Re: Recommended method for building installers
Re: Recommended method for building installers
- Subject: Re: Recommended method for building installers
- From: Rich Siegel <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:13:56 -0400
On Thursday, August 1, 2013, Stephen Kay <email@hidden> wrote:
What's the current recommended (or best) method to build installers (i.e.
for downloadable software NOT sold through the App Store)? Is it
PackageMaker?
I bit the bullet and used "pkgbuild" and "productbuild" on the
command line as a "Run Script" build phase in Xcode. (Using 4.6,
but I think 3.2.x can do it too.) Your needs may vary, but the
man pages are pretty good and you can get help from the dev
forums or DTS as necessary. (I was lucky enough to get in-person
help from an installer engineer at WWDC.)
Depending on what your application needs, it might be a good
time to examine whether any of the installed components *could*
be packed within the app bundle, and/or whether you could write
code to install pieces as needed, where needed. (I'm not saying
you don't need an installer; only that inflection points like
this are a good opportunity to revisit old habits. :-))
Good luck,
R.
--
Rich Siegel Bare Bones Software, Inc.
<email@hidden> <http://www.barebones.com/>
Someday I'll look back on all this and laugh... until they
sedate me.
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