Re: [Installbase-devel] Where are the docs?

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

> No users list?

    The devel list is pretty much it.  There currenly isn't much of
a support group of users, so I figured requests could all go here for
now. :)

> Where is the documentation for InstallBase?
> Every time I click on the help ? icon in the top right it crashes?
> I am running this on Linux, Mandrake 9.0 mostly.

    It crashes?  Really?  Wow.  Well, a little help can be gotten by
going into your preferences (File -> Preferences) and selecting a new
web browser for help browsing.  I guess the Linux binaries that are
loaded for the help browser are causing the crash.  InstallBase was
recently re-written with a new system, and I think this is one of the
problems yet to be resolved.

> I need the installer to run a simple script before installing and
> another simple script after the install.
> Where is the best place to put that?

    Well, currently, running a script before the install begins isn't
supported, but it's not impossible.  Running a script after the install
is easy.  There is a component in the "Install Components" section that
allows you to specify an external program to run.  I assume you're
talking about running a shell script or the like?

    To run a script before the install begins, currently, you need to
modify a little Tcl code.  I'll walk you through it though.  What do
you want to run?  A script that is included in the install, or an
external program you expect to have on the target system?

> I would like to learn about Tcl scripts to help this project along. I
> have written my own install for Win32 but never had time to port it over
> to Linux. This is a great project, I would like to help if I have time.

    The best possible thing you (or anyone else on this list) can do for
the project is to use it and report bugs.  Report bugs and request
feature enhancements.  Those two things will help me immensely.  I hate
buggy software, and I do my best to fix things as quickly as possible.
And, I love feature enhancements.  They make the project better in the
end.

Thanks for the time,

Damon