[izpack-users] Install Log file

[Miraodb]

Hi Klaus and James,

Few things on the topic...
I saw many times in installers the possibility to have the files list
automatically showing up dynamically as the install panel goes on with the
packs... Couldn't we add a text area to show those files while processed
(while they're written into install.log i guess...)? I could create a copy
of installpanel which just add this and it's up to the developer to choose
which installpanel to use ?
Or we could also add a checkbox to the current panel to show up or not the
text area... i'm not sure on how easy that is (dynamic panels! never done
it)

Solution 1 is easier i think. Two is a bit better. But most importantly:
Sounds doable ? Sounds like a good idea?

Any comments is appreciated.

Cheers,
Fabrice

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bartz, Klaus" <Klaus.Bartz at coi.de>
To: <izpack-users at lists.berlios.de>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Install Log file


> Hi James,
> see context related.
>
> Cheers
>
> Klaus
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
> >[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of
> >James Oltmans
> >Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 2:29 AM
> >To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
> >Subject: [izpack-users] Install Log file
> >
> >
> >This has been asked before but I haven't seen any answers in the
> >archives or clear documentation on the matter.
> >
> >Is there a way to create a log file during the installation and save it
> >to a specific directory/location of my choosing?
>
> Radio Erivan, principle yes, but...
> If you use the SummaryPanel (really, I have forgotten to write something
> in the docu; sorry) you get a summary. Place it before the InstallPanel.
> If you also use the SummaryLoggerInstallerListener the file
> $INSTALL_PATH/Uninstaller/InstallSummary.htm will be created after all
> chosen packs are installed.
> The panel and the file contains the summary of all panels, but not the
> file set which was installed because this can be many (at my biggest
> installation ~500KB).
> The logging of installed files and created dirs are in the
uninstaller.jar.
> Extract install.log from the uninstaller.jar and you have it.
>
> If you create custom panels, you can determine what has to be placed
> in the summary for that panel. You should implement the method
> getSummaryBody. You can also implement getSummaryCaption, but there
> is a default for it (see docu chapter "create your own panels" :-)).
>
>
> >We'd like to be able to do post-mortem on what our testers/users are
> >doing.
>
> Uups, what do you install? A bomb? Or why your testers are die during
> installation :-)
>
> >Also, if that's possible is it also possible to add our own debug
> >statements to the log?
> >
> >For instance:
> >Beginning install
> >Starting Pack X
> >Installing somethingOrOther.jar to C:\Program
> >Files\oh_my_what_the_heck_was_the_user_thinking\
> >Finished Pack X
> >Finished Install with errors:
> >Blah blah blah
> >
> >We'd at least like to know what the user chose during the install
> >process. Another very nice feature for the log file would be hardware
> >info about the user.....
> >Anything like that out there?
> >
> >Thanks
> >James Oltmans
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