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On behalf of the IzPack project development team, I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of IzPack 4.3.3 which can be downloaded
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from our official website at http://izpack.org/.
This ia a stable, maintenance release that fixes some issues found in IzPack 4.3.1 and IzPack 4.3.2. As such, we highly recommend that our users promptly migrate to this version from production-quality installers.
7 issues were fixed in this release. See http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/15986 for a complete list and more details.
Should you encounter issues in IzPack 4.3.3, please go to http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK to look for similar issues, and eventually report a new problem.
We would like to thank our developers, contributors, issue reporters and users for making this release possible!
Enjoy.
— Julien Ponge, IzPack project founder
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On behalf of the IzPack project development team, I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of IzPack 4.3.2 which can be downloaded
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from our official website at http://izpack.org/.
This ia a stable, maintenance release that fixes some issues found in IzPack 4.3.1. As such, we highly recommend that our users promptly migrate to this version from production-quality installers.
29 issues were fixed in this release. See http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/15381 for a complete list and more details.
Should you encounter issues in IzPack 4.3.2, please go to http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK to look for similar issues, and eventually report a new problem.
We would like to thank our developers, contributors, issue reporters and users for making this release possible!
Enjoy.
— Julien Ponge, IzPack project founder
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2 months
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Julien Ponge
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Andreas Nerlich just published an article called using izpack2exe from an unpacked maven dependency.
I'm sure it will provide some
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useful informations for those relying on a Maven build process that integrates IzPack installer generation.
Thanks Andreas
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Posted
2 months
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Julien Ponge
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I will give a talk at fOSSa, a free conference that will be held on November 17th-18th in Grenoble, France
http://fossa.inrialpes.fr/2009/?q=content/day_2_workshop_detailed_program
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6 months
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Julien Ponge
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IzPack version 4.3.1 is now available!
It can be downloaded from the project website at http://izpack.org/
This is a maintenance
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release that fixes some minor issues found in IzPack 4.3.0. Our users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.
The complete list of changes is detailed at http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/15137
We would like to thank our developers, contributors, issue reporters and users for making this release possible!
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Posted
8 months
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Julien Ponge
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I am very pleased to announce the immediate availability of IzPack 4.3.0!
About IzPack
IzPack is a one-stop solution for
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packaging, distributing and deploying
applications. IzPack is opensource, released under the liberal Apache
Software License 2.0.
It is fully cross-platform and generates a single installer. As such, it is
an alternative to native solutions such as platform-specific installers and
package managers.
IzPack-generated installers only require a Java virtual machine to run.
Many companies and projects have been using IzPack over the years, including
Sun Microsystems, JBoss/RedHat, the Scala language project, some ObjectWeb/OW2
projects, XWiki and many more.
Downloading IzPack
IzPack can be obtained free of charge from its website at http://izpack.org/
Getting professional services
IzPack creator and project leader Julien Ponge offers paid professional services:
one-time and subscription-based support
consulting
custom developments
installer creation bootstrap.
Do not hesitate to contact Julien and get more informations from http://izpack.proservices.ponge.info/
Those services directly help in sustaining and improving IzPack.
About this release
This release is the result of a collective effort where our developers and
contributors worked hand-in-hand to improve IzPack. Also, new developers have
joined the project to bring further ideas and energy to the project.
About a hundred issues have been resolved in this release. The complete list
along with JIRA issues can be reviewed at http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/14763
New features highlights
The release contains its usual set of bug fixes, small enhancements and
documentation improvements. The new features include:
Scripting support through the Apache Bean Scripting Framework
Full console manual and automated installations
Removal of NanoXML in favor of a javax.xml backend
Ability to call Java classes before and after each panel
Privileges elevation improvements
Graphical reporting of launch-time errors
AntActionListener improvement
Configuration of the uninstaller path
Compile-time variable substitutions
Greetings
The IzPack team would like to thank its developers and contributors for having made this release
possible! We would also like to thank our numerous and growing users worldwide for pushing us
forward!
Other thanks go to:
The Codehaus Foundation and especially Ben Walding: http://codehaus.org/
JetBrains for their amazing IntelliJ IDEA IDE: http://www.jetbrains.com/
Atlassian for the tools that power some Codehaus services: http://www.atlassian.com/
Sun Microsystems, especially the Glassfish and IPS teams: http://www.sun.com/
Further links
IzPack website: http://izpack.org/
Codehaus space: http://xircles.codehaus.org/projects/izpack/
Mailing-lists: http://xircles.codehaus.org/projects/izpack/lists
Confluence wiki: http://docs.codehaus.org/display/IZPACK
News feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/IzPack
Subversion repository: http://svn.codehaus.org/izpack/
Git repository (synchronized from svn): http://github.com/jponge/izpack/tree/master
FishEye SVN browser: http://svn.izpack.codehaus.org/
JIRA issues tracker: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK
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Posted
8 months
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Julien Ponge
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I am very pleased to announce the immediate availability of IzPack 4.3.0!
