Tri-boot CD
Richard Gaskin
ambassador at fourthworld.com
Thu Feb 24 15:02:39 EST 2005
Paul Salyers wrote:
> Ok, so my next question is how is best to make a installing CD for mac.
Most modern Mac apps don't. Instead they just set the background image
of the CD's root directory to be a graphic with text tell the user to
drag the app's folder to their hard drive, just as they do with DMG files.
If your app requires copying files to specific locations outside of the
application's folder you could use an installer. Monte makes one and
there are several others both free and commercial.
With commercial installer tools read the fine print of the license
agreement: some of the major Mac installer vendors punish the Mac
community by requiring an ANNUAL license, while the same company often
makes their Windows version available for a one-time fee.
And at least one very major Mac installer vendor has chosen to encumber
themselves with antiquated back-office methods: While their storefront
will conveniently let you purchase your first annual license, renewals
require that you download a PDF electronically, print it to physical
paper to fill it out, and then transfer the physical paper back to them
electronically via fax, where the renewal order is processed by hand.
If you stay on top of your renewal date this may not be a problem, but
if you need to build something outside of east coast business hours and
find your annual license has expired you'll be hosed until the next
business day. Weird decision.
So if you need an installer, consider Monte's:
<http://www.sweattechnologies.com/InstallGadget/>
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Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Media Corporation
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