Customizing Notes® install for features and plug-ins on Windows™ and Mac

You can customize the Notes® install kit to add new or third-party features at install or upgrade or to remove certain supplied features from the kit prior to install or upgrade using the procedure outlined here.

About this task

For an overview of the files and directories in the Notes® install kit, see the topic Eclipse files and folders in the install kit. In addition, for specific topics referenced in the procedure, see the related links.

Procedure

  1. Customize the Notes® install manifest (deploy\install.xml) to add new or third-party features or remove certain supplied features.

    You can customize the Notes® install kit to add a signed, third-party feature to the installer or remove one of the optional installation panel choices from the installer.

    If you are adding a new or third-party feature, see the topic Customizing the Notes® install manifest for new or third-party Eclipse features.

    If you are removing a supplied feature from the Notes® install kit, see the following topics:

    • Customizing the Notes® install manifest for supplied Eclipse features
    • Reducing the Notes® install kit size
    • Removing features from the Notes® install kit using a supplied tool
    • Validating your customized Notes® install kit
  2. If you are adding a new or third-party feature, sign the feature and plug-in JAR files and optionally establish signing preferences in the deploy\plugin_customization.ini file).

    See the topic Signing custom or third-party features and plug-ins for install and update.

  3. Optionally add features to or remove features from the supplied Notes® install kit.
    • If you are adding a new or third-party feature, add the feature and plug-in JAR files to the correct features and plugins subdirectories in the Notes® install kit's updateSite.zip and ensure that the update site manifest (site.xml) correctly lists the contents of those subdirectories.
    • If you are removing a supplied feature , remove the feature and plug-in JAR files from the correct features and plugins subdirectories in the Notes® install kit's updateSite.zip and ensure that the update site manifest (site.xml) correctly lists the contents of those subdirectories.
  4. Test the customized Notes® install kit before distributing it to your users. See the topic Validating your customized Notes® install kit.
  5. Distribute the customized Notes® install kit for install or upgrade.