Re: [Installbase-devel] InstallBase 1.0a3 and recursive file groups

[Damon C. <da...@yo...>]

> I'm using InstallBase to copy over a Java runtime environment along with
> our product. I'd like the JRE to be installed under <InstallDir>/jvm (with
> its own directory tree preserved, of course).
> 
> It looks like my only option is to set "Add new file groups for
> directories" on, add the JRE directory, individually change each directory
> to install under <InstallDir>/jvm/dirname instead of <InstallDir>/dirname,
> then select each directory for the JRE component in the Component tab.
> Multiplied by three platforms, my fingers are going to get sore. :) Is
> there a better way?

    Hrmm..  There definitely SHOULD be a better way. 0-]  I will add
something like this to my TODO list.  Maybe have an option to popup
a window when adding directory structures that asks the base-level
directory to add to.

    In the meantime, the easiest way I can think of to do it would be
to copy the whole jvm/ tree into any empty subdirectory called and
then drop/add that directory.  The empty directory will be installed
in <InstallDir>, and the subdirectory will automatically be created as
<InstallDir>/jvm with all the rest of the tree following suit. 0-]

    That should get you through in the meantime anyway. 0-]  I'll try and
add something in the future to make it a little easier.  I've actually had
to do something similar, though mine was on a much smaller scale, so I
guess it didn't bother me enough to change it. 0-]  The whole reason the
"Add new file groups for directories" option exists is because I got sick
of dropping directory after directory into InstallBase's own project
install. 0-]

> BTW, compared with InstallShield Multiplatform, InstallBase is easier to
> use, still does everything we want, and we can use the money we'll save
> to buy a lovely silver sculpture of an antelope on ebay. Many thanks. :)

    I've never really had the opportunity to use InstallShield MP.  I'm
glad InstallBase has everything you need.  I would figure that especially
for a Java project, InstallShield MP would do a better job, since it can
do all the fancy Java stuff.  I think I've definitely got 'em beat on
price though. 0-]

Thanks,

Damon