VMware InstallBuilder Enterprise Mac一款用于为桌面和服务器软件构建跨平台安装程序的开发工具。利用 InstallBuilder，您可以从单个项目文件和构建环境中快速创建适用于 Linux、Windows、Mac OS X、Solaris 和其他平台的动态、专业安装程序。
内置调试器
轻松排除应用程序安装过程中的故障
新的InstallBuilder调试器使在安装程序开发过程中更容易识别和纠正问题。它使您可以在运行时查看和交互式编辑安装程序变量，提供分步执行以测试安装程序的特定部分是否正常运行，可以从安装过程中的意外错误中恢复，甚至更多。现在，InstallBuilder文档中包含使用调试器的完整指南。
自动更新功能
让用户运行软件的最新版本
InstallBuilder包含自动更新功能，使您可以将更新直接交付给用户。通过向用户提供定期更新，您可以使他们保持最佳可用版本的运行，从而提高客户满意度并降低支持成本。
语言无关
安装以任何语言编写的应用程序
InstallBuilder安装程序可以安装以任何语言编写的应用程序，包括：Java，PHP，Perl，Python，Ruby，C / C ++，Flash，Flex和.NET / Mono。
优化的安装程序
产生更小，更快的安装程序
InstallBuilder安装程序不是基于Java的，因此不需要捆绑Java Runtime或自解压步骤。结果是跨平台安装程序比竞争对手产品生成的跨平台安装程序更小，更快，从而减少了下载，启动和安装时间。InstallBuilder还支持LZMA压缩，以进一步减小生成的安装程序的大小。
多种安装方式
在任何环境中部署
InstallBuilder安装程序提供多种安装模式，以方便在任何环境中进行部署。几种GUI模式在所有主要的桌面环境中都提供了原生的外观。文本模式允许基于控制台的安装和远程安装，静默/无人值守安装模式可用于以自动化方式在大量服务器上部署软件。
桌面整合
在所有平台上提供原生外观
VMware InstallBuilder安装程序为Windows，OS X，KDE和Gnome提供本机外观和桌面集成。
VMware InstallBuilder is a development tool for building cross-platform installers for desktop and server software.
With InstallBuilder, you can quickly create dynamic, professional installers for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and other platforms from a single project file and build environment.
In addition to installers, InstallBuilder will generate RPM and Debian packages and multiplatform CDs/DVDs.
Automatic update functionality makes it easy to deliver updates directly to users once they have your software installed.
Powerful UI for Installer Development Develop installers using the intuitive GUI or by editing XML-based installer project files.
Built-in actions automate adding commonly required functionality to installers. Make platform-specific customizations while maintaining one project file for all platforms.
Installers for Any Desktop or Server Environment Create installers for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, IRIX, FreeBSD and more. Generate RPMs, Debian packages and multi-platform DVDs or CD-ROMs.
Installers run in GUI, text and unattended modes. Developer-Friendly Included debugger allows you test installers as you develop and pinpoint areas to troubleshoot. Command line interface allows for integration with build and test systems.
“Human friendly” XML-based project files support source control integration and customizing installers using external scripts Dynamic Parameter Support Enhanced parameter support makes it possible to create dynamic pages that will be automatically reconfigured based on user’s input.
This allows you to create a more customized and streamlined installation experience for users. Enhanced Component Functionality InstallBuilder provides support for downloadable components and component groups, including support for subcomponents.
Downloadable components will be downloaded at runtime only if the user chooses to install them, reducing the size of installer downloads. The InstallBuilder component system allows you to group individual components and build feature sets that will be displayed in a tree structure (“subcomponents”.)
It also allows users to add and remove specific components from existing installations. Expanded Documentation Over 350 pages of documentation are now available for InstallBuilder.
The documentation not only explains every feature of InstallBuilder, but also provides sample code for a wide variety of installer functions, such as bundling a Java runtime, detecting pre-requisites on the system, offering basic and advanced installation modes and more.