Move the Installer to open source: IzPack

Spark Spark Dev
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Hi,

the current install4j installer is commercial and this tool is not available for the community. Has someone played with IzPack (izapck.org) as an alternative for cross plattform installation?

Regards

Walter

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I actually spent some time on this last week. Took me a while, but I have it down pretty well now I think.

I compiled Spark as directed in the docs here with ant, and then just used IzPack to build my installer insead of install4j. After a lot of trial and error, it works like a charm.

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Hi Walter,

I think it makes sense that you move this thread to The specified item was not found… This installer could be interesting also for Openfire.

LG

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I have create the first simple patch to support izpack:

http://www.igniterealtime.org/community/thread/37565

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HA! Looking at your patch file helped me figure it out thanks.

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Hi

I would kindly ask to document the sucessfull attempts. Moving to IzPack should be a benefit for all of us who try to move Spark to newer versions. Thanks for the effort.

How about a document in te Contributors section.

Walter

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EDIT: I didn’t see the bit about adding a write up in the document section until I posted this. I promise I will add something tomorrow or the next day.

I’m pretty tired so this isn’t as detailed as it should be but, but the jist of it is:

Install izpack.

In you build.xml add:

This line under the rest of the property tags:

Then under installers add:


Creat a file under build/installer called spark-izpack.xml and paste this into it:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" standalone="yes" ?> Spark 2.6.0 [http://www.igniterealtime.org](http://www.igniterealtime.org) 
<guiprefs width="640" height="480" resizable="no" />

<locale>
       <langpack iso3="eng"/>
    <langpack iso3="fra"/>
    <langpack iso3="deu"/>
    <langpack iso3="ita"/>
    <langpack iso3="jpn"/>
    <langpack iso3="spa"/>
    <langpack iso3="dan"/>
    <langpack iso3="ell"/>
    <langpack iso3="cat"/>
    <langpack iso3="ned"/>
    <langpack iso3="fin"/>
    <langpack iso3="swe"/>
    <langpack iso3="por"/>
    <langpack iso3="pol"/>
    <langpack iso3="rus"/>
    <langpack iso3="ukr"/>
    <langpack iso3="hun"/>
    <langpack iso3="svk"/>
    <langpack iso3="rom"/>
    <langpack iso3="mys"/>
    <langpack iso3="nor"/>
    <langpack iso3="chn"/>
    <langpack iso3="scg"/>
    <langpack iso3="cze"/>
    <langpack iso3="kor"/>
    <langpack iso3="glg"/>
</locale>

<resources>
    <res src="build/installer/izpack/shortcutSpec.xml" id="shortcutSpec.xml"/>
</resources>

<panels>
    <panel classname="TargetPanel" />
    <panel classname="PacksPanel" />
    <panel classname="InstallPanel" />
    <panel classname="ShortcutPanel" />
    <panel classname="FinishPanel" />
</panels>

<packs>
    <pack name="Spark" required="yes">
        <description>XMPP Client</description>
        <file src="target/build/bin"         targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
        <file src="target/build/lib"         targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
        <file src="target/build/logs"        targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
        <file src="target/build/plugins"     targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
        <file src="target/build/resources"     targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
        <file src="target/build/xtra"         targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
       
        <executable targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/bin/startup.sh" />
        <executable targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/bin/startup.bat" />
    </pack>   
</packs>

Create a folder in build/installer called izpack

In that folder create a new file called shortcutSpec.xml and paste the following into it:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?> 
<shortcut
    name="IzPack"
    programGroup="yes"
    desktop="yes"
    applications="no"
    startMenu="no"
    startup="no"
    target="$INSTALL_PATH\bin\startup.bat"
    commandLine=""
    description="Spark"
    iconIndex="0"
    initialState="noShow">

<shortcut
        name="Spark-@ver@ Uninstaller"
        programGroup="yes"
        desktop="no"
        applications="no"
        startMenu="no"
        startup="no"
        target="$INSTALL_PATH\Uninstaller\uninstaller.jar"
        commandLine=""
        iconFile="%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll"
        iconIndex="31"
        description="This uninstalls Spark @build.number@">
    <createForPack name="Core"/>
</shortcut>

Thats it I think, Im pretty tired so I hope I didn’t miss anything.

izpack only creates an executable jar file so I am trying to turn that into an exe with jsmooth. Hopefully once I have a .jsmooth file I will

be able to incorporate that into the ant build.xml as well. I haven’t been able to get it to work yet though.

Message was edited by: Jason Stevens

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OK, I have created a document in the Contributors section here: http://www.igniterealtime.org/community/docs/DOC-1767