On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 23:44:08 +0200, Kyrre Ness Sjobak wrote: > BTW., how does osx do installs (just bringing up the meta-file installer > thingy again. Feel free not to answer)? http://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/delicious-library.ars/2 http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Porting/Conceptual/PortingUnix/compiling/chapter_4_section_8.html That shows you pretty much how it works. In short: - Packages are contained entirely within a relocatable directory, which has a magic marker so the finder treats it as a file - Packages have no dependencies outside the operating system. They can embed libraries within themselves easily. - Package installation is a matter of clicking a URL to a "DMG" file which is a self mounting disk image, and dragging the appfolder inside to the /Applications directory. - There is no auto update system. Apple also provide a traditional Installer service, which some things use. - Nearly every app is packaged in this way. Mac users never have to compile from source or wait while an app [update] is packaged. Look at the screenshots in the Ars Technica article to get a feel for it. Most users consider it easier than what Linux has, in my experience (judging by how often I'm asked for it!) thanks -mike -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
