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Re: Replacing rather than updating an app
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Re: Replacing rather than updating an app


  • Subject: Re: Replacing rather than updating an app
  • From: Xochitl Lunde <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:59:13 -0500



<installer-dev-bounces+xochitl_lunde=email@hidden> wrote on 03/25/2010 06:11:01 PM:

> Hi,
>
> I am installing an update patch for our program which contains a number of
> files, including the .app.
>
> I would like to delete the .app before installing the new one.  In other
> words, I don't want to just update the contents of the .app package, I want
> to completely replace it.  But note that I don't want *other* program
> folders to be completely replaced, just the .app 'folder'.
>
> What is the easiest way to do this?
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew

Can you add a preinstall script to search out your .app bundle and 'rm -r' it from the system?
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