[Sparkle] A Question of Enclosures

[David Dunham]

On 4 Apr 2008, at 00:26, Andy Matuschak wrote:

>> string and the appcast URL, package the .app in an internet-enabled
>> DMG file, and upload that.
>
> Yes! Except in a .zip; .dmgs are slow and heavy.


Forgive the possibly dumb question, but is this in the context of  
giving something to the user? If so, .dmg is the only way to go. It  
lets you include a click-wrap license, lets you make a pretty  
background, etc.

If it's just an update to an already-downloaded app, then never mind.  
(It makes perfect sense to distribute just the update in a .zip -- the  
original .dmg download includes documentation etc.)

Although I do have another user-related question: if Sparklecaster  
does differential binary patches, how does that work with code signing?

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