug when serializing project file with enableRollback tag
Fixed issue with InstallBuilder for Qt handling of temporary images on Windows

Version 5.1.0 2007-10-03

Automatic rollback support for files overwritten during installation
Allow customization of Start Menu / Desktop links for Current User or All Users on Windows
Fix an error for text mode initialization on OS X
Fix an error related to the Clipboard on Windows Qt mode
Detect infinite recursion during variable substitution
Fix an error when displaying 'required_diskspace' as part of a message

Version 5.0 2007-09-20

LZMA compression support on Windows, OS X and Linux x86.
Improved installer startup speed.
New action iniFileSet to create and modify .ini files.
New property splashScreenDelay increases the display time of the splash screen.
New rule processTest to test for running processes (Windows, Linux, OSX)
New getDiskUsage action calculates disk space for files and folders.
Windows installer now shows a graphical popup for error and help messages.
preBuildActionList is now executed in Quick Builds.
readyToInstallActionList is now available in generated RPMs.
Fixed bug on generated DEB packages removal.
Fixed RPM and DEB generation in InstallBuilder for Qt.
Installer variables are now case-insensitive.
Fixed issue with fileExists handling of some Windows paths
Fixed display issue of Quick builds in text mode
Fixed issue with removeFilesFromUninstaller

Version 5.0 beta 1 2007-09-05

Version 4.5.3 2007-07-31

Fixed bug in directory selection with Unicode characters on Windows.
Reduced uninstaller creation time on Unix platforms.
Fixed bug in uninstaller creation for upgrade installers.
Improved alignment of label on multi-parameter pages.

Version 4.5.2 2007-07-23

Fix error in start menu creation on Windows.

Version 4.5.1 2007-07-20

Ability to configure default owner and group for installed files.
New action to calculate md5 value for a given text.
Improved error notification on programs executed by the installer.
Ability to customize the length of values returned by generateRandomValue action.
Improved text mode interface for parameter groups.
Enhanced integration of upgrade installers with Add / Remove Programs on Windows.
Ability to access standard Windows shell folder locations using installer variables.

Version 4.5.0 2007-07-12

Improved readFile and writeFile actions to support different encodings.
Ability to add and remove Fonts on Windows.
New linkParameter allows display of actionable links.
Fix value of installer_directory variable on OS X.
Fix variable substitution on httpPost actions.
Allow quick reloading of files changed on disk.
Fix packing of files with resource forks on OS X.
Improved logging of actions.

Version 4.4.0 2007-06-13

Support for .DEB packaging generation.
Platform support for FreeBSD 6 - 64 bits.
New httpPost action, allows passing of parameters.
New 'scope' property for actions addDirectoryToPath and removeDirectoryFromPath allows to set path only for current user (Windows only).
New 'askForConfirmation' property for password parameters allows not having to verify password.
Improved visualization for GTK and Win32 modes, as well as crashes in some specific GTK configurations.

Version 4.3.2 2007-05-18

Upgrade installers will now track files added/removed and update uninstaller appropriately.
Prevent components from having the same name.
License parameters now correctly handle relative file paths.
Fixed RPM progress meter when packaging file links.
Java autodetection can now specifically require a JDK.
Native dialogs on InstallBuilder for Qt Windows.

Version 4.3.1 2007-05-09

Fixed a number of OS X glitches on complex parameter pages.
New actions addFilesToUninstaller and removeFilesFromUninstaller.
registryGetMatch now can accept wildcards in the key.

Version 4.3.0 2007-05-04

Improved Vista look and feel.
Quicklaunch shortcuts on Windows.
Russian language support.
Show password questions can now have a 'title' property.
Default language can be set to 'auto' for autodetection.
Fixed localization issues of installer buttons on Windows.
Improved visualization of complex parameter pages.

Version 4.2.0 Multiplatform 2007-04-03

Ability to disable splash screen setting with disableSplashScreen property.
Added orientation property to group parameters.
Fix RPM generation in GUI mode.
Added support for Linux IA64, FreeBSD 6 and OpenBSD 3.x.
Add a showPasswordQuestion action.
Ability to modify startMenuGroupname at runtime.
New product URL and help links on Windows add Remove Program.
Fixed problems with Add/Remove Programs uninstallation on Vista.
New readmeFileList and licenseFileList to allow internationalization of license and readme files.
New onErrorActionList for actions, that gets executed on failure.
Show explanation property for boolean parameters in text mode.
Allow changing ask property in parameters dinamically.
touchFile can take wildcards and has a new option createIfNotExists.
addDirectoryToPath action now has an insertAt option that can specify where to add the path ('beginning' or 'end').
Fixed issue with addDirectoryToPath action missing a carriage return when manipulating csh configuration files.
Fixed certain actions being executed twice in pages with multiple parameters.
Fixed missing toolbar icons in Qt-mode file selection dialog.
Windows 2003 is now recognized as a separate OS.
Textmode pages now display titles.

