Summary

Information on capturing debug output for UNIX/Linux or Pure Java Installers

Synopsis

This article provides information on how to capture debug output for UNIX/Linux or Pure Java Installers.

Discussion

To capture the debug output from the UNIX command line
To debug UNIX/Linux installers without access to the InstallAnywhere Advanced Designer, enter one of the following (based on which shell is being used) at the command line:

• export LAX_DEBUG=true
• setenv LAX_DEBUG true
• LAX_DEBUG=true
• set LAX_DEBUG

NOTE: Use whatever syntax is appropriate for the UNIX shell being used.
After setting the environment variable, run the installer. The output that is produced will be sent to the console. You can also set LAX_DEBUG=file to save the debug output to a jx.log file.

To capture debug output from a pure Java installer
At the command line, start the pure Java installer and pass the -DLAX_DEBUG=true option to the JVM. For example:

• java -DLAX_DEBUG=true -jar install.jar

Like setting a LAX_DEBUG environment variable for UNIX/Linux installers, passing the LAX_DEBUG Java property to a pure Java installer sends debug output to the console.