Building the Installer

InstallAnywhere 2017

On the Build Installer panel you select all of the target installation platforms that you want to include with your installer, and then you click Build to build the project.

The first several items on the Build Installer screen, from macOS or OS X through Unix (All), represent installers that are double-clickable on their respective platforms. The final option, Other Java-Enabled Platforms, is a pure Java installer that can be invoked from the command line on any Java-enabled platform.

You may choose to build installers with an embedded Virtual Machine by clicking the With VM check box next to the target installation platform. Installers that are built without VMs are smaller and download faster than installers that are bundled with one. The InstallAnywhere Web Install process enables end users to choose the appropriate installer for their system.

To build the installer:

1. Perform the steps in Setting the Classpath. The Build Installer panel opens.
2. Select the appropriate target installation platforms, such as Windows.
3. Select the With VM check box next to the platform that you selected.
4. Click Build.

InstallAnywhere builds the installer. The Try Installer panel opens. Proceed with the steps in Testing the Installer.

Important • InstallAnywhere places the installer folder in the same location as the project file. This location cannot be changed.