Deployment (original) (raw)

Pedro Duque Vieira pedro.duquevieira at gmail.com
Mon Feb 27 10:59:03 PST 2012

Hi Jeff,

Yes that's right I'm still using javafx 2.0.3. Thanks.

As for the installer I think an installer that checks if java and javafx is present and installs them if needed. I think this is already available for webstart and applets so it might just be a question of having this available for installers. Also adding desktop/start menu shortcuts if the user wants, and creating an .exe file for windows users.

For mac and windows I'm not sure what they use for installed apps, it's been a while since I last created an installer for those environments.

Thanks,

Hi Pedro, If you haven't tried the latest weekly build (JavaFX 2.1b14) then I'd suggest giving it a try. I had similar issues as you did and the cause was related to a bug in JavaFX where old plug-in files were not being updated when doing new installs. That bug has been fixed. I'd also suggest closing all of your browser windows (and shutting down your web browser) before installing the JavaFX 2.1b14 build. I also make it a habit to do run the un-installer before doing a new install just to be safe. When you are using beta or dev builds of any software it's always a good idea to run the un-installer to remove old config files and registry entries ... it's not a fix all ... I just find it to be a good practice. I agree that I'd like to see a nice installer that checks the environment and resolves common issues. For my purposes I'd love to just be able to deploy a double clickable app and with a co-bundled JVM so that I don't have to care about what the user has installed on their system. What specific features or functionality do you think is missing from the deployment technology in Java? Cheers, Jeff

-- Pedro Duque Vieira

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