About the Software Installation Toolkit

The Symbian OS Installation System provides a simple and consistent way of installing applications, data, or configuration information to Symbian OS phones. End users install components packaged in Symbian OS Installation (.sis) files.

This section describes the tools that enable developers to create installation files. It also describes some buildable example installation files, examples\HelloWorld\HelloWorld.pkg and examples\ToolsAndUtilities\Localise\HelloWorld.pkg.

• An introduction to the software installer
• CreateSIS, a wrapper for MakeSIS, SignSIS and MakeKeys
• MakeSIS, the Installation File Generator
• MakeKeys, the Certificate Generator
• SignSIS, the Installation File Signer
• PC-based software installation
• Software installation examples
• How to create a simple installation file
• How to create an installation file for a multilingual application
• How to display a licence agreement during installation
• How to install optional components
• How to install to/via a media card
• How to create an installation with embedded sis files
• How to create a private key and self signed certificate
• How to create a secure digital certificate
• How to digitally sign an installation file
• Upgrading rules
• Eclipsing rules
• How to upgrade OS components
• SIS file recognition