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Simon Brooke
I have used the AntInstaller toolkit to build installers for my products
for a long time, and liked it; but it hasn't been maintained since 2007
and doesn't seem any longer a live project. So I'm looking round at
alternatives, and it seems a lot of the open source Java installer
toolkits have died, or at least aren't being actively maintained.
I've looked at
http://antigen.sourceforge.net/ (last release 2005)
http://www.izforge.com/izpack/ (disappeared altogether)
http://liftoff.sourceforge.net/ (alpha release, 200)
http://packlet.sourceforge.net/ (2003)
http://vainstall.sourceforge.net/ (2005)
What I need is something which generates an executable jar file, which,
when run, prompts the user for configuration parameters, install
directory and so on, and then unpacks the right components and puts them
in the right place(s). It has to run cross-platform - a Windows-only
solution is not what I want!
So what have I missed? What is everyone using these days?
for a long time, and liked it; but it hasn't been maintained since 2007
and doesn't seem any longer a live project. So I'm looking round at
alternatives, and it seems a lot of the open source Java installer
toolkits have died, or at least aren't being actively maintained.
I've looked at
http://antigen.sourceforge.net/ (last release 2005)
http://www.izforge.com/izpack/ (disappeared altogether)
http://liftoff.sourceforge.net/ (alpha release, 200)
http://packlet.sourceforge.net/ (2003)
http://vainstall.sourceforge.net/ (2005)
What I need is something which generates an executable jar file, which,
when run, prompts the user for configuration parameters, install
directory and so on, and then unpacks the right components and puts them
in the right place(s). It has to run cross-platform - a Windows-only
solution is not what I want!
So what have I missed? What is everyone using these days?