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diff --git a/doc/installerfw.qdoc b/doc/installerfw.qdoc index 37d01bec9..6d9052316 100644 --- a/doc/installerfw.qdoc +++ b/doc/installerfw.qdoc @@ -710,6 +710,8 @@ \li \l archivegen + \li \l devtool + \endlist \section1 installerbase @@ -930,6 +932,53 @@ Where \e <name.7z> is the path and file name of the archive to create and \e <data> contains the paths and names of the files or directories to package into the archive, separated by spaces. + + \section1 devtool + + You can use \c devtool to update an existing installer or maintenance tool + with a new installer base, to dump binary content from an installer or + maintenance tool to a target, and to execute operations. For a summary of + available operations, see \l {Operations}. + + \c devtool expects the following parameters in the following order: + + \code + devtool [options] binary + \endcode + + Where \e binary is the path and name of an existing installer or maintenance + tool. + + \section2 Summary of devtool Parameters + + \table + \header + \li Parameter + \li Use + \row + \li -?, -h, --help + \li Display help. + \row + \li -v, --version + \li Display version information. + \row + \li --verbose + \li Display additional information. + \row + \li --update <file> + \li Update an existing installer or maintenance tool with a new + installer base. + \row + \li --dump <folder> + \li Dump the binary content that belongs to an installer or + maintenance tool into the target. + \row + \li --operation <mode,name,args,...> + \li Execute an operation with a list of arguments. + + \c mode can be \c DO or \c UNDO, depending on whether the step + contains instructions for the installer or uninstaller. + \endtable */ /*! |