Build page

The Tarma QuickInstall 2 Build page has been renamed to Project overview in InstallMate. Its purpose has remained the same; it defines the options for the actual installation package. However, in InstallMate you can define multiple packages that can be built separately or all together.

Changes from Tarma QuickInstall 2 to InstallMate

The following table shows the correspondence between the Build fields in Tarma QuickInstall 2 and the Package fields in InstallMate.

Tarma QuickInstall 2	InstallMate	Changes and conversion notes
Build style fields
Single Exe	Installer name	In InstallMate, the full path of the installer is ProjectFolder\ConfigName\InstallerName.
Plain Folder	n/a	InstallMate only supports single-exe installation packages. A plain-file installer will be added in a future release.
Setup stub	Setup stub Stub set	InstallMate uses several different stubs, depending on the target platforms. See Package for more information.
Treat warnings as errors	Treat warnings as errors	No changes. However, you can filter the diagnostics further through the package's Build Diagnostics dialog box (click Advanced... to open that dialog box).
Generate ZAP file	Generate ZAP file	No changes.
Write build log	n/a	In InstallMate, the build log file is always written.
Copy Setup.ini to build log	Generate build manifest	InstallMate does not have a textual installation script. However, you can choose to generate a build manifest that contains information about all files in the installation package.
Check	n/a	Use the various check and build commands from the Project menu, main or local toolbar, or context menu instead.
Build	n/a
Test	n/a
Build Actions...	Advanced...	The Build Actions dialog box can be accessed by clicking the Advanced... button.
Security fields
Password	Password	No changes.
Randomize	Generate...	In InstallMate, a random password is generated each time you click Generate... instead of each time the configuretion is built.
Key length	n/a	In InstallMate, the random password key length can now be specified in the Generate password dialog box that appears when you click Generate...
Hide password typing in Setup	Mask password entry	No changes, except for the name.
Digital signature fields
Sign after build	Sign after build	No changes.
Use integrated signing	n/a	In InstallMate, SignCode is always called with all parameters except your private key password.
Use SignCode wizard	n/a
Sign Now	n/a	No longer supported. However, you can still run SignCode separately to sign your installation package after the build.
Settings...	n/a	In InstallMate, the SignCode settings are available in the Preferences - SignCode dialog box that appears when you choose the Edit > Preferences command from the main menu.