Using a buildproperties.properties File

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Information on how to use a buildproperties.properties file for building installers

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You can use a buildproperties.properties file to build installers for a project. To do this, pass the ?p argument with the path and name of the buildproperties.properties file to build.exe:

build.exe C:\MySetups\MyProduct.iap_xml -p C:\Path\buildproperties.properties

If you do not provide an absolute path to your build properties file, the builder looks for it in the same directory as your project. The settings that are specified in the .properties file override the build settings in the project.

Discussion

Many of the settings that you can configure in the Advanced Designer can also be set in a buildproperties.properties file. The following tables correlate the options in the Advanced Designer with settings in the buildproperties.properties file.

Option	File Setting
General Settings > Send stderr to	com.zerog.ia.installer.options.stderr.redirect=path_to_file
General Settings > Send stdout to	com.zerog.ia.installer.options.stdout.redirect=path_to_file
Platforms > Default UNIX Installer UI Mode > Installer UI Mode	default.ui.mode.unix=GUI/Silent/Console
Platforms > Default Windows UI Mode > Installer UI Mode	default.ui.mode.windows=GUI/Silent/Console
Platforms > Default Windows UI Mode > Installer UI Mode (Pure 64-bit)	default.ui.mode.windows64=GUI/Silent/Console
JVM Settings > Valid VM list	com.zerog.ia.installer.options.valid.vm.list=1.5+, 1.8*
JVM Settings > Minimum Heap Size	com.zerog.ia.installer.options.heap.size.initial=16777216
JVM Settings > Maximum Heap Size	com.zerog.ia.installer.options.heap.size.max=50331648
Look & Feel Settings > Auto populate labels when saving	com.zerog.ia.build.options.auto-populate.labels=true/false
Components > Auto-clean when building	com.zerog.ia.build.options.auto-clean.components=true/false
Build Installers > Select Build Configuration	number.of.configs=2 config.1.name=Configuration Name 1 config.2.name=Configuration Name 2 In the buildproperties.properties file, the build target, distribution, and locale settings include a number to identify its associated build configuration, such as: config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.windows.novm=false
Build Installers > Build Output Location	com.zerog.ia.build.options.output.location=path_to_directory
[Working Directory]	com.zerog.ia.build.options.workdir.location=path_to_directory Note: The working directory, which is used to store all temporary files (such as the build log and the locales directory) is set by default to the InstallAnywhere project directory. It is not specifically set in the Advanced Designer user interface.
Build Targets > OS X	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.macosx.novm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.macosx.vm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.vmpack.macosx.path=path_to_vm
Build Targets > Windows	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.windows.novm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.windows.vm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.windows.use.console.laucher=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.vmpack.windows.path=path_to_vm
Build Targets > Windows_Pure_64_Bit	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.windows64.novm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.windows64.vm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.vmpack.windows64.path=path_to_vm
Build Targets > AIX	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.aix.novm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.aix.vm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.vmpack.aix.path=path_to_vm
Build Targets > HP-UX	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.hpux.novm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.hpux.vm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.vmpack.hpux.path=path_to_vm
Build Targets > Linux	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.linux.novm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.linux.vm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.vmpack.linux.path=path_to_vm
Build Targets > Solaris	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.solaris.novm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.solaris.vm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.vmpack.solaris.path=absolute_path
Build Targets > Unix (All)	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.unix.novm=true/false
Build Targets > UNIX_with_VM	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.named_unix.vm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.named_unix.novm=true/false config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.vmpack.unix.path=path_to_vm
Build Targets > Other Java-Enabled Platforms	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.platform.java.novm=true/false
[Not available in the Advanced Designer]	com.zerog.ia.build.options.ignoreAllPlatformSettings=true/false
Distribution > Build Web Installers	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.options.output.web=true/false
Distribution > Optimize [Web] Installer Size by Platform and Tags	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.options.optimization.platform.web=true/false
Distribution > Web page displays in	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.options.webpage.language=en
Distribution > Build CD-ROM installers	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.options.output.cdrom=true/false
Distribution > Optimize [CD-ROM] Installer Size by Platform and Tags	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.options.optimization.platform.cdrom=true/false
Distribution > Build Merge Module Template	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.options.output.merge=true/false
Distribution > Optimize Merge Module/Template Size by Platform and Tags	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.options.optimization.platform.merge=true/false
Distribution > Read Only	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.options.output.merge.read.only=true/false
Locales > Locale List	config.1.com.zerog.ia.build.options.locales=en,ja,de,ar,fr

Additional Information

InstallAnywhere includes a sample buildproperties.properties file in the following location:
IA_HOME/resource/build/buildproperties.properties
This template file provides a sample of all possible build settings; you can use it as a template to meet your build requirements.

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