2011/04/29

InstallBuilder 7.1.0 Released.

We recently released version 7.1.0 of BitRock InstallBuilder. The new release features the following improvements:
  • Fixed installer startup failing in some scenarios when being launched from a symbolic link
  • Fixed <processTest> rule failing in some environments
  • Fixed installation log containing unnecessary empty new lines when using disabling the file unpacking process
  • Fixed comboboxes not being properly displayed in Windows Vista and 7 in win32 mode
  • Improved look and feel of the Builder and installers in OS X and Windows
  • Improved <getWindowsACL> to properly handle invalid SID provided as username
  • New <languageSelectionStyle> project property to configure the style of the language selection dialog
  • Improved reported errors when loading invalid XML files
  • Updated documentation
  • Fixed uninstaller not being removed on HP-UX

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2011/04/19

InstallBuilder 7.0.5 Released.

We recently released version 7.0.5 of BitRock InstallBuilder. The new release features the following improvements:
  • New split HTML version of the documentation
  • Significantly improved <unzip> action performance
  • Improved installers to allow variables in most of the project tags
  • Improved GUI to accept variables in choice and boolean-like properties
  • New <osxBundlesAreFiles> property added configure how <fileParameter> and <directoryParameter> should validate bundles in OS X
  • Allow <linkParameters> to receive keyboard focus on Qt mode
  • Improved OS X bundle launcher script to support projects with UTF-8 characters in their full name
  • Improved Polish translation
  • Fixed <windowsResourceProductVersion> not properly working
  • Removed outdated syntax from demo projects
  • Updated command line builder icon on Windows
  • Fixed <globalVariables> action not properly handling project references
  • Show more verbose errors in <break> and <continue> actions when invoked outside loop
  • Fixed XML comments not being preserved in the GUI editor in some scenarios
  • Fixed installers failing on HP-UX, AIX and FreeBSD 4 in some system language configurations

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2011/04/04

InstallBuilder 7.0.4 Released.

We recently released version 7.0.4 of BitRock InstallBuilder. The new release features the following improvements:
  • Updated documentation
  • Added <selectionOrder> to the <autodetectJava> action to allow specifying the order of the detected Java versions
  • Added <checkFreeDiskSpace> rule
  • Added <clearWindowsACL> action
  • Added <osxUninstallerApplicationBundleIcon> to configure uninstaller icon on OS X
  • Added <osxPlatforms> project tag to configure the OS X runtimes to build
  • Improved Italian, French, Norwegian, Korean and Spanish translations
  • Included English language file in the installers as a reference
  • Improved build performance in Solaris, FreeBSD, AIX, HP-UX and IRIX
  • Fixed <httpPost> action failing when providing an empty <queryParameterList>
  • Fixed main progress bar not properly configured in some scenarios
  • Fixed <portTest> rule throwing an error when providing a malformed port
  • Changed "Ok" buttons text to all uppercase "OK" per UI guidelines
  • Fixed registered estimated size on Windows 7 not being properly calculated
  • Fixed RPM database registration not honoring files removed from uninstaller
  • Fixed environment variables not being properly registered in some OS X terminal shells
  • Fixed rollback functionality not properly handling the original drive

Visit installbuilder.bitrock.com to download or to view our changelog.