Hi, On 2005-03-31 13:08:42 +0100 M. Uli Kusterer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (...) > Look at MacPAD for one possible update-check mechanism. And I think going > through CVS isn't a good idea. Tagging a release is cheap. Actually packaging > it up and offering it for download means some additional time has gone by, it > has been tested a little more and it's more likely to be safe. (...)
Drifting away from the original message, but I have some questions that you might help with. Some days ago I was talking to Nicolas about software updates. I started talking about ways of *notifying* the user (emphasis since it's not auto-updating) of new versions of the installed software. Since I'm now pretty well aquainted with the app bundle metadata and their mechanism, plus the way packages work, I immediatly started talking about a process that would sweep the HD and look at a key in the Info.plist or similar that would point to a site that would have information on possible new versions. I then found out about your Shovel.app, and I think that the concept is the same. I'm not familiar with PAD or MacPAD. I'm totally outside of the shareware world so this mechanisms are alien to me. I tried to find some real information on MacPAD but I must admit that I got lost really quickly amidst the .sitx and .dmg of "SDK" files. Could you perhaps point me to some good resouce with real details on implementation? Take in consideration that I can't see actual code under any non-free licence (and non-free for me is what is non-free for the FSF). I'm not saying I will implement it, but it could be an interesting thing to support... Best regards, fsmunoz -- Frederico Muñoz
