[kepler-dev] [Bug 5027] Users should be able to build installers for the Kepler-2.0 branch

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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5027

David Welker <welker4kepler at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from David Welker <welker4kepler at gmail.com> 2010-05-24 14:22:44 PDT ---
I agree and think this is a good RFE. 

However, the process of creating an installer at this point has too many moving
parts, so I do not want to release it out into the "wild" before making some
major changes. After the 2.0 release, I want to fully automate the installation
process and make it much simpler. (For example, when you run the ant installer
command, the date of the installer should automatically be made correct.)

I am also wondering whether there is some good way to automatically update the
splash screen for such installs. Right now, the splash screen must be manually
updated using Photoshop. Perhaps there is a way to programatically change the
text or at least have the user specify a different splash screen as a parameter
to the ant installer command.

Updating the installer command would enable us to make releases more
frequently. We also need to have a more automated testing process.

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