> Am 30.04.2017 um 21:12 schrieb Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>: > > For pc and maybe mac, it seems like it would be possible for the app to have > two modes. On first open, it would take the user through an installation > process where it handles saving the various files and sub folders, and adding > the start menu stuff. > > When opened after that, it would just run normally. > > Are there advantages to doing it that way, rather than using an > install-creator program? > The only advantage i would see is the fact that you do not have to rely on a 3rd party tool.
I for me prefer to use a 3rd party tool to create an installer for windows , in my case Innosetup or better said InstallGadget*. Why, because an installer maker does all the work for me and i do not have to code that myself. *A tool Monte created long time ago. It uses Innosetup under the hood. The tool is very old, but is still working. I replaced the older Innosetup files with current ones to support Windows 8 and 10. Unfortunately InstallGadget is not available any more. It was really so easy to create an installer with it. For Mac i do not see a need for an installer if the program is just an app bundle. For such apps i am using DMG Canvas (http://www.araelium.com/dmgcanvas <http://www.araelium.com/dmgcanvas>) to create a DMG. Matthias > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> Matthias Rebbe Bramkampsieke 13 32312 Lübbecke Tel +49 5741 310000 +49 160 5504462 Fax: +49 5741 310002 eMail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> BR5 Konverter - BR5 -> MP3 <http://matthiasrebbe.eu/portfolio/produkte/brx/> _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
