Re: Java Web Start Uninstall

From:

Andrew Thompson <andrewthommo@gmail.com>

Newsgroups:

comp.lang.java.programmer

Date:

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:38:39 -0700 (PDT)

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On Jun 19, 5:17 pm, Roedy Green <see_webs...@mindprod.com.invalid>
wrote:

Digging with Google, I have seen comments that:

1. Java Webstart will call you INSTALL class main method on uninstall
???? What a goofy thing to do! How does it know if it is installing
or uninstalling?

Buried in section 5.2.3 "Launching an Extension
Installer/Uninstaller" of the JNLP Spec. is the detail
"For installation, the JNLP Client must invoke
the public static void main(String[]) method in
the specified class with the String array
{"install"} as an argument.

For uninstallation, the JNLP Client must invoke
the public static void main(String[]) method in
the specified class with the String array
{"uninstall"} as an argument. "

I find it frustrating that the best source of
information on working with JNLP/Webstart, the
spec., is not available for on-line browsing.

2. Others say the install class gets invoked only on install. This is
a bug.

Anyone done some experiments?

See for my test build file..
<http://pscode.org/jws/api.html#eis>,
as well as links to the bug reports based on
the fact that no-one *ever* seems to have
managed to make the uninstaller work.

I just tried it again now on Ubuntu Linux
running Sun's Java 1.6.0_11, and though I
'deleted' the app. from the Java Control
Panel, saw no final 'Thanks' dialog. :-(

--
Andrew T.
pscode.org

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