[izpack-users] <executable> timing

[Dennis Reil]

> I'd like to install a file as part of a pack and execute that file before any
> other packs are installed.  Possible?  It seems like the answer is no.
Yes, but not out of the box ;-) 
You'll have to implement a custom action by using an installer listener.
This listener will be informed in the afterPack-method if a pack was
finished. So that will be the place where to place your code. You can
than use the FileExecutor-Class to execute the file.

Regards,
   Dennis

> I have a related post from today that discusses multiple ProcessPanels. 
> This is related to that issue.
> 
> It's possible that I have servers running from a previous install of my
> product.  If so, I want to stop these servers before the install attempts to
> install new files.  I actually have this working by using the ProcessPanel
> to stop the servers and an <executable> tag for a file to start the servers.
> 
> The problem now is that it doesn't work on a fresh install because I have to
> have ProcessPanel before I install.  However, this fails on a fresh install
> because the ProcessPanel attempts to run a file that will not be installed
> until the packs are installed.
> 
> What I'd really like to see is support for stage="now" for the exectuable
> which means, run this right after installing this pack, but before the rest
> of the packs are installed.  From my observations, it appears that all packs
> are installed and then all executable files are run.
> 
> This is what my first pack would look like:
> 
>  <packs>
>         <pack name="Scripts" required="yes">
>            <description>Startup and test scripts</description>
>     
>             <executable
> targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/$WD_SYS/scripts/stop-tomcats.bat" 
> 	              stage="nowl" 
> 		      keep="true"/>
> 	</pack>
>      
>          rest of my packs
> 
> </packs>
> 
> Are my observations correct?  Is there another way I could achieve what I
> want to do?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jeff Schnitter
>