Re: Flat package installers?
Re: Flat package installers?
- Subject: Re: Flat package installers?
- From: Stephane Sudre <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:08:38 -0800
They are stable since this is what the OS has been using for a long time now.
Their pros and cons:
Pros:
- they are single file so you don't have to zip/tar them to distribute
them. It also solves an AppleShare volume issue IIRC.
- they have some niceties such as the ability attach a pre/post
install script to a bundle (app, plugin) inside the payload.
- the receipt is always in the data base from 10.5 to later.
- don't tell Apple but you can also get HFS+ compression with them
upon installation.
Cons:
- they do not include any chrome (no welcome, read me, EULA, background picture)
- they do not let you specify installation requirements.
- the format is not fully documented.
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Prema Kumar <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to know how stable is the Flat package installers? What are
> advantages it have from normal package maker installers (bundles)?
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Prema
>
>
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