InstallAware

I'm looking for a replacement for Installshield Developer that can be run under source control, namely Subversion.

When I check out say V3.2 from Subversion, it will give me everything I need to create a product of that version. I'm hoping that your software will create an install script, such that if I say "make install", it will run the script and create an installable .exe for me, assuming it has been told what constituted that version.

I guess what I'm driving at is, can the whole installation exe be created from a single script, created with installaware?

TAI

Dave

No, you need the entire project folder. A setup project contains:

o MPR file, the installation project with links to other files:
o MIA file, the setup script
o DFM files, runtime dialogs
o Support files (readme, license, etc)
o Merge modules
o Patch references

Also note that the project and script files are text files. They were not made to be edited in notepad but you can see what changed between versions using tools like WinMerge.

Thanks for the replies.

Does that mean that the building of the installable file can be run from command line as opposed to through the GUI of Installaware ?

Hope that makes sense...

Absolutely. InstallAware has a command line build tool, and even an automation API you can call to build from your own code.