[izpack-users] Install Log file

[Miraodb]

Hi Klaus,

Just checked in the Docu for it...

Cheers,
Fabrice
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bartz, Klaus" <Klaus.Bartz at coi.de>
To: <izpack-users at lists.berlios.de>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Install Log file


> Hi Darren,
> next week I check in a mimik which writes the
> file log into a separate file which path can be configured.
> But in the moment I will not add the log4j stuff because then
> the jar file has to be included into the installation jar
> and then it will expand about 219 KB.
> What will be locked you can see in uninstaller.jar#install.log.
> 
> Additional you can use the Debug class, the Summary stuff and the
> logfile of AntActionInstallerListener and ProcessPanel.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Klaus 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
> >[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of 
> >Darren Govoni
> >Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 3:31 PM
> >To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
> >Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Install Log file
> >
> >
> >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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