[izpack-users] JDKPathPanel on Mac

[Bartz, Klaus]

Hi Markus,
keep cool, more next week (no I am fighting with SAP)...

Cheers

Klaus

>-----Original Message-----
>From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of Markus
>Schlegel
>Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 4:36 PM
>To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>Subject: Re: [izpack-users] JDKPathPanel on Mac
>
>
>I can not agree with you, that an OS independent Installer 
>should not have a dependency to OS dependent components.
>
>Every Windows installer MUST in every case write to the 
>registry, at least to place the Uninstaller information.
>If it does not, it is just a better file copy tool, but not an 
>installer. Times are over, where you could just do what you 
>want when installing. Our customers expect some common 
>behavior from our Software and this includes to be windows compliant.
>
>Maybe IzPAck should write different Installers for different 
>Platforms, like other OS independent installers do 
>(InstallAnywhere for example). In this case, it could deliver 
>launchers along with the Window's installer & Uninstaller.
>
>But again, this requires a lot of work to do.. 
>
>Regards
>Markus
>
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de 
>[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of 
>Bartz, Klaus
>Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 3:50 PM
>To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>Subject: Re: [izpack-users] JDKPathPanel on Mac
>
>Hi Greg,
>it is simple a try to get a default value.
>The best way on Windows will be to look into the registry, but 
>this dependency should not be exist in a OS independant installer.
>Therefore the execute and scan of the output of the VM called 
>with -version.
>I never use it without a min and max version for the VM. 
>
>
>Cheers
>
>Klaus
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>>[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of Grégory 
>>Joseph
>>Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 3:40 PM
>>To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>>Subject: Re: [izpack-users] JDKPathPanel on Mac
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>On 14/12/06, Bartz, Klaus <Klaus.Bartz at coi.de> wrote:
>>> It works for my requirements. If you do not like it, do not use it.
>>> If you have suggestions to make it better, send a patch to us.
>>
>>I totally agree with that point of view, but to make a 
>valuable patch, 
>>I need to understand what the ideas were behind the current 
>>implementations - especially since we're dealing with many platforms 
>>and I lack time/resources to test on all of them, just like you.
>>
>>Sorry if too much frustration pours through my mails.
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>greg
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