AW: How do I create an autorun CD for Mac?

[Tiemo Hollmann TB]

Thanks Martin, that sounds easy :)
Tiemo

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-revolution-
> bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von Martin Baxter
> Gesendet: Montag, 7. Mai 2007 12:19
> An: How to use Revolution
> Betreff: Re: How do I create an autorun CD for Mac?
> 
> Hi Tiemo,
> 
> Tiemo Hollmann TB wrote:
> > Sorry, I don't have any Mac experience and hope Rev cares about the most
> for
> > me. Yes I still will test my app on a Mac of a friend, but right now I
> am
> > missing some Mac basics and didn't find anything about it in the
> tutorials.
> >
> > I want to create a dual platform CD (Win and MacOS X) running the app
> from
> > CD. Until now I don't use any externals or plugins, so for Win I just
> take
> > the standalone.exe put it on my CD with an autorun.inf and that's it.
> >
> > How do I create a autorun CD for Mac? Is there something like a
> autorun.inf
> > file on Mac?
> >
> 
> No such thing. Autorun is considered a security risk, and therefore
> there is no mechanism for it. Mac users expect to open the cd and run
> the application manually.
> 
> > And what do I have to put on the CD from the standalone building
> folders?
> > There are 2 files Info.plist and PkgInfo (one folder above the app), 4
> > Plugins folders with themes and 3 Revolution resource files
> > (Revolution.icns, Revolution rsrc, RevolutionDoc.icns) Do I just have to
> put
> > all these files and folders in same structure on CD, or don't I need
> these
> > additional files?
> >
> 
> Yes, put the whole directory structure as it is on to the Mac. The
> parent folder and its contents are called a "package" which appears to
> the mac user as the application itself. The user double-clicks the
> package, which then runs the application as if it were an .exe.
> 
> > I would be happy if someone could direct me in the right direction or
> point
> > me to any tutorial or example
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Martin Baxter
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