IzPack News

Release: IzPack 5.0.0-beta10

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:08:00 -0800

On behalf of the IzPack team, I am pleased to announce the availability of the 10th beta version of IzPack 5.

You can download and uninstaller from http://izpack.org/downloads/.

Maven artefact will soon be available in Maven central.

This release contains bug fixes mostly from Rene Krell and Tim Anderson.

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IzPack 4.3.5 and 5.0.0-beta9 released

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:36:00 -0800

On behalf of the IzPack project team, I am very pleased to announce the availability of IzPack 4.3.5 and IzPack 5.0.0-beta9!

IzPack is a one-stop solution for packaging, distributing and deploying applications for the Java platform.

A solid project having reached its 10 years landmark, IzPack is an Apache-licensed Codehaus project whose mission is to make it easy for you to build the installers that will keep your users happy just right before they get their hands on your software.

IzPack-generated installers only require a Java virtual machine to run. It is fully cross-platform and generates a single installer. As such, it is an alternative to native solutions like as platform-specific installers and package managers.

Obtaining IzPack

IzPack installers can be downloaded from http://izpack.org/downloads/

IzPack is also published as Maven artifacts pushed to Maven Central. We publish our very own Maven plugin. External contributions provide Gradle and SBT plugins. See http://izpack.org/downloads/ for more details.

IzPack 4.3.5

IzPack 4.3.5 marks the fifth maintenance release of IzPack 4.3. We initially did not plan any further release off this branch, but Sergiy Shyrkov from Jahia offered us a set of fixes and enhancements. Most credits for making this release possible go to their contributions!

What’s new in IzPack 4.3.5?

The changes offered by Sergiy can be reviewed from the GitHub pull request at https://github.com/jponge/izpack/pull/3

Meanwhile, we also included other fixes based on JIRA entries having patches, see https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/17526

The full git log is as follows:

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Tag for 4.3.5

Dan Tran (1):
use latest codehaus-parent so that we can deploy snapshot

Julien Ponge (11):
Merge pull request #3 from shyrkov/4.3
Next version bump.
Merge pull request #5 from shyrkov/4.3
Patch for IZPACK-682 by Dustin Kut Moy Cheung
IZPACK-675 fixed by Fabien Nisol
Fix for IZPACK-672 by Eric Thomas
Merge pull request #8 from maslovalex/4.3
Ukrainian translation fixes (IZPACK-712).
No release notes on this version anymore
Version bump
Fix for the latest docutil versions.

Sergiy Shyrkov (21):
Updated version from 4.3.4-SNAPSHOT to 4.3.5-SNAPSHOT
IZPACK-667 - When using conditions with expressions (+, |, \\, !) the
Use "append" mode when writing log information. Means, do not overwrite
Fix shortcuts (keyboard mnemonics) for license panel as "I agree..." and
Use mnemonics (shortcuts) for buttons
Allow initializing default installation path from a variable and for console installer issue a warning when trying to install into an existing folder.
Make uninstaller title customizable and uninstaller window resizable.
Enable console mode and automatic installation mode for the extended install panel
Enable console mode and automatic installation mode for the extended install panel
Prevent NPE in the PacksPanelBase if the packs panel is not shown as part of the wizard (e.g. in an express install)
Added console mode support for packs panel
UserInputPanel: use value in the "txt" attribute if the corresponding localized label cannot be found for the specified "id" attribute.
IZPACK-632 - User input panels - directory chooser not implemented for console installations
Support triggering revalidation (redisplaying of the same screen) for
Added support to multiline text input fields (textarea) in
Allow specifying custom frame icon for the installer language selection
Allow specifying custom frame icon for the installer language selection
Support field validation (UserInputPanel) also in the console mode.
Changed file headers to use Apache License Version 2.0
Corrected bad characters in the Ukrainian langpack
Added missing labels for error and warning title in the data validation

dantran (2):
turn on debug for snapshot build, deploy source jar for debug standalone compiler purpose
Remove source plugin execution since it does not work and we already replace it with a antrun task

maslovalex (1):
IZPACK-701 check retrieved InputStream(s) for null & close them after use.

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IzPack 5.0.0-beta9

This release marks another step towards the stabilization of IzPack 5, although several users have been using previous beta releases in production settings.

A complete list of changes can be tracked from the master branch such as the one found at https://github.com/jponge/izpack/commits/master and from the related JIRA issues at https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/15138

Here is the git commits summary.

