BitRock Cross Platform Installer

There is a number of Operating System platforms that are used today and the applications and programs for these respective programs have to be designed in order to be fully compatible with the required platform. Due to this, developers often face the problem in creating the installer files for the required platform and this process sometimes requires additional technical expertise. BitRock Cross Platform Installer v.7.2.4 provides a simple solution for such problem with which you can easily create installer files compatible with some of the most popular and widely used platforms easily and in a quick manner.

BitRock Cross Platform Installer v.7.2.4 allows creation of installer files for platforms like Windows, Mac OSX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris and AIX. The created installer files are optimized in terms of size and speed and provide a native look for desktop integration with Gnome, Aqua, KDE, and Windows. Due to the optimized size, the installer files are simpler to download and are fast on installation. Moreover, these files do not rely on any external dependencies and have minimal overhead for their functioning and are standalone executable. You do not need to bundle a Java Runtime Environment as these installer files are native codes providing an easy to understand interface for the end user. Advanced users can make use of its user friendly XML project for integrating source code, project customization by hand and external scripts and collaborative development. The program comes equipped with a QuickBuild feature which allows you to quickly update installer files without having to repack the entire files from the scratch.

BitRock Cross Platform Installer v.7.2.4 is overall, a nice and powerful program for creating installer files completely compatible with a multitude of platforms, giving the developers an ease of use and reduction in development time, leading it to score four points on the scale of five.

BitRock Installbuilder allows you to create easy to use cross platform installers for Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Windows and Mac OS X. BitRock installers are native binaries that can run on Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Solaris, Mac OS X and on any Linux distribution. The generated installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE, Gnome and Aqua and are optimized in size and speed, reducing download, startup and installation time. BitRock Installers are single-file, self-contained native executables with no external dependencies and minimal overhead. All BitRock installers are truly native code, do not require bundling a Java Runtime Environment and provide an intuitive interface on all platforms, even for users without Linux experience. BitRock InstallBuilder includes an easy to learn, easy to use GUI environment that can be run on Windows and Linux. Create Windows, Solaris, FreeBSD, Linux (x86-PPC), AIX, HPUX and Mac OS X installers from a single build environment. For advanced users, a friendly XML project format supports source control integration, collaborative development and customizing projects both by hand and using external scripts. A command line interface allows you to automate and integrate the building process. QuickBuild functionality allows you to update installers in a few seconds, without having to repack the entire application. BitRock InstallBuilder provides convenient built-in actions for commonly required installation functionality such as changing file permissions, substituting text in file, adding environment variables, adding directories to the path, changing the Windows registry, launching external scripts and so on. BitRock installers can be customized in a variety of ways, graphically and in functionality, and run on GUI, text and unattended modes. An uninstall program is created as part of installation. BitRock Installers are platform and programming language independent.