![]() ![]() You can also integrate the packaging functionality that BitRock InstallBuilder provides because most IDEs can be configured to use external tools. In this article, we'll explain how to configure Eclipse to package your software with InstallBuilder. The configuration with other IDEs would be similar to this. This article is focused only on the basics - more complex configuration can be done to further customize your environment. You can download the latest version from To get started, you need to have InstallBuilder installed on your system. To install InstallBuilder, you can either click through the steps presented by the GUI installation wizard or you can run the installer in unattended mode. $ installbuilder-enterprise-6.1.0-linux-installer.bin -mode unattended -prefix /path/to/installation/directory Once you have downloaded the edition you'd like to use, you just need to execute from a command line console: In this case, we'll install it in unattended mode. If you don't already have Eclipse installed in your system you can get it and the installation instructions from. You will be prompted to select a resource, select. In our example we'll use 'demo' as name of the project. Configure Eclipse by pointing it to the InstallBuilder builder tool, selecting the current project as the working directory and adding the appropriate arguments (build projectfile.xml platform). Go to the Run tab -> External Tools -> Organize Favorites and select the configuration we have just created: We can add it to 'Favorites' so this functionality can easily be accessed. ![]() Now it's time to test if our configuration is correct. If you have the 'Console' view enabled, you will see the installer being generated:Ĭonfiguring Eclipse to Test the Generated Installer Go to and it will start to generate the installer for our demo application. In the same way you added InstallBuilder as an External Tool, you can add the generated installer and launch it. Below, you can see the configuration for the new External Tool. Remember to add it to your Favorites to make it easier to access. Give it a try! You will see your installer being launched from Eclipse.īefore we wrap up, you know that InstallBuilder is a cross-platform installer, right? And that you can build installers for different platforms without the need to switch your development environment? Yes, you can build installers for Linux, OS X and Windows all from a Linux machine. ![]()
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