BitRock Cross Platform Installer 6.0.3

BitRock Cross Platform Installer 6.0.3 offers you an application which allows you to create easy to use cross platform installers for Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Windows and Mac OS X. BitRock installers are native binaries that can run on Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Solaris, Mac OS X and on any Linux distribution. The generated installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE, Gnome and Aqua 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 Linux experience. BitRock InstallBuilder includes an easy to learn, easy to use GUI environment that can be run on Windows and Linux. Create Windows, Solaris, FreeBSD, Linux (x86-PPC), AIX, HPUX and Mac OS X 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, graphically and in functionality, and run on GUI, text and unattended modes. An uninstall program is created as part of installation. BitRock Installers are platform and programming language independent.

Major Features:

1. Create Multiplatform Installers, Native Packages and DVDs
   
   • Multiplatform installers Multiplatform Support: InstallBuilder installers are native binaries that can run on Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris (Intel & Sparc), AIX, HP-UX, IRIX, and Linux (Intel x86/x64, Itanium, s390 & PPC).
   • RPM integration RPM Integration: BitRock installers can register your software with the RPM package database, combining ease of use with the powerful RPM package management system.
   • Crossplatform build support Crossplatform Build Support : The installer builder tool can run on Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, IRIX, and Linux (Intel x86/x64, Itanium, s390, PPC) and generate installers for all target platforms from a single project file. Create all your installers from a single build environment!
2. Reduce Development Time
   
   • Easy to use Easy to Use: InstallBuilder includes an easy to learn, easy to use GUI development environment. Design, build and test installers with the click of a button.
   • Time saving functionality 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 Built-in Actions: Built-in actions make it easy to implement commonly required installation functionality in a crossplatform manner. Add actions to your installer for autodetecting a Java® 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 in just a few clicks.
3. Keep Users Running the Latest Version of your Software
   
   • Auto update functionality for your multi platform installers NEW: Auto-Update Functionality: InstallBuilder 6.0 includes an automatic update feature that enables you to deliver updates directly to your users. By providing regular updates to users, you'll keep them running your best available version, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and reduced support costs.
4. Produce Smaller, Faster Installers
   
   • Optimized installers Optimized: BitRock installers are optimized in size and speed and do not require a self-extraction step. This reduces download, startup and installation time. Built-in LZMA support provides great compression ratios to further reduce the size of installers.
   • No external dependencies No External Dependencies : BitRock multiplatform 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.
5. Deploy in Any Environment
   
   • Multiple installation modes 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, and a silent/unattended install mode which can be used for integration in shell scripts for automated deployment.
   • Language and platform independent cross platform installers Language and Platform Independent : BitRock installers can install applications written in any language, including: Java, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, C/C++ and .NET/Mono.
6. Offer Native Integration on All Platforms
   
   • Desktop integration Desktop Integration: BitRock installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE and Gnome.
   • RPM and DEB generation RPM and DEB generation: In addition to creating native executables that can register with the RPM subsystem, InstallBuilder can generate RPM and Debian packages that can be installed using native package management tools.
7. Provide a Reliable, Professional Installation Experience
   
   • Include your branding Include Your Branding: Present a professional image by re-branding InstallBuilder with your own graphics and custom screens.
   • Advanced configuration options Advanced Configuration Options: Ask the user for multiple inputs on one screen to streamline the installation process.
   • Rollback functionality Rollback Functionality: By default, BitRock installers perform a backup of all the files overwritten during installation, so if an error occurs, the system can be automatically recovered to its previous state.
   • Uninstall functionality Uninstall Functionality: An uninstall program is created as part of every installation, allowing users to easily uninstall the software. As with the installer, it can be run in a variety of modes. On Windows, uninstall functionality can also be accessed from the Add/Remove Programs entry in the Control Panel.
   • Multiple language support Multiple Language Support : BitRock installers support a variety of installation languages, including English, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Polish, Valencian, Catalan, Estonian, Slovenian, Romanian, Hungarian, Russian and Welsh. You can specify a default language or let the user decide. Please contact us if you require additional language support.
   • Support for Qt GUI frontend Support for Qt® GUI Frontend : The InstallBuilder for Qt family of products provides a new GUI installation mode using the Qt crossplatform toolkit, enhancing the end-user experience.

Enhancements:

• Fix error in Unix systems when the HOME environment variable was not set,
• Fix autoupdate failing to download updates when a file already existed,
• The installer now returns an error code if an error occurs in postInstallationActionList even if the error does not stop the installer,
• A new action list, preShowHelpActionList allows the content of the --help output to be dynamically modified,
• Fix Choice parameter combobox not supporting a default value that contains variable references,
• New variables machine_total_memory and machine_cpu_speed, LC_ALL takes precedence over LANG when determining system language in Unix systems,
• Fix distro detection on RedHat derivatives like Red Flag Linux or Scientific Linux,
• Fix validationActionList being run twice for parameterGroups in Qt mode

Requirements:

• 32 Mb free RAM;
• Minimum of 640 x 480 screen res.

 WareSeeker Editor