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[maven-release-plugin] copy for tag izpack-5.0.0-beta9

Emmanuel Hugonnet (1):
Fixing tests so they are now green on Windows

Julien Ponge (16):
[maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
Squashed commit of the following:
Merge pull request #7 from manandbytes/npe-no-guiprefs
Merge remote-tracking branch 'codehaus/master'
Fix for IZPACK-699
IZPACK-675 fixed by Fabien Nisol
Fix for IZPACK-672 by Eric Thomas
Put lcp.bat into bin/
Force UTF-8, see IZPACK-528
Merge pull request #6 from acallejas/0eeb8b475b4383dc95a0bfe0a55831f5e2ebaf11
Merge remote-tracking branch 'codehaus/master'
Fix for IZPACK-709 by Tim Anderson.
Fix for IZPACK-710 by Tim Anderson
Ukrainian translation fixes (IZPACK-712).
Upgraded to codehaus-parent v4
[maven-release-plugin] prepare release izpack-5.0.0-beta9

Mykola Nikishov (20):
Create stub for unit test
Extract variable for class under test
Override getXMLTree method
Add installation/guiprefs XML node w/o splash child
Mock MergeManager
Check if MergeManager's addResourceToMerge(String, String) had been called
Add test for installation/guiprefs/splash case
Add test for no guiprefs AKA installation/guiprefs
Mock ResourceFinder
Add PowerMock integration for JUnit4
Define PowerMock modules' version and scope in dependencyManagement
Run test with PowerMockRunner
Prepare for mocking of org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils's toFile(URL)
Verify number of calls to MergeManager
Rename mockMergeManager to mergeManager
Rename mockMergeManager to mergeManager
Rename mockMergeManager to mergeManager
Create mocks in @Before method
Reformat a new source file
Fix IZPACK-703: NPE check for guiPrefsElement

Rene Krell (4):
Remade CompareNumericCondition according to latest documentation
Make the Eclipse M2E plugin (1.0.0, from Indigo) work with IzPack
[IZPACK-693] Fixed izpack-ini4j junit operating-system-specific test failures
[IZPACK-693] Temporarily excluded the tests failing on Windows platforms

René Krell (4):
Added overriding the following ini4j attributes and defaults in configurable actions: escape, escapeNewLine, headerComment, emptyLines
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master'
Added setting an operator for key-value pairs in config files using the new 'operator' configurable action attribute to override the default operator '='
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master'

acallejas (2):
Added run-with-privileges-on-osx to mac uninstaller
Added run-with-privileges-on-osx to mac uninstaller

dantran (10):
[IZPACK-691] corrected eclipse java formatter
ignore eclipse ide files and directory
[IZPACK-689] Serialize Action to turn off exception during panel action compilation
Update to codehaus-parent pom vesion 3
setup profile to bambo to deploy snapshot
[IZPACK-694] load dynamic condition, and correctly implement IzPanel.validatePanel according to its java doc. This way Panel's validator get invoked
[IZPACK-688] merge external jars into the installer regarless of its stage's value. Ensure customData resource has the list of files be merged into uninstaller.jar
[IZPACK-688] typos
[IZPACK-688] fixed a regression where customDataList can have other file beside the uninstaller jar entry
[IZPACK-693] temporary turn off test izpack-ini4j on windows so that we can build the rest

unknown (4):
Tests are green on Windows
Revert "Tests are green on Windows"
Tests are green on Windows
Closing IZPACK-693 removing problems with end of lines on Windows

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IzPack needs you!

IzPack is in a strong need for contributors, having no corporate backing behind it. The project needs general help on code, but those next 3 items are of particular importance:

helping migrating / rewriting the old documentation from http://izpack.org/documentation/ to http://docs.codehaus.org/display/IZPACK/User+documentation
identifying and fixing issues on the recent Microsoft Windows versions
identifying and fixing issues with IzPack 5.

If IzPack is useful to you, then please considering being useful to it.

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Follow us also on Google+

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:45:00 -0800

Just in case you would have missed: IzPack is modestly present on all social things. The official reason is that this makes more communication channels to spread news of our community. The untold truth is that we have a presence because it is trendy and we would look like an old-school project otherwise.

We now have a page on Google+ at https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/105618715093492300071/105618715093492300071/posts

And of course we still have:

a Twitter account at http://twitter.com/izpack
a Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/izpack

See you there!

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Devoxx 2010 IzPack "tools in action" session now available for free

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:52:00 -0800

I had the chance to be a speaker at the previous edition of Devoxx for a "tools in action" session on IzPack.

The good news is that the recording is now available for free on Parleys.

Enjoy!

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sbt-izpack

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:11:00 -0700

sbt-izpack, version 0.1, is now available. sbt-izpack is a plugin for the Scala-based SBT 0.10.x build tool, allowing you to use IzPack directly from your SBT 0.10.x project. sbt-izpack is a complete rewrite of my SBT 0.7 IzPack plugin. The new version uses a YAML configuration file, rather than a Scala DSL, for configuration, resulting in a more compact (and, arguably, more readable) configuration. The YAML configuration is automatically translated into an IzPack XML configuration file.

http://software.clapper.org/sbt-izpack/

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Great IzPack articles from the 42.nl team

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:55:00 -0700

Willem Dekker and Bas de Vos from 42.nl wrote 2 great articles on IzPack:

The first one is a classic to get started with IzPack. It is very useful nevertheless and is very well written.

The second one shows a very interesting approach to use IzPack well beyond "just dropping files".

Hats off to Willem and Bas!

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CRaSH gets an izpack installer!

