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    • gorangrooves
      gorangrooves last edited by

      Is there a point in packaging the notarized .pkg bundle inside a .dmg for Mac distribution?

      That's what is suggested by JUCE for plugin distribution, but I don't see a clear benefit or need.

      What are your thoughts and approach with this?

      Goran Rista
      https://gorangrooves.com

      Handy Drums and Handy Grooves
      https://library.gorangrooves.com

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      • d.healey
        d.healey last edited by d.healey

        I use .pkg

        Libre Wave - Freedom respecting instruments and effects
        My Patreon - HISE tutorials
        YouTube Channel - Public HISE tutorials

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        • orange
          orange @gorangrooves last edited by orange

          @gorangrooves With .dmg file, users must copy paste the plugins manually, it doesn't look pro, IMHO.

          With .pkg it's done automatically. Besides, with .pkg you can run special bash scripts for pre / post-installation process, this feature can be used for the installation of Expansions, MarkDown Files...etc.

          I use .pkg too.

          develop Branch / XCode 13.1
          macOS Monterey / M1 Max

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          • gorangrooves
            gorangrooves last edited by

            @orange Totally. I made installers with pkg too. What I am wondering is if there is a reason to place the pkg file inside a dmg file for distribution as suggested by JUCE?

            Goran Rista
            https://gorangrooves.com

            Handy Drums and Handy Grooves
            https://library.gorangrooves.com

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            • DanH
              DanH @gorangrooves last edited by DanH

              @gorangrooves I think of it as a mac friendly zip file. You can open and see what's inside, but you still have to run a .pkg from it... (I believe...)

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              • orange
                orange @gorangrooves last edited by

                @gorangrooves I use zipped pkg files, it works for me. I don't see any reason to put the pkg file inside the dmg actually.

                develop Branch / XCode 13.1
                macOS Monterey / M1 Max

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