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Re: Installer framework or .pkg format?
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Re: Installer framework or .pkg format?


  • Subject: Re: Installer framework or .pkg format?
  • From: Stephane Sudre <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:39:39 +0100

I would like to build a software update program that people can
download and use to update my existing software on their system i would
like it to act like software update and download a stuffed pkg and then
install, my question is, is there a framework i can hook into or format
specs for a .pkg file? or even better an example? i know pacifist does
it, so it can be done..

The .pkg format is described here:

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/ SoftwareDistribution/index.html

On Tuesday, February 17, 2004, at 04:43 AM, Ryan McGann wrote:

PS: Make sure the update packages you download and install do _not_ have the same name as the package the user installed when they bought your application. Otherwise, the installer will delete everything _except_ the data in the update package. So if your installer installs a package called Foo.pkg, make sure the update is called Foo1.1.pkg.

Does this "feature" exist on every Mac OS X versions?
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