2017/10/27

InstallBuilder 17.10.0 Released

For October, the InstallBuilder engineering team has been focusing on increasing the speed of the uninstaller, improving Linux OS detection, as well as some bug fixes.

  • Improved uninstallation speed when using GUI
  • Improved Linux OS detection
  • Fixed Unix service handling for Ubuntu after Ubuntu was added as separate distribution type
  • Fixed InstallBuilder not fully exiting at end of installation on some Linux environments
  • Fixed Chinese language code detection on macOS
  • Fixed OS X signing failing on some Linux x64 platforms when using the 32bit builder

Get the latest version of InstallBuilder to ensure that you can take advantage of these improvements.


    2017/10/02

    InstallBuilder 17.8.0 and 17.9.0 Releases

    In the latest two releases our engineering team has been focusing on some improvements, bug fixes, and documentation updates.

    • Allow modification of <passwordParameter>'s <askForConfirmation> in its <preShowPageActionList>
    • Fixed installer appearing minimized on OS X when running with splash screen disabled in Qt mode
    • Fixed installers failing to start inside directories containing special characters
    • Properly display license files with BOM character
    • Improved <labelParameter> alignment on win32/osx/xwindow modes
    • Documentation updates
    • POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY: Made parameter group validation in text mode behave as in GUI modes, not running <postShowPageActionList> unless validation succeeds