XUL Application Packaging

Project Name

XUL Application Packaging

Project Description

Help to develop an automated packaging system for XULRunner applications.

Resources:

• Automated Packaging System
• plasticmillion, mfinkle, #mozpad, #prism

Project Leader(s)

• Joshua Doodnauth

Project Contributor(s)

• None

Project Details

• In Progress

Project News

• Offically started project on September 18, 2008

• September 20, 2008
  • Downloaded XULRunner SDK
    • Followed tutorial and started to build small XULRunner applications, learning about the structure of XULRunner apps
    • Downloaded some applications which others have created to get an idea of the structure others are creating their app
      • Found out that the most of the code is being archived into a .jar file
      • Problem: Don't know if this will create a problem when installing

• September 29, 2008
  • Talked with Mark Finkle and Dave Humphrey on IRC about various Application Packagers for Windows
  • Talked about milestone goals for my project, and set them:
    • Version 0.1: Stable Windows release of Packager
    • Version 0.2: Stable Linux release
    • Version 0.3: Stable Mac OS release

• October 2, 2008
  • Browsed through the list of Application Packagers which were recommended by Mark and Dave
  • Decided to use WiX as my Packager of choice, mainly because of their use of XML

• October 6, 2008
  • Began going through the manual for WiX
  • Followed the tutorial on packaging their sample application
    • Success! I made an .msi file and installed it on my computer on the first try! It installs into the 'Program Files' directory and adds an item to the Start menu
  • Solved: Files in the .jar file don't need to be taken out of the archive for the program to work, which won't create a problem when installing