| From: | Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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| To: | "Florian G(dot) Pflug" <fgp(at)phlo(dot)org> |
| Cc: | pgadmin-hackers <pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Why is pgadmin3 distributet as a .pkg? |
| Date: | 2007-01-10 08:28:57 |
| Message-ID: | 45A4A3C9.5020104@postgresql.org |
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Florian G. Pflug wrote:
> Hi
>
> I just noticed that the official builds of pgadmin3 for OSX
> are distributed as a .pkg. Since this package only installs
> a single Folder (pgAdmin3.app) into /Applications, I believe
> that distribution as a .pkg creates more trouble for a user
> than a plain zip/bz2/dmg containing pgAdmin3.app
>
> Additionally, most OSX Applications that don't include device
> drivers or such, are distributed as a dmg including the app, and
> not as a .pkg (e.g. Firefox, Thunderbird, ...)
>
> I could contribute some script that automatically builds a
> dmg if there is interest in that.
Sure, please do.
Regards, Dave
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