In an effort to satisfy "The Joel Test" question #2 "Can you make a build in one step?", I'm trying to complete a release candidate build script with the creation of a CD iso from the collection of files gathered and generated by the installer creator.
There seem to be many good tools (many free) out there that will create ISOs, but I need to find one that can be run at the windows command line so I can integrate it into the NAnt build script that's fired off by Cruise Control.
Build environment is:
- Windows Server 2003
- .NET 1.1 - 3.5 (application we're creating is built on 2.0)
- NullSoft installer (NSIS)
- CruiseControl.net
- NAnt
I've been googling around, but no luck yet.
Anyone have a recommendation?
Try mkisofs. It's part of the cdrecord project.
Blatant plug, but I've just released an alpha version of an OpenSource C# library that can create ISO files. Doesn't directly integrate with Nant, but you could wrap up the library to achieve that. Theres a sample app (ISOCreate) that creates ISOs from a directory structure, but this sample could also get you started:
CDBuilder builder = new CDBuilder();
builder.UseJoliet = true;
builder.VolumeIdentifier = "A_SAMPLE_DISK";
builder.AddFile(@"Folder\Hello.txt", Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("Hello World!"));
builder.Build(@"C:\temp\sample.iso");
.NET DiscUtils (on GitHub)
Get mkisofs Download it here it is part of Cdrtools. Available for most platforms.
Useage examples:
mkisofs -v -dvd-video -V "VOLUME_NAME" -o "c:\my movies\iso\movie.iso" "c:\my movies\dvd"
mkisofs -r -R -J -l -L -o image-file.iso c:\project\install
Creating a simple CD ISO
I've found a significantly easier approach, and it doesn't require Cygwin: CDBurnerXP
It's not really advertised on the site, but it includes a command-line edition, as cdbxpcmd.exe. There is also some documentation about the command-line options.
Of particular interest are the -iso and -format options; used something like:
cdbxpcmd --burn-data -folder:input -iso:output.iso -format:iso -changefiledates
to generate an ISO called output.iso from the files in the input folder
Creating a Bootable ISO
The command line tool doesn't appear to let you make a bootable CD directly. However, if you know your list of files isn't going to change (ie only the content of those files), you could try the following (untested):
- Load up the CDBurnerXP GUI version
- Add the files interactively
- Select Disc->Burn Options...
- Set up your boot image
- Select File->Save to create a DXP file (which is CDBurnerXP's compilation format)
Then, you can use the following command
cdbxpcmd --burn-data -layout:mycompilation.dxp -iso:output.iso -format:iso
If you want to be Microsoft addictive (not install additional software). You can use IMAPI, build into Windows to burn images. Additional information regarding scripting IMAPI can be found in MSDN
I've used magiciso, but haven't tested it extensivly. (I may try some of the others mentioned here after some testing) I first make an installer (single file) then just make this an iso.
http://www.magiciso.com/
Here's the result of my struggle to get this working in python:
add_option = '-a'
add_option_value = installer_fullpath
response_option = '-py' # answer yes to all options
# Get the tempfile name -- to resolve long name issue
# --> My file names were initially too long for MagicIso and it would choke
f_handle = tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.iso', prefix='mi_', dir='.')
temp_filename = f_handle.name
f_handle.close() # File automatically deleted on close
args = (magiciso_exe_fullpath,temp_filename,response_option,add_option,add_option_value)
# log output to file
magiciso_con_f = open(MAGICISO_CON_LOG,'w')
magiciso_process = subprocess.Popen(args,stdout=magiciso_con_f,stderr=magiciso_con_f)
magiciso_process.wait()
I am using mkisofs.exe from the installation kit of nLite or BartPE, from where I also learned the required parameters for building a bootable cd.
