Gradle Setup Builder Plugin

The Setup Builder is a plugin for Gradle which can create a native setups for different platforms like Windows, Linux and OSX. The output is a *.msi, a *.deb, a *.rpm or a *.dmg file. The target is an installer for Java applications.

System Requirements

Platform	Requirement
all	Java 8 or higher. Gradle must run with Java 8
Windows	Wix Toolset or WixEdit must be installed
Linux	Lintian, FakeRoot on Ubuntu: apt-get install lintian fakeroot
Linux	dpkg for creating Debian packages: apt-get install dpkg
Linux	rpm for creating RPM packages: apt-get install rpm

Plugin and Gradle Version

Plugin Version	Gradle Version
<= 1.5	2.3 - 2.11
1.6	2.12 - 2.13
1.7	2.14
1.8	3.0

Tasks

The plugin add the follow tasks:

• msi
• deb
• rpm
• dmg

Sample Usage

Base Sample

plugins {
    id "de.inetsoftware.setupbuilder" version "1.8"
}

setupBuilder {
    vendor = 'i-net software'
    application = "SetupBuilder Plugin"
    appIdentifier = "SetupBuilder"
    version = '1.0'
    licenseFile = 'license.txt'
    // icons in different sizes for different usage. you can also use a single *.ico or *.icns file
    icons = ['icon16.png', 'icon32.png', 'icon48.png', 'icon128.png']
    // all files for all platforms
    from( 'source' ) {
        include 'files/*.jar'
    }
    bundleJre = 1.8
}

msi {
    // files only for the Windows platform
    from( 'windows' ) {
        include 'foo.exe'
        rename { 'bar.exe' }
    }
}

More properties can be found in the sources of setupBuilder, msi, deb, rpm and dmg.

Zip Sample

Create a zip file with the same files define in setupBuilder extension.

...
setupBuilder {
    ...
}
task zip(type: Zip) {
    with setupBuilder
    doLast {
        artifacts {
            archives zip
        }
    }
}

License

Apache License, Version 2.0