Packaging Application Metadata

[Mark Howe]

Thanks for the info, just curious does it matter which platform you are on, i.e. can you do all 3 from any of the 3 platforms?

On Apr 10, 2013, at 2:30 PM, Pedro Duque Vieira wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
> 
> It generates dmg for Mac OS, ".sh" for unix and exe installers for windows.
> In this tool you can generate Mac OS and windows installers that are self
> contained regarding the jre, i.e. no explicit installation of java is
> required by the user, it is packaged with the installation file and
> installed automatically. Only the Linux installers are incapable of being
> self contained.
> 
> I don't know how they do it, all I can say is that it works.
> They've been kind enough to offer me a free license for my free software.
> It's available for download in the download section of the site:
> http://modellus.co/ if you want to check them out.
> 
> The mac version seems to be a little buggy (have to see if I can get more
> time to fix it) but I guess that is related to problems with the Mac OS JRE
> rather than with the install4j tool.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 1:18 AM, Daniel Zwolenski <zonski at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> How do they legally manage to do this and if they are doing it, why won't
>> Oracle?
>> 
>> 
>> http://resources.ej-technologies.com/install4j/help/doc/indexRedirect.html?http&&&resources.ej-technologies.com/install4j/help/doc/jreDownload.html
>> 
>> (this note is suspicious: Note: JRE bundles are not supported on Mac OS X
>> for both technical and legal reasons.)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Daniel Zwolenski <zonski at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Using install4j you are able to produce all the deployment bundles (msi,
>>> rpgs, etc) for all the various platforms (windows, mac, etc) on one
>>> development platform (e.g. on windows or on mac)?
>>> 
>>> If so I'd be keen to look at what they are doing and how they are doing
>>> it.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Pedro Duque Vieira <
>>> pedro.duquevieira at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I use install4j to great effect for deploying to Linux, Mac and Windows.
>>>> 
>>>> I find it is a nice tool to use with a GUI to select through the several
>>>> options you want like icons, jar dependencies, jre, download jre on
>>>> demand
>>>> or having the jre inside the instalation file, splash screen, etc..
>>>> 
>>>> The only issue is that it is a proprietary payed tool, perhaps Oracle
>>>> could
>>>> create something like this.
>>>> 
>>>> My 2 cents, cheers,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Pedro Duque Vieira
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Pedro Duque Vieira