[Moderator] Re: FYI - installer packages are the preferred deployment method now
[Moderator] Re: FYI - installer packages are the preferred deployment method now
- Subject: [Moderator] Re: FYI - installer packages are the preferred deployment method now
- From: Scott Anguish <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:21:37 -0500
Just yesterday a thread that was similar to this was stopped, and I
asked that it be moved to another location.
Please stay on topic. Installation issues are not appropriate
discussion for this list.
On Nov 4, 2007, at 4:45 PM, Torsten Curdt wrote:
"The installation package–based mechanism is the preferred method
for delivering products in Mac OS X. This model is a change for
experienced Mac OS X developers and packagers. Before Mac OS X
v10.5 (Leopard), the preferred software delivery mechanism was the
manual install, where users drag the product from its container, a
disk image, onto their file system. However, managed installs
(which are steered by the Installer application after the user
opens an installation package) on Leopard clients make possible
advanced installation-management features, such as better package
management through the Installer package database, downloadable
packages, and certificate-based signing. Leopard leverages these
features to provide users an improved install experience."
Thanks for the heads up. IMO that is terrible news though. I
personally hate package-based installers (big fan of http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
)
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