[izpack-devel] RE: Running IzPack with VM 1.5 without SigSegV

[Miraodb]

Hi Klaus,

I'll make the changes you provided on my local install and try it.
I use shortcuts and almost all other stuffs... let's see how it goes with
the fixes.
Will let you know once i tried.

Cheers,
Fabrice
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bartz, Klaus" <Klaus.Bartz at coi.de>
To: <izpack-devel at berlios.de>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:59 AM
Subject: [izpack-devel] RE: Running IzPack with VM 1.5 without SigSegV


> Hi all,
> just I have checked in my changes for the VM 1.5 problem in trunk.
> The class
> com.izforge.izpack.util.Librarian
> was changed, the new one
> com.izforge.izpack.util.LibraryRemover
> added.
> Should be created without changing build.xml, but I think
> a "clean" will be needed.
> Now the dlls are removed with a separate process (like
> the mimik in the uninstaller) if the VM has version 1.5
> or higher.
> Will be nice if some one can test it.
> I have a short panel with which an installation crashes
> allways (on my box). Should I send it?
>
> Hope it works now with VM 1.5.
> If not, let us fix the problem faster as in the past.
>
> Cheers
>
> Klaus
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bartz, Klaus
> >Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 12:10 PM
> >To: 'izpack-devel at berlios.de'
> >Subject: Running IzPack with VM 1.5 without SigSegV
> >
> >
> >Hi,
> >all user of IzPack knows, that there are problems
> >with a 1.5 (also known as 5.0) VM if there are
> >native parts in the installation.
> >Up to know we recommend not to use the 1.5 VM.
> >Now I have to use this version with our product.
> >It is ugly if the 1.5 should not be used for the
> >installation but has to be used for the application.
> >
> >Therefore I have looked a little bit into the code
> >and tested something.
> >With a panel which uses some native classes
> >(ShellLink and Registry) and calls parent.exit() in
> >panelActivate I can reproduce all times a
> >segmentation violation.
> >If I comment out the FreeThread stuff in Librarian no
> >crash occurs.
> >But then the dlls are not removed.
> >I have made a class which creates a new process which
> >waites a little bit that the major process can stop
> >and deletes than the dlls. It's stolen from
> >Chadwick McHenry's SelfModifier for uninstallation :-)
> >Works fine for installation, uninstall not testet yet.
> >I hope this will fix the problem, but I am not safe that
> >it is the only problem with 1.5. Better one step as
> >no step...
> >
> >I will check in it soon. Where? trunk?
> >
> >Or are any comments which do not allow it?
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Klaus
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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