[izpack-users] Install Log file

[James Oltmans]

Thanks Klaus. Sounds like this will really help out. Btw to clarify when
I said post-mortem I didn't mean that IZPack died on us. We haven't had
any issues with IZPack failing, just our users and our assumptions.
Anyway, I'm excited about the future of IZPack since our new gui client
will be deployed using the IZPack installer.

Thanks!
James

-----Original Message-----
From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Darren
Govoni
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 11:38 AM
To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Install Log file

That's really great Klaus!!! Many thanks.

Darren

Bartz, Klaus wrote:
> Hi Darren,
> next week I check in a mimik which writes the
> file log into a separate file which path can be configured.
> But in the moment I will not add the log4j stuff because then
> the jar file has to be included into the installation jar
> and then it will expand about 219 KB.
> What will be locked you can see in uninstaller.jar#install.log.
>
> Additional you can use the Debug class, the Summary stuff and the
> logfile of AntActionInstallerListener and ProcessPanel.
>
> Cheers
>
> Klaus 
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>> [mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of 
>> Darren Govoni
>> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 3:31 PM
>> To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>> Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Install Log file
>>
>>
>> It's a very good idea. We've been wanting this ability for months and

>> its enormously
>> helpful in multiple ways for the minimal effort to add it.
>>
>> Heck, even a simple log4j INFO trace of what files where
installed/etc 
>> placed in the install directory
>> would go a million miles.....
>>
>> Miraodb wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi Klaus and James,
>>>
>>> Few things on the topic...
>>> I saw many times in installers the possibility to have the files
list
>>> automatically showing up dynamically as the install panel 
>>>       
>> goes on with the
>>     
>>> packs... Couldn't we add a text area to show those files 
>>>       
>> while processed
>>     
>>> (while they're written into install.log i guess...)? I could 
>>>       
>> create a copy
>>     
>>> of installpanel which just add this and it's up to the 
>>>       
>> developer to choose
>>     
>>> which installpanel to use ?
>>> Or we could also add a checkbox to the current panel to show 
>>>       
>> up or not the
>>     
>>> text area... i'm not sure on how easy that is (dynamic 
>>>       
>> panels! never done
>>     
>>> it)
>>>
>>> Solution 1 is easier i think. Two is a bit better. But most 
>>>       
>> importantly:
>>     
>>> Sounds doable ? Sounds like a good idea?
>>>
>>> Any comments is appreciated.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Fabrice
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Bartz, Klaus" <Klaus.Bartz at coi.de>
>>> To: <izpack-users at lists.berlios.de>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 8:31 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Install Log file
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> Hi James,
>>>> see context related.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Klaus
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>>>>> [mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of
>>>>> James Oltmans
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 2:29 AM
>>>>> To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>>>>> Subject: [izpack-users] Install Log file
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This has been asked before but I haven't seen any answers in the
>>>>> archives or clear documentation on the matter.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a way to create a log file during the 
>>>>>           
>> installation and save it
>>     
>>>>> to a specific directory/location of my choosing?
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> Radio Erivan, principle yes, but...
>>>> If you use the SummaryPanel (really, I have forgotten to 
>>>>         
>> write something
>>     
>>>> in the docu; sorry) you get a summary. Place it before the 
>>>>         
>> InstallPanel.
>>     
>>>> If you also use the SummaryLoggerInstallerListener the file
>>>> $INSTALL_PATH/Uninstaller/InstallSummary.htm will be 
>>>>         
>> created after all
>>     
>>>> chosen packs are installed.
>>>> The panel and the file contains the summary of all panels, 
>>>>         
>> but not the
>>     
>>>> file set which was installed because this can be many (at my
biggest
>>>> installation ~500KB).
>>>> The logging of installed files and created dirs are in the
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> uninstaller.jar.
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> Extract install.log from the uninstaller.jar and you have it.
>>>>
>>>> If you create custom panels, you can determine what has to be
placed
>>>> in the summary for that panel. You should implement the method
>>>> getSummaryBody. You can also implement getSummaryCaption, but there
>>>> is a default for it (see docu chapter "create your own panels"
:-)).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> We'd like to be able to do post-mortem on what our 
>>>>>           
>> testers/users are
>>     
>>>>> doing.
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> Uups, what do you install? A bomb? Or why your testers are 
>>>>         
>> die during
>>     
>>>> installation :-)
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> Also, if that's possible is it also possible to add our own debug
>>>>> statements to the log?
>>>>>
>>>>> For instance:
>>>>> Beginning install
>>>>> Starting Pack X
>>>>> Installing somethingOrOther.jar to C:\Program
>>>>> Files\oh_my_what_the_heck_was_the_user_thinking\
>>>>> Finished Pack X
>>>>> Finished Install with errors:
>>>>> Blah blah blah
>>>>>
>>>>> We'd at least like to know what the user chose during the install
>>>>> process. Another very nice feature for the log file would 
>>>>>           
>> be hardware
>>     
>>>>> info about the user.....
>>>>> Anything like that out there?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> James Oltmans
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