- Added option <runAsShell> to use a specific shell with <runProgram>
- Fixed internal XML tag being incorrectly serialized in <runProgram> action
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2015/11/02
InstallBuilder 15.10.1 Released.
We recently released version 15.10.0 of BitRock InstallBuilder. The new release features the following improvements:
2015/10/19
InstallBuilder 15.10.0 Released.
We recently released version 15.10.0 of BitRock InstallBuilder. The new release features the following improvements:
- Fixed HTTPS downloads sometimes not working correctly when proxy is enabled
- Fixed builder proxy preferences dialog not always properly saving its data
- Fixed issues with OS X signing in some Linux environments
- Fixed ${required_diskspace} in CD-ROM mode
- Improved license page look and feel on OS X 10.11 when running in Qt mode
- Improved <autodetectJava> action to use the full detected version when ordering its results
- Fixed installers throwing an unknown error when trying to enable/disable components inside a component group from command line
- Fixed component selection page losing focus when enabling components
2015/09/18
InstallBuilder 15.9.0 Released.
We recently released version 15.1.0 of BitRock InstallBuilder. The new release features the following improvements:
- Added support for Windows 10 and OS X 10.11
- Allow <httpGet> and <httpPost> actions to configure extra HTTP headers
- Added new <logFileTimeStampFormat> to allow configuring the timestamp format for the default log messages
- Added Azerbaijani, Basque, Persian, Indonesian, Kazakh, Turkmen and Vietnamese languages to InstallBuilder
- Added SNI support for HTTPS connections
- New installer_pid built-in variable
- New <pwd> action to allow retrieving the current working directory
- Added <abandonProcessGroup> setting to <createOSXService> action
- Allow using a proxy when time stamping Windows installers signing
- Improved proxy settings handling in HTTPS connections
- Improved detection of Debian 8 and CentOS 7 platforms
- Improved <userTest> detection of domain accounts
- Improved permissions handling in <zip> and <unzip> action
- Improved uninstaller creation to avoid issues with antivirus software on Windows
- Silenced debug messages printed to console when calling <launchBrowser> action on Linux
- Fixed incorrect default values for <hostValidation> and <portTest> rules
- Fixed Linux legacy mode failing in parallel decompression mode
- Fixed cmd+c/cmd+v bindings on OS X when running in Qt mode
- Fixed <booleanParameterGroup> not properly accepting input in text mode after providing incorrect values
- Fixed <infoParameter> not properly expanding vertically in Qt mode
- Fixed building of downloadable components not properly calculating the number of cores in the machine
- Fixed <choiceParameterGroup> enabling focus to disabled child parameters
- Fixed CDROM mode failing in some environments
- Fixed conditional slide images rules not being properly recalculated after changes
- Fixed <showProgressDialog> text wrapping not being properly calculated in GTK mode
- Fixed memory leak in XML manipulation actions
- Fixed <showProgressDialog> not properly displayed in GTK unattended with dialogs mode
- Fixed top translucent menu on OS X when running in Qt mode
- Fixed unzip action not properly working on some scenarios when running on AIX
- Fixed platform_install_prefix not always using the 64bit program files path when enabling <windows64bitMode>
2015/03/19
InstallBuilder 15.1.0 Released.
We recently released version 15.1.0 of BitRock InstallBuilder. The new release features the following improvements:
- Allow signing Windows and OS X installers on Windows, Linux and OS X
- Support DMG with custom backgrounds creation on Windows, Linux and OS X
- Improved LZMA/LZMA-ultra compression and decompression speed
- New compression algorithms LZHAM and LZHAM-ultra
- Fixed splash screen not properly refreshed on Fedora 21
- Improve <copyFile> action to merge directories on destination
- Allow specifying specific products in <antivirusTest> rule
- Allow searching in the Builder tree
- Fixed Builder GUI popups not being big enough to accommodate all settings in some cases
- Fixed Qt mode glitches in OS X 10.10
- Fixed LZMA-Ultra compression error when building in directories with spaces
2015/01/26
InstallBuilder 9.5.5 Released.
We recently released version 9.5.4 of BitRock InstallBuilder. The new release features the following improvements:
- Fixed installers failing on some RHEL/CentOS 7 environments when running in text mode
- Fixed slide images not always being properly refreshed on xwindow mode
2015/01/19
InstallBuilder 9.5.4 Released.
We recently released version 9.5.4 of BitRock InstallBuilder. The new release features the following improvements:
- Improved parameters wrapping on gtk mode
- Added new installer_http_code built-in variable to retrieve the result of HTTP actions
- Improved performance unpacking folders with a large number of files
- Reduced time spent in files to pack calculation at build time
- Reduced TLS initialization time on Windows
- Added <logonType> to <addScheduledTask> action
- Added RHEL 7 platform detection
- Improved <copyFile> action to allow overwriting directories on destination
- Allow configuring the <username> for which <addUnixDesktopStartUpItem> will add the startup item
- Allow configuring look and feel behaviour of unselected options in <choiceParameterGroup> parameters
- Improved component selection page to properly scale with wide installers
- Fixed issues loading some PNG images on CentOS 7
- Fixed gtk mode failing to start on RHEL/CentOS 7
- Fixed encoding errors in environment-manipulation actions
- Fixed Qt installers not being properly set on top of other windows when launched on some OS X environments
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