Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-ant-user-archive@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 28575 invoked by uid 500); 5 Jul 2001 17:55:35 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ant-user-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: Reply-To: ant-user@jakarta.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list ant-user@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 28564 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2001 17:55:35 -0000 Message-ID: <2A0C111BE7E9D411854200105A9CB785112391@PST> From: Arun Katkere To: "'ant-user@jakarta.apache.org'" Subject: RE: Using Ant for Installation Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 10:54:37 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C1057B.8E638E50" X-Spam-Rating: h31.sny.collab.net 1.6.2 0/1000/N This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1057B.8E638E50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" How about IBM TaskGuide for writing the GUI front end for the ant installation script? It is designed for writing wizards (specified using XML). The only Java you need is the glue between TaskGuide and ant. TaskGuide is not Open Source but (I am not a lawyer...) freely redistributable in object code form. -arun -----Original Message----- From: O'Hara, Patrick [mailto:patrick.ohara@workscape.com] Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 7:23 AM To: Ant User Mailing List (E-mail) Subject: Using Ant for Installation Has anyone tried using Ant for Installation? My particular need is fairly simple. We host the product we write and our Net Admin has been asking for an installation program to install the latest version. We are currently doing everything manually, and it is a pain. The only thing that we do that I see as an issue in ant is writing the property files. Obviously some type of gui from end would have to be devised, but I think I could wrap ANT rather that have ANT provide the gui. Patrick O'Hara Workscape, Inc N17 W24222 Riverwood Pl Waukesha, WI 53188-1162 262-408-3849 262-408-3840 Fax patrick.ohara@workscape.com ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1057B.8E638E50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Using Ant for Installation
How about IBM TaskGuide for writing the GUI front end for the ant installation script? It is designed for writing wizards (specified using XML). The only Java you need is the glue between TaskGuide and ant.
 
TaskGuide is not Open Source but (I am not a lawyer...) freely redistributable in object code form.
 
-arun
-----Original Message-----
From: O'Hara, Patrick [mailto:patrick.ohara@workscape.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 7:23 AM
To: Ant User Mailing List (E-mail)
Subject: Using Ant for Installation

Has anyone tried using Ant for Installation?  My particular need is fairly simple.  We host the product we write and our Net Admin has been asking for an installation program to install the latest version.  We are currently doing everything manually, and it is a pain.  The only thing that we do that I see as an issue in ant is writing the property files.  Obviously some type of gui from end would have to be devised, but I think I could wrap ANT rather that have ANT provide the gui.

Patrick O'Hara
Workscape, Inc
N17 W24222 Riverwood Pl
Waukesha, WI 53188-1162
262-408-3849
262-408-3840 Fax
patrick.ohara@workscape.com

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