Powershell can create an ISO. The below example includes a GUI. Credit to http://blog.apps.id.au/?p=5321
# Author: Hrisan Dzhankardashliyski
# Date: 20/05/2015
# Inspiration from
#
# http://blogs.msdn.com/b/opticalstorage/archive/2010/08/13/writing-optical-discs-using-imapi-2-in-powershell.aspx</a>
#
# and
#
# http://tools.start-automating.com/Install-ExportISOCommand/</a>
#
# with help from
#
# http://stackoverflow.com/a/9802807/223837</a>
$InputFolder = ""
function WriteIStreamToFile([__ComObject] $istream, [string] $fileName)
{
# NOTE: We cannot use [System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.IStream],
# since PowerShell apparently cannot convert an IStream COM object to this
# Powershell type. (See <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/a/9037299/223837">http://stackoverflow.com/a/9037299/223837</a> for
# details.)
#
# It turns out that .NET/CLR _can_ do this conversion.
#
# That is the reason why method FileUtil.WriteIStreamToFile(), below,
# takes an object, and casts it to an IStream, instead of directly
# taking an IStream inputStream argument.
$cp = New-Object CodeDom.Compiler.CompilerParameters
$cp.CompilerOptions = "/unsafe"
$cp.WarningLevel = 4
$cp.TreatWarningsAsErrors = $true
Add-Type -CompilerParameters $cp -TypeDefinition @"
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes;
namespace My
{
public static class FileUtil {
public static void WriteIStreamToFile(object i, string fileName) {
IStream inputStream = i as IStream;
FileStream outputFileStream = File.OpenWrite(fileName);
int bytesRead = 0;
int offset = 0;
byte[] data;
do {
data = Read(inputStream, 2048, out bytesRead);
outputFileStream.Write(data, 0, bytesRead);
offset += bytesRead;
} while (bytesRead == 2048);
outputFileStream.Flush();
outputFileStream.Close();
}
unsafe static private byte[] Read(IStream stream, int toRead, out int read) {
byte[] buffer = new byte[toRead];
int bytesRead = 0;
int* ptr = &bytesRead;
stream.Read(buffer, toRead, (IntPtr)ptr);
read = bytesRead;
return buffer;
}
}
}
"@
[My.FileUtil]::WriteIStreamToFile($istream, $fileName)
}
# The Function defines the ISO parameturs and writes it to file
function createISO([string]$VolName,[string]$Folder,[bool]$IncludeRoot,[string]$ISOFile){
# Constants from <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa364840.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa364840.aspx</a>
$FsiFileSystemISO9660 = 1
$FsiFileSystemJoliet = 2
$FsiFileSystemUDF = 4
$fsi = New-Object -ComObject IMAPI2FS.MsftFileSystemImage
#$fsi.FileSystemsToCreate = $FsiFileSystemISO9660 + $FsiFileSystemJoliet
$fsi.FileSystemsToCreate = $FsiFileSystemUDF
#When FreeMediaBlocks is set to 0 it allows the ISO file to be with unlimited size
$fsi.FreeMediaBlocks = 0
$fsi.VolumeName = $VolName
$fsi.Root.AddTree($Folder, $IncludeRoot)
WriteIStreamToFile $fsi.CreateResultImage().ImageStream $ISOFile
}
Function Get-Folder($initialDirectory)
{
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.windows.forms")
$foldername = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog
$foldername.rootfolder = "MyComputer"
if($foldername.ShowDialog() -eq "OK")
{
$folder += [string]$foldername.SelectedPath
}
return $folder
}
# Show an Open Folder Dialog and return the directory selected by the user.
function Read-FolderBrowserDialog([string]$Message, [string]$InitialDirectory, [switch]$NoNewFolderButton)
{
$browseForFolderOptions = 0
if ($NoNewFolderButton) { $browseForFolderOptions += 512 }
$app = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
$folder = $app.BrowseForFolder(0, $Message, $browseForFolderOptions, $InitialDirectory)
if ($folder) { $selectedDirectory = $folder.Self.Path }
else { $selectedDirectory = '' }
[System.Runtime.Interopservices.Marshal]::ReleaseComObject($app) > $null
return $selectedDirectory
}
#Prompts the user to save the ISO file, if the files does not exists it will create it otherwise overwrite without prompt
Function Get-SaveFile($initialDirectory)
{
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.windows.forms") |
Out-Null
$SaveFileDialog = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.SaveFileDialog
$SaveFileDialog.CreatePrompt = $false
$SaveFileDialog.OverwritePrompt = $false
$SaveFileDialog.initialDirectory = $initialDirectory
$SaveFileDialog.filter = "ISO files (*.iso)| *.iso"
