prepend classes/JAR files to the installer CLASSPATH

[taile1]

Is there a way to prepend classes/JAR files to the installer CLASSPATH at run-time?

I have an existing installer. I like to run it with the new custom codes and plug-ins. Currently, I have to rebuild the installer everytime I change the custom code or plug-in.

[pv7721]

taile1 wrote:
Is there a way to prepend classes/JAR files to the installer CLASSPATH at run-time?

I have an existing installer. I like to run it with the new custom codes and plug-ins. Currently, I have to rebuild the installer everytime I change the custom code or plug-in.

AFAIK it is supposed to work that way: each time you modify something in the installer behavior, be that custom code and / or plugins, you need to rebuild it.

[taile1]

I am not change the custom code or plug-in behavior.

For example, I fix a NullPointerException in my custom code and rebuild the Java classes/JAR. What I like to do is use the new Java classes/JAR with the existing installer to test my fix.

[pv7721]

Fixing a NPE is a change, so you have to rebuilt it (how much does it take?)

[taile1]

Installer build can take awhile because it has a lot files to process. When you are doing development work, this can be a drag.

In InstallShield MultiPlatform, user can pass in "-cp:p " argument to the installer launcher. This argument prepends to the installer Java VM $CLASSPATH. I wonder if InstallAnywhere has this similar feature.

[qqqqqq]

It would be really gr8 if there is some feature like .. allowing to add a jar to classpath.
Any idea .. how to do this?

[3X-Man]

I'm facing the same issue.

This is really a feature that should be in such a software!!

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