Great! :) Aliases are quite awesome when used locally, they allow you to link to a file that may move freely on the volume (and even across volumes iirc). However, I think that for your installer this won't really be a requirement, i.e. the link will probably always be in the unpacked directory and will always be correct relative to the ./build dir.
There's lots to be found on the topic through google, this one seemed ok: http://www.cocoatech.com/weblog/archives/2007/04/30/aliases_symboli On 25 jan 2011, at 17:26, Robert Rice wrote: > Hi Eloy: > > Yes, it worked! > > Seems like Apple should have better support for alias files in OS X. I see > methods in NSFileWrapper to resolve a symlink but not to resolve an alias > file. Apple suggests a more complicated procedure to resolve an alias file. I > don't mind using terminal to create the install package but I want to allow > users to create alias files in my application support directories. > > Thanks, Bob Rice > > > On Jan 25, 2011, at 11:08 AM, Eloy Durán wrote: > >> I think so, but let's try! Here's a zip with a symlink: >> http://cl.ly/3z1R2c0r3q3q1k080F1p >> >> Created as relative link with: $ ln -s original/For\ those\ who\ took\ the\ >> effort.jpg >> >> On Jan 25, 2011, at 4:59 PM, Robert Rice wrote: >> >>> Hi Eloy: >>> >>> Thanks for the feedback. I used an alias file. Will a symlink work better >>> than an alias file when the zip is expanded on a different volume? >>> >>> I'm using Iceberg to build the install package. Iceberg outputs a build >>> folder and I don't see an option to output a single file. The symlink >>> should point to the file MacDriverLogIceberg.mpkg in the build folder. >>> >>> I will change the font. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Bob Rice >>> >>> >>> On Jan 25, 2011, at 8:40 AM, Eloy Durán wrote: >>> >>>> The alias to the meta pkg doesn't resolve, did you create a symlink or an >>>> alias? http://cl.ly/2J3j2C1t0e1u2H1Q2K2C >>>> >>>> PS I know this is not what your question was about, feel free to ignore >>>> it, but the font on that page you linked to is really not friendly on the >>>> eyes imho. >>>> >>>> On Jan 25, 2011, at 3:22 AM, Robert Rice wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi MacRubyists: >>>>> >>>>> MacDriverLog is an application I am developing for truckers using MacRuby. >>>>> >>>>> I can't fully test the installer without a second machine. I would >>>>> appreciate it if someone could download it from http://MacDriverLog.com >>>>> and let me know if the install package works. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Bob Rice >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> MacRuby-devel mailing list >>>>> MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org >>>>> http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacRuby-devel mailing list >>>> MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org >>>> http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacRuby-devel mailing list >>> MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org >>> http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacRuby-devel mailing list >> MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org >> http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel > > _______________________________________________ > MacRuby-devel mailing list > MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel
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