About IzPack
IzPack is a one-stop solution for
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packaging, distributing and deploying
applications. IzPack is opensource, released under the liberal Apache
Software License 2.0.
It is fully cross-platform and generates a single installer. As such, it is
an alternative to native solutions such as platform-specific installers and
package managers.
IzPack-generated installers only require a Java virtual machine to run.
Many companies and projects have been using IzPack over the years, including
Sun Microsystems, JBoss/RedHat, the Scala language project, some ObjectWeb/OW2
projects, XWiki and many more.
Downloading IzPack
IzPack can be obtained free of charge from its website at http://izpack.org/
Getting professional services
IzPack creator and project leader Julien Ponge offers paid professional services:
one-time and subscription-based support
consulting
custom developments
installer creation bootstrap.
Do not hesitate to contact Julien and get more informations from http://izpack.proservices.ponge.info/
Those services directly help in sustaining and improving IzPack.
About this release
This release is the result of a collective effort where our developers and
contributors worked hand-in-hand to improve IzPack. Also, new developers have
joined the project to bring further ideas and energy to the project.
About a hundred issues have been resolved in this release. The complete list
along with JIRA issues can be reviewed at http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/14763
New features highlights
The release contains its usual set of bug fixes, small enhancements and
documentation improvements. The new features include:
Scripting support through the Apache Bean Scripting Framework
Full console manual and automated installations
Removal of NanoXML in favor of a javax.xml backend
Ability to call Java classes before and after each panel
Privileges elevation improvements
Graphical reporting of launch-time errors
AntActionListener improvement
Configuration of the uninstaller path
Compile-time variable substitutions
Greetings
The IzPack team would like to thank its developers and contributors for having made this release
possible! We would also like to thank our numerous and growing users worldwide for pushing us
forward!
Other thanks go to:
The Codehaus Foundation and especially Ben Walding: http://codehaus.org/
JetBrains for their amazing IntelliJ IDEA IDE: http://www.jetbrains.com/
Atlassian for the tools that power some Codehaus services: http://www.atlassian.com/
Sun Microsystems, especially the Glassfish and IPS teams: http://www.sun.com/
Further links
IzPack website: http://izpack.org/
Codehaus space: http://xircles.codehaus.org/projects/izpack/
Mailing-lists: http://xircles.codehaus.org/projects/izpack/lists
Confluence wiki: http://docs.codehaus.org/display/IZPACK
News feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/IzPack
Subversion repository: http://svn.codehaus.org/izpack/
Git repository (synchronized from svn): http://github.com/jponge/izpack/tree/master
FishEye SVN browser: http://svn.izpack.codehaus.org/
JIRA issues tracker: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK
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Posted
9 months
ago
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Julien Ponge
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I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of IzPack 4.3.0-rc2 (the second release candidate to IzPack 4.3.0 which is due
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21/Apr/09).
As we are coming into the closing stages of preparing this release, your help is needed by downloading it from http://snapshots.dist.codehaus.org/izpack/IzPack-install-4.3.0-rc2.jar and reporting any critical issue that you may encounter.
The full list of issues for this release is available from http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/14763
Thanks for your help!
Release status
This release is intended for testing, not for production use (yet). We need as many of you to test it and report any issue you might have so that we can have a great 4.3.0 release!
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Posted
9 months
ago
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Julien Ponge
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Julien Ponge
I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of IzPack 4.3.0-rc2 (the second release candidate to IzPack 4.3.0 which is due
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21/Apr/09).
As we are coming into the closing stages of preparing this release, your help is needed by downloading it from http://snapshots.dist.codehaus.org/izpack/IzPack-install-4.3.0-rc2.jar and reporting any critical issue that you may encounter.
The full list of issues for this release is available from http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/14763
Thanks for your help!
Release status
This release is intended for testing, not for production use (yet). We need as many of you to test it and report any issue you might have so that we can have a great 4.3.0 release!
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Posted
9 months
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Julien Ponge
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I am pleased to announce the availability of IzPack 4.3.0-rc1 for testing purposes.
This is the first test version of the next major release
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(4.3.0) which is due 21/Apr/2009.
Lots of nice features and fixes are available in this version (see http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/14763);
NanoXML removal
"real" console (interactive or silent) installations
privileges escalation improvements
bean scripting framework integration (to have custom scripts in JavaScript, Groovy, JRuby, etc)
validators for packs
... and more!
There are still a few fixes / documentation JIRA issues open that will be resolved on time for the final release.
Release status
This release is intended for testing, not for production use (yet). We need as many of you to test it and report any issue you might have so that we can have a great 4.3.0 release!
It can be downloaded from http://snapshots.dist.codehaus.org/izpack/IzPack-install-4.3.0-rc1.jar
Many thanks to the developers and contributors for making this release possible!
Professional services
Should you need professional services on IzPack (consulting, support, custom development), please check out http://izpack.proservices.ponge.info/
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