[Lazarus] Cross-platform install tool builder?

[Myles Wakeham]

Graeme writes:
>>From their feature list, it sounds very similar to ours. Amazing how
> you find similar software *after* you wrote your own - and I did
> search for such cross-platform installers before I started the
> project. :-/

We started to use InstallJammer last year (2009) on some projects due to 
some further enhancement of 'freedom hating' policies of InstallShield. 
  Although most of my initial application for this was for Windows, the 
advent of Windows 7/Vista and the virtual 'Program Files' directory, 
etc. that is a part of the Windows Install libraries meant that I was 
forced to upgrade our installer frameworks anyway.

We've been building installers with InstallJammer ever since, and I have 
to say its incredible.  There are a few open source installer makers out 
there, but I could not find one that had the ability to get down to the 
lower levels in an installer, such as executing custom code, reading & 
writing of complex registry settings, etc.  Yet with all of this Windows 
capabilities, it hasn't lost anything in terms of deploying *Nix apps as 
well.

I understand the desire to build another Installer maker application, 
and I commend anyone for wanting to spend time doing this on an open 
source project.  However it might be worthwhile considering if the same 
goals could be achieved by supporting the InstallJammer project in some 
way.  The original author is a really nice guy, and has really gone out 
of his way to help me in their forums.

Myles
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Myles Wakeham
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