[izpack-users] Install Log file

[Darren Govoni]

It's a very good idea. We've been wanting this ability for months and 
its enormously
helpful in multiple ways for the minimal effort to add it.

Heck, even a simple log4j INFO trace of what files where installed/etc 
placed in the install directory
would go a million miles.....

Miraodb wrote:
> 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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