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

[Roy S. <ro...@Si...>]

That browser thing fixed the help problem.

Now I will read the documentation about Components and External
Programs. I have tried that but it has yet to actually run any thing.

As for my quick fix to running a program before install I was just
wrapping the install in my own script after it was made. That works but
I was hoping for a better way.

Thanks for the fast reply.

On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 17:03, Damon Courtney wrote:

> > 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

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