BitRock Tip: Determination of Architecture + Platform

In BitRock InstallBuilder, defining folders specific to 32-bit and/or 64-bit architectures and Linux and/or Windows is simple but not entirely obvious. Here are some recipes.

Platform + Architecture Detection (for Folders)

The <folder/> construct takes a <platforms/> child, but only with a limited range of values.

Amongst the values are

• linux — meaning ”any” Linux
• linux-x64
• windows — meaning ”any” Windows

but not

• linux-x86
• windows-x86
• windows-x64

However, the <folder/> construct can also accept <ruleList/> which can accept <platformTest/> (see the BitRock knowledge base for the full list of platforms).

Even that does not accept

• linux-x86

Therefore, it is possible to express the various platforms as follows

Linux x86 and x86-64

<folder name="...">
  <platforms>linux</platforms>
</folder>

Linux x86

<folder name="...">
  <platforms>linux</platforms>
  <ruleList>
    <platformTest type="linux"/>
    <platformTest negate="1" type="linux-x64"/>
  </ruleList>
</folder>

Linux x86-64

<folder name="...">
  <platforms>linux-x64</platforms>
</folder>

Windows x86 and x86-64

<folder name="...">
  <platforms>windows</platforms>
</folder>

Windows x86

<folder name="...">
  <platforms>windows</platforms>
  <ruleList>
    <platformTest type="windows-x86"/>
  </ruleList>
</folder>

Windows x86-64

<folder name="...">
  <platforms>windows</platforms>
  <ruleList>
    <platformTest type="windows-x64"/>
  </ruleList>
</folder>

Architecture Detection (for Folders)

It is possible to combine these to express achitectures as follows.

x86 and x86_64 (Linux or Windows)

<folder name="...">
  <platforms>linux windows</platforms>
</folder>

x86 (Linux or Windows)

<folder name="...">
  <platforms>linux windows</platforms>
  <ruleList>
    <ruleGroup ruleEvaluationLogic="or">
      <ruleList>
        <ruleGroup ruleEvaluationLogic="and">
          <ruleList>
            <platformTest type="linux"/>
            <platformTest negate="1" type="linux-x64"/>
          </ruleList>
        </ruleGroup>
        <ruleGroup ruleEvaluationLogic="and">
          <ruleList>
            <platformTest type="windows-x86"/>
          </ruleList>
        </ruleGroup>
      </ruleList>
    </ruleGroup>
  </ruleList>
</folder>

x86_64 (Linux or Windows)

<folder name="...">
  <platforms>linux windows</platforms>
  <ruleList>
    <ruleGroup ruleEvaluationLogic="or">
      <ruleList>
        <platformTest type="linux-x64"/>
        <platformTest type="windows-x64"/>
      </ruleList>
    </ruleGroup>
  </ruleList>
</folder>

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