Version 4.1.0 Multiplatform 2007-01-22

New action to associate windows file extensionss
New --env option allows passing of environment variables to installers
Fixed problem with --optionfile on Windows

Version 4.0 Multiplatform 2007-01-03

Ability to generate RPMs from installer project files
Support for Linux 64-bit in x86_64 architecture
New parameter group allows displaying multiple parameters per page
Japanese language support
Reference documentation now included with installer
New environment variable installation_language_code
New action to manipulate choice parameter options
New rule for testing the content of strings
Desktop shortcuts on Unix now have an option to run in terminal mode
Components can now have parameter lists, uninstall action lists
Fixed GTK frontend crashes related to locale and input method settings
Fixed compatibility issues with earlier versions of Windows 2000

Version 3.8.2 Multiplatform for Qt 2006-11-24

New initialization action list, which gets run before command line options are parsed
First Qt frontend version

Version 3.8.1 Multiplatform 2006-08-14

Choice parameter pages now can include a displayType attribute ('combobox', 'radiobuttons') to control appearance.
Timestamps are preserved for packed files.
Sanity check on images before packing.
Fix problem with text mode installers not correctly setting cli options.
Fix issue with relative output directory.
Fix issue of uninstaller of size 0 being created in update mode.
Fix issue in add shared library action.

Version 3.8.0 Multiplatform 2006-07-28

Support for IBM zLinux (s390)
Port checks no longer trigger third-party firewall software.
CDROM platforms parameter allow selection of target platforms.
Improved shortcut creation on Windows.
New rule for improved platform testing.
Ability to change window manager image for installer on Unix platforms.
New action to register shared DLLs on windows.
New action to delete entries from system path on uninstallation.
New action to write to property files.
Errors in post-installation will be noted, but not abort installation.
Fix focus problem on OSX choice parameter pages.
Fix issue with uninstaller creation when target directory is missing.
Improved reference documentation for actions, rules and parameters.

Version 3.7.0 Multiplatform 2006-05-05

Parameter names may include now underscores.
Added nocase option to compare text rule.
New rule grouping allows creation of complex rule sets.
Fix for secure creation of installation log.
Fix for segfault in Fedora Core 5 with SELinux enabled.

Version 3.6.0 Multiplatform 2006-03-22

Add user action can now take a home directory argument.
New environment variables my_hostame and my_ipaddr.
Shortcuts can now be conditionally installed using rule lists.
New license page parameter allows multiple license pages.
Fix get free disk space action on Mac OS X systems.
Fix for passing cli options on the Windows platform.
Fix for some start menu folders not removed during uninstallation.
Fixed fonts for license and text pages.

Version 3.5.1 Multiplatform 2006-01-20

New actions for adding, deleting users and groups on Unix platforms.
New action to wait a specified amount of time.
New rule to match user input on regular expressions.
New rule to check if a program actually exists in the system path.
New rule to check if a certain port is already in use.
The installer now issues a warning when there is already an instance of the installer running.

Version 3.5.0 Multiplatform 2006-01-03

Support for Irix, Solaris Intel.
Mac OS X versions now include support for 10.2 Jaguar.
Ability to execute actions during install as a different user (if running as root).
Substitute actions now support 'exact' mode in addition to regular expressions.
Ability to set default installation mode.
Ability to compress CDROM contents.
Fix command-line quickbuild functionality.
Fix issue when starting installer with SELinux extensions enabled.
Fix issue when starting from directory path containing non-standard charset.
Fix problems with Start Menu Group names when installing multiple versions over the same location in Windows.

Version 3.0.1 Multiplatform 2005-09-20

Fixed issue with <setInstallerVariableFromScriptOutput> adding an extra new line
New <touchFile> action
New command line options --enable-components, --disable-components
New <postInstallationActionList> per component
Fixed issue when setting icons on Windows shortcuts

Version 3.0 Multiplatform 2005-09-01

Mac OS X support
RPM integration
Component selection
Address segfaults on Linux 2.6 when using gtk-qt-engine theme
Fine-grained platform specification for folders
Ability to change uninstaller name
New actions for creating/renaming directories and setting runtime environment
Ability to specify installation options in a separate file with --optionfile command line option
Improved support for Japanese and Chinese
Improved CDROM support

Version 2.6.1 Multiplatform 2005-07-04

Fix Solaris Sparc 10 runtime.
Fix <createBackupFile> action when destination is a directory.
Allow running multiple actions in the final installation page.