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:40:26 -0700

CRaSH, The Common Reusable SHell provides an Izpack installer since its version 1.0-beta22.

This is a demo of the installer (thanks to Julien Viet for providing it)

CRaSH installer from Julien Viet on Vimeo.

You can download this installer from the CRaSH website download page.

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Screenshots of the Jahia IzPack Installer

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:30:12 -0700

The Jahia team just sent us a few screenshots of their IzPack-based installer. Nice job!

See the full gallery on Posterous

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Jahia Joins The IzPack Lovers and Contributes to its Development

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:04:38 -0700

It is a great pleasure to see Jahia joining the ranks of the IzPack Lovers through their active use of IzPack and their contribution to its development.

Jahia contributed several patches to the IzPack 4.3 branch that will make it possible to have a further release from this branch as IzPack 4.3.5. The contributions were made in the open on GitHub through the efforts of Sergiy Shyrkov, proving that Jahia fully understands and embraces the benefits of open collaboration.

Here is what Serge Hber, CTO at Jahia Solutions Group has to say regarding Jahia and IzPack:

“Jahia’s next-generation, open source CMS stems from a widely acknowledged vision of enterprise application convergence - web, search, document, social and portal - unified by the simplicity of web content management. Structured around Jahia Extended Content Management (xCM), the Jahia Studio IDE, Jahiapps social and collaboration capabilities and based on a powerful Composite Content Management platform, Jahia brings a unique modularity to the Java development arena. It is the tool of choice for building innovative user experiences for virtually any type of web application at a fraction of the cost of competing solutions. Founded in 2002 in Switzerland, Jahia has its North American headquarters in Washington DC, and offices in Canada and throughout Europe. Jahia has over 350 customers in more than 20 countries across the globe. For more information, please visit http://www.jahia.com/”

“After evaluating many installers, including commercial ones, we chose IzPack because it was both mature and open source. For a company like ours, being able to access the source code is critical, as we often have to quickly answer customer requests or feedback, and could never do so without the access to the code. Another critical feature was the console mode installer, which is a hard requirements for a server-based project such as ours. We love the ability to contribute back and also help the project in whatever way we can.” – Serge Hber, CTO at Jahia Solutions Group

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JBoss OSGi uses IzPack

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:00:00 -0700

The recently announced version 1.0.0-final of JBoss OSGi uses IzPack. Thanks to our friends at RedHat/JBoss for this showcase!

See the full gallery on Posterous

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The download tracking application for IzPack.org is now opensource!

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:37:00 -0700

Have you noticed those http://get.izpack.org/ URLs?

They are used for download tracking purposes, and the application is now opensource on GitHub!

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IzPack 5.0.0-beta8 released!

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:56:01 -0700

On behalf of the IzPack Project team, I am pleased to announce the release of IzPack 5.0.0-beta8!

Although this is another new milestone towards a proper release of version 5 and its heavily refactored architecture, we can already report that some users have been using the earlier beta versions in production.

IzPack 5.0.0-beta8 can be downloaded directly as a standalone installer. Other options including Maven and the new Gradle plugin project that looks very promising. For all download options please see the downloads page on the IzPack website.

Among other news, we launched an IzPack community news website which is open for contributions.

Big thanks to our developers, contributors and users worldline for supporting this independent opensource project!

Git changelog:

- Log -----------------------------------------------------------------
[maven-release-plugin] copy for tag izpack-5.0.0-beta8

Anthonin Bonnefoy (6):
Added launched jar as in the included jar for package introspection
Moved images to a correct package
Moved native resources
Updated resource path for img and native in code
Changed langpack paths
Updated icons path

David Duponchel (7):
 Adding a not-null check in the xml parser.
IZPACK-666 : Console mode fails with TransformerException
IZPACK-640 : add a usage function in the start.sh script.
ClassPathCrawler and current jar : avoid strange behavior with regexp.
code cleanup : removing redundant cast
code cleanup : replacing for loop with for each
code cleanup : replacing while loop with for each

Emmanuel Hugonnet (3):
Correcting scope for dependencies
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git.codehaus.org/izpack
Fixing IZPACK-674 by launching the JOptionPane in the EDT

Julien Carsique (1):
update MainClass path

Julien Ponge (5):
[maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
Ignore some further generated artifacts.
Merge remote-tracking branch 'ab/develop' into develop
Merge pull request #2 from jcarsique/master
[maven-release-plugin] prepare release izpack-5.0.0-beta8

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A brand new IzPack News site!

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:46:00 -0700

I am glad to announce that news surrounding the IzPack community will now be posted to a new site at http://news.izpack.org/

You can also submit your own news!

We encourage anyone in the IzPack community to submit their own news, including, but not exclusively:

new features, code development,
tutorials, articles,
success stories.

To submit a news, simply email izpack@posterous.com with:

the title of your news in the title
your news message in the body.

Read the help page at Posterous to understand how posting by email works.

Note that your post will be moderated and will not appear until it has been approved. The moderators approve or discard posts at their own discretion.

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