> Which script are you referring to?  The original install.sh or the
install-custom.sh?
> I have not looked at either in a while but I think we had some nice
contributions one of which may have addressed the issue to which I think
you might be referring.

I think it's the `ln -s`. I did open
https://github.com/carljmosca/netbeans-macos-bundle/issues/25 right now.
Try to move the app and see if it still launches, it did not for me when I
tested last year.

> Having said that, I agree that it would be nice to have something like
what
an end user might expect.  I don't recall all the issues with the pkg vs.
dmg but I do think such a solution would be much nicer.

Yes, DMG is much nicer.

--emi


On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 7:05 PM Carl Mosca <carljmo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Emi,
>
> Which script are you referring to?  The original install.sh or the
> install-custom.sh?
>
> I have not looked at either in a while but I think we had some nice
> contributions one of which may have addressed the issue to which I think
> you might be referring.
>
> Having said that, I agree that it would be nice to have something like what
> an end user might expect.  I don't recall all the issues with the pkg vs.
> dmg but I do think such a solution would be much nicer.
>
> Still, willing to help.
>
> Regards,
> Carl
>
> On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 11:58 AM Emilian Bold <emilian.b...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I can share the CoolBeans installers but they are no big deal, not
> > sure if they are good enough for NetBeans...
> >
> > My macOS DMG uses a variation of the Carl J. Mosca script does
> > (Carl's script has a