DistMaker provides a capability to enable developers to package a Java client application for any target platform (Linux, MacOS, and Windows). A DistMaker enabled package allows for easy distribution via its in-app update capability.
Currently DistMaker is distributed in source form only, so it will need to be compiled. See the section: Building DistMaker.
DistMaker is a software toolkit which allows a software developer to develop applications that have a built-in update mechanism.
The update mechanism can be manually triggered by an end user or through an auto update mechanism.
DistMaker provides a capability to allow a software developer to deploy (or remove) updates to a deployment site.
Please read the ./doc/QuickStartGuide.pdf for instructions on:
- Source code changes to make the application DistMaker enabled
- Setting up the deploy site for the DistMaker application
- Deploying the DistMaker application
A DistMaker enabled (Java) application has the following dependencies:
- Java 17+
- Apache Commons Compress 1.15+
- Guava 18.0+
- Glum 2.0.0+
- MigLayout 3.7.2+
An additional dependency for DistMaker enabled applications on the Windows platform is:
- Lanch4J 3.14
To package and distribute a DistMaker application the following are the software (server side) dependencies:
- Java 17+
- Python 3.6+
Note the following:
- In theory DistMaker should work with later versions of the above listed software.
- To allow for distribution of updates, you will need to have permissions to a web server.
To build a DistMaker release from the console, run the following command:
./tools/buildRelease
The following sofware are dependencies for compiling DistMaker:
- JDK 17+
- Python 3.6+
- Apache Ant 1.10.8+
Note, you will have to edit the script, ./tools/buildRelease, so that the variables antPath and jdkPath are relative to your system.
DistMaker utilizes a number of copyrighted products.
A listing of all copyrights can be found in the folder:
./doc/legal/
Each copyrighted product has a textual file with a naming convention of:
License.<aProductName>.txt
Note that <aProductName> corresponds to the formal product name.