January 31, 2007
CodeGear moves to InstallAware
CodeGear will change the installer technology used for its own products and distributed along with them.
It has been formally announced that CodeGear will start using InstallAware in its future products, or to use the words of the press release "...in the upcoming new versions of CodeGear's legendary developer tools, including Delphi and C++ Builder". As I wrote in the past in this blog, I really like the technology behind this installation tool (and also met its key author, Sinan Karaca). It is also remarkable that it is written with Delphi.
The press release continues:
- Saying that a "special developer edition of InstallAware Express will also be bundled with select CodeGear products"
- Quoting Allen Bauer: "Instead of building, maintaining, and shipping separate installers for all the languages, IDEs, and product editions that we offer, we are now able to build and deliver a single install image" which I guess will mean having a DVD-based installation
- Quoting Michael Swindell: "Electronic software delivery (ESD) will be playing a larger role in the way we deliver our products going forward." Downloading only the features you want to install sounds like very good news!
Kudos to Sinan Karaca for writing such a nice program... with Delphi!
5 Comments
CodeGear moves to InstallAware
InnoSetup does not support Windows Installer - it could be an advantage, or a disadvantage :) Anyway, IntallAware is more powerful than InnoSetup.Comment by Luigi D. Sandon on January 31, 18:21
CodeGear moves to InstallAware
We moved to InstallAware too. It is a great package with good support. I like it because it is really powerful and really easy and quick to work with (a lot like Delphi). InnoSetup is nice for simple installs that do not need Windows Installer. I use it too for quick and simple stuff.Comment by Jim McKeeth [http://www.bsdg.org/] on January 31, 20:20
CodeGear moves to InstallAware
Having tried both technologies extensively, IMHO Inno is probably more powerful than any other installation tool on the market. However, more importantly, it's faster and has a smaller footprint. Who cares what it's written in (even though it's also Delphi)Comment by Hadi Hariri [http://www,hadihariri.com] on February 1, 22:20
CodeGear moves to InstallAware
InnoSetup is a great tool, but lacks some advanced features, some can be added via code, other can't. Installaware has some nice features (like SQL script execution) out of the box. Windows Installer technology has some advantages: it can rollback a failed installation, even when fairly complex (at the price of being very slow), can patch files (useful for large installations), and can be used to deliver applications via AD. Also, it can install software without requiring the logged on user to have elevated privileges. And don't forget merge modules... :) I too use InnoSetup for some setups, but when having to manage a large and complex setup I need something more.Comment by Luigi D. Sandon on February 2, 01:17
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CodeGear moves to InstallAware
Comment by Erik on January 31, 12:10