Version 2.6.0 Multiplatform 2005-06-21

Support for HP-UX, AIX, FreeBSD 4.x.
Custom splash screen.
Support for CD-ROM installers that span multiple disks.
New rule : Compare text length.
Enhanced action: createBackupFile
Hungarian Language support.
Bugfix: Fix Solaris soft link creation.
Bugfix: Fix problems when executing installer from UNC path on Windows.

Version 2.5.0 Multiplatform 2005-05-23

New actions: copy/delete/backup files, get free disk space, run console program.
Improved actions: adding environment variable and add directory to path now add support CSH/TCSH syntax. All actions now have an <abortOnError> property that will specify if an error while executing the action will abort the installation process.
Can specify encoding for Readme, License files.
New environment variables : installer_root_install, installer_ui, installer_pathname.
New installation options : show file unpacking progress, delete installer binary on exit, reboot required.
String, File, Directory parameters now support : <allowEmptyValue> property.
New rule: compare values

Version 2.4.1 Multiplatform 2005-04-12

New pre uninstallation action list
New delete environment variable action
Fix start menu shortcut creation on CDROM installers
Fix issues when password field values contain special characters
Fix naming of uninstaller file on Windows
Fix boolean parameters not being translated on GTK frontend

Version 2.4.0 Multiplatform 2005-03-29

Linux PPC support
FreeBSD 5.x support

Version 2.3.0 Multiplatform 2005-03-17

Improved startup and runtime speed for complex installers.
JRE autodetection has option to prompt user for selection.
New CDROM target platform.
New rule to test file contents.
New action to access properties files.
Fix for saving relative paths on different volumes on Windows.
Fix Solaris-specific bugs in builder tool.

Version 2.2.0 Multiplatform 2005-02-02

Support for Solaris Sparc.
German language support.
New actions : Java(tm) JRE autodetection, get values from the Windows registry, show error message to the user, set installer variable from script output.
New rules : file tests (exists, is writable, is empty, etc.)
Ability to prompt for password during installation.
Ability to detect Linux distribution flavor at runtime.
Ability to execute actions before and after a page is shown to the user.
Parameter validation using arbitrary actions.
Uninstaller now uses correct language for performing uninstallations.

Version 2.1.0 Multiplatform 2004-11-07

Define custom installer pages and command line options.
New actions : run program, set installer variables, change file ownership, create symbolic links.
Rule-system for conditional evaluation of actions and page display.
Improved error reporting during development.
Speed improvements in build times for large projects.
Automatic backup of project files and manual changes autodetection.
Ability to refer to system environment variables.
Fix for uninstaller creation when installer is read-only.

Version 2.0 Multiplatform 2004-10-28

Improved Windows support
Built-in actions for changing file permissions, performing substitutions, accessing the Windows registry, file conversions, etc.
Start Menu Group name customization
Builder UI improvements. Ability to cancel builds in-progress.
Fix for Tooltip on Windows shortcuts
Fix for console applications on Windows shortcuts

Version 2.0 Beta 1 Multiplatform 2004-10-14

Platform support for Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003
Full Windows support : builder tool, native look-and-feel, start menu shortcuts, add/remove installers from control panel, etc.
Create URL and Document shortcuts
Added Polish language support

Version 1.3.0 2004-09-10

Added language support for Italian, French, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Valencian, Catalan, Estonian, Slovenian, Romanian, Welsh. Thanks to the AMSN developers!.
Ability to create Shortcuts for URLs, documents, etc.
Optionally save paths relative to project file to ease team development.
Added ${installation_langcode} environment variable.
Fixed error when closing README window with window manager button.

Version 1.2.2 2004-08-19

Added Brazilian Portuguese language support
Fallback gracefully with old GTK releases
Fix encoding problems in translations

Version 1.2.1 2004-08-05

Multiple language support for the installer, bundled Spanish language.
New uninstallerDirectory XML option to specify uninstaller location.

Version 1.2.0 2004-07-12

Improved look and feel with customizable left image.
Ability to run script previous to uninstallation.
Optionally present post installation script result to user.
Speed up uninstaller creation in projects with a large number of files.

Version 1.1.0 2004-07-01

Improved packing/unpacking of big files (hundreds of MBs)
Uninstaller program
New environment variables ${platform_name} ${platform_exec_suffix}

Version 1.0.3 2004-05-01

Can now handle symbolic file links and recreate them during installation.
New wrapLicenseFileText XML option to control wrapping of license text.

Version 1.0.2 2004-02-27

New environment variable ${platform_install_prefix} that contains the platform specific default installation prefix. On Unix, this means /opt when installing as the root user and the user's home directory when installing as a regular user.
Solved issue with Gnome shortcuts when the provided installation path contains a reference to the user home directory using '~'

Version 1.0.1 2004-02-20

Solved unattended mode issues when --prefix not specified
Solved GTK2 issues in unstable versions of Gentoo and Debian

Version 1.0 2004-02-09

Initial Release