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

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

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>

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

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

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