site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: darwin-dev@lists.apple.com One might think that such Install packages should have some way of verifying that the Installer running them supports all their requirements ... One might think that people should follow instructions and that Apple shouldn't have to worry about stopping people who ignore the directions from shooting themselves in the feet. -Dan ------------------------------------------------------------------ Daniel M. Zimmerman TFF Enterprises M/S 256-80 - Caltech http://www.tffenterprises.com/ Pasadena, California 91125 USA dmz@tffenterprises.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Darwin-dev mailing list (Darwin-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/darwin-dev/site_archiver%40lists.appl... --On 21 September 2006 16.53.17 -0400 Finlay Dobbie <finlay.dobbie@gmail.com> wrote: While this is certainly true for the particular instance of this phenomenon that started the discussion here, it doesn't invalidate the general point... if, once a new Installer version comes out, a third party releases an Installer package that depends on new features of Installer, one really would think that it would be a good thing if old versions of Installer would refuse to install said package. This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com