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 <dev.iceberg@gmail.com> 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 <Prema.Kumar@efi.com> 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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