[izpack-users] Install Log file

[Bartz, Klaus]

Hi Fabrice,
yes, good idea.
<variable> we cannot extend, but we can trigger the action with a little bit other
named var like

<variable name="InstallerFrame.logfilePath" value="$INSTALL_PATH/uninstall/install.log"/>

There is a special value with "default". If this is set, the default will be used.


Cheers

Klaus

>-----Original Message-----
>From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of Miraodb
>Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:16 AM
>To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Install Log file
>
>
>Hi Klaus,
>
>It totally makes sense !
>I agree with your thougths.
>
>One thing, is the filename of the log file a fixed one  or can 
>we add an
>attribute for its name ? that would be quite nice. Something like
>
><variable name="InstallerFrame.writeLogfile" value="yes"
>filename="toto.log"/>
>If filename isn't set, then default is install.log
>
>As for the rest, let's go for it.
>I shall start the docu right away.
>
>Cheers,
>Fabrice
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Bartz, Klaus" <Klaus.Bartz at coi.de>
>To: <izpack-users at lists.berlios.de>
>Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:01 AM
>Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Install Log file
>
>
>> Hi Fabrice,
>> I tend to give the installation creator and not the installation user
>> the possibility to create install.log outside uninstaller.jar.
>> At installation time the user often do not know whether he/she need
>> a log file or not. But if there are problems and the user open a
>> call to the hotline, may be the hotline needs the informations.
>> If the adjudication to write a logfile is by the user, the hotline
>> often will have bad luck.
>> Additional it is easier to change not the GUI.
>> Therefore I vote for a IzPanel variable driven logfile creation
>> in InstallFrame.writeUninstallData().
>> May be it will be more consistent to declare a new element in the
>> info section of the installation.dtd, but this way will need much
>> more work. Therefore
>>
>> <variable name="InstallerFrame.writeLogfile" value="yes"/>
>>
>> Impl then a ten minutes job.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Klaus
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>> >[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of Miraodb
>> >Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:39 AM
>> >To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>> >Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Install Log file
>> >
>> >
>> >Hi Klaus,
>> >
>> >Context related...
>> >
>> >> may be I understand not right...
>> >I wasn't clear enough sorry...
>> >
>> >> I think to add a text area is not the solution because James needs
>> >> the logging post mortem of the installation. In the 
>InstallPanel the
>> >> current installed file will by shown in a label above the
>> >progressbar,
>> >> but often it is so fast that nobody can read it.
>> >
>> >It's true that it oftens goes too fast, but once the 
>installpanel has
>> >finished and before clicking next, we could have a button for
>> >saving the
>> >log. That would do the job.
>> >
>> >> A text area with a
>> >> scroll bar will be very big (4681 lines at my server 
>installation).
>> >> But I also think that it will be a good idea to duplicate 
>install.log
>> >> into the file system because some user have problems to
>> >extract something
>> >> out of a jar file.
>> >> The impl should be peanuts. I vote for a facultative feature
>> >controlled
>> >> by an IzPack variable.
>> >
>> >This is another nice solution. Just pick up which one ever you
>> >think is the
>> >best. If we choose the second one then i vote for adding a 
>checkbox on
>> >finishpanel to open or not the log that has been created
>> >automatically by
>> >installpanel.
>> >If you need code i have something for it...
>> >
>> >> May be we can split the work. I make the implementation, you
>> >the docu :-)
>> >> By the way, I write a short description of the summary stuff
>> >and send it
>> >> next week to you.
>> >
>> >No problem, I'll do the docu as soon as we decided which one
>> >to use and how.
>> >
>> >Cheers,
>> >Fabrice
>> >
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