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:
  • Added option <runAsShell> to use a specific shell with <runProgram>
  • Fixed internal XML tag being incorrectly serialized in <runProgram> action

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