$SaveFileDialog.ShowHelp = $true
$SaveFileDialog.ShowDialog() | Out-Null
$SaveFileDialog.filename
}
# Show message box popup and return the button clicked by the user.
function Read-MessageBoxDialog([string]$Message, [string]$WindowTitle, [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]$Buttons = [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK, [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]$Icon = [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::None)
{
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
return [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show($Message, $WindowTitle, $Buttons, $Icon)
}
# GUI interface for the PowerShell script
[void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Drawing")
[void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms") #loading the necessary .net libraries (using void to suppress output)
$Form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form #creating the form (this will be the "primary" window)
$Form.Text = "ISO Creator Tool:"
$Form.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(600,300) #the size in px of the window length, height
$Form.FormBorderStyle = 'FixedDialog'
$Form.MaximizeBox = $false
$Form.MinimizeBox = $false
$objLabel = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$objLabel.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(20,20)
$objLabel.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120,20)
$objLabel.Text = "Please select a Folder:"
$Form.Controls.Add($objLabel)
$InputBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$InputBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,20)
$InputBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(300,20)
$InputBox.Enabled = $false
$Form.Controls.Add($InputBox)
$objLabel2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$objLabel2.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(20,80)
$objLabel2.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120,20)
$objLabel2.Text = "ISO File Name:"
$Form.Controls.Add($objLabel2)
$InputBox2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$InputBox2.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,80)
$InputBox2.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(300,20)
$InputBox2.Enabled = $false
$Form.Controls.Add($InputBox2)
$objLabel3 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$objLabel3.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(20,50)
$objLabel3.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120,20)
$objLabel3.Text = "ISO Volume Name:"
$Form.Controls.Add($objLabel3)
$InputBox3 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$InputBox3.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,50)
$InputBox3.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,20)
$Form.Controls.Add($InputBox3)
$objLabel4 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$objLabel4.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(20,120)
$objLabel4.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120,20)
$objLabel4.Text = "Status Msg:"
$Form.Controls.Add($objLabel4)
$InputBox4 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$InputBox4.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,120)
$InputBox4.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(200,20)
$InputBox4.Enabled = $false
$InputBox4.Text = "Set ISO Parameters..."
$InputBox4.BackColor = "LimeGreen"
$Form.Controls.Add($InputBox4)
$Button = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$Button.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(470,20)
$Button.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(80,20)
$Button.Text = "Browse"
$Button.Add_Click({
$InputBox.Text=Read-FolderBrowserDialog
$InputBox4.Text = "Set ISO Parameters..."
})
$Form.Controls.Add($Button)
$Button2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$Button2.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(470,120)
$Button2.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(80,80)
$Button2.Text = "CreateISO"
$Button2.Add_Click({
if(($InputBox.Text -eq "") -or ($InputBox3.Text -eq "")){
Read-MessageBoxDialog "You have to select folder and specify ISO Volume Name" "Error: No Parameters entered!"
} else{
$SaveDialog = Get-SaveFile
#If you click cancel when save file dialog is called
if ($SaveDialog -eq ""){
return
}
$InputBox2.Text= $SaveDialog
$InputBox2.Refresh()
if($checkBox1.Checked){
$includeRoot=$true
}
else{
$includeRoot=$false
}
$InputBox4.BackColor = "Red"
$InputBox4.Text = "Generating ISO File!"
$InputBox4.Refresh()
createISO $InputBox3.Text $InputBox.Text $includeRoot $InputBox2.Text
$InputBox4.BackColor = "LimeGreen"
$InputBox4.Text = "ISO Creation Finished!"
$InputBox4.Refresh()
}
})
$Form.Controls.Add($Button2)
$objLabel5 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$objLabel5.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(20,160)
$objLabel5.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(280,20)
$objLabel5.Text = "Check the box if you want to include the top folder:"
$Form.Controls.Add($objLabel5)
$checkBox1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox
$checkBox1.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(300,156)
$Form.Controls.Add($checkBox1)
$Form.Add_Shown({$Form.Activate()})
[void] $Form.ShowDialog()
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