I'm certainly no expert but... Application bundles are just directories which some special characteristics that makes Finder hide the fact that its a directory to make it look like an application. Finder just looks at any directory that ends in .app and thinks its an application. It then looks inside for an application, but in anycase, it doesn't show the user the directory as a directory.
If the files you need are shipped as part of the application, the appropriate place to put them is somewhere within the application bundle (directory). If the files are added during runtime or after installation, then they typically go in the user directory in ~/Library/Application Support/programName. Some of this is spelled out in "File System Overview", http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPFileSystem/BPFileSystem.html On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:31 PM, Chris Markle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > (Not super saavy about Mac OS X here so bear with me please...) > > On the subject of DMG's... I inherited a software product that > currently ships using some moldy-oldy version of the Wise installer. I > think basically all it does is put the application _folder_ into the > Applications folder. In the application folder I am referring to is > the application bundle, some PDFs (doc) and a Plugins folder with one > plugin bundle in it. I think the application expects the plugins to be > in this specific place i.e., the Plugins folder in the applications > folder. > > I'd prefer to ship this as a DMG... But if I understand DMG-based > delivery correctly, the idea is that Mac users are used to this and > "know" to copy the application bundle to the Applications folder. But > I need the user to copy the application folder (not just the bundle) > into the Applications folder. otherwise the plugin won't be found and > life as we know it will cease ;) > > Is DMG just a non-starter for this or is there a way with a DMG format > to someone clue in the user that the folder needs to be copied, not > just the application bundle. > > Thanks in advance... > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/enki1711%40gmail.com > > This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
