Re: Flat package installers?
Re: Flat package installers?
- Subject: Re: Flat package installers?
- From: Stephane Sudre <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:09:54 -0800
This is, of course, for flat packages. Flat or bundle distributions
bring back the UI and requirements stuff.
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Stephane Sudre <email@hidden> wrote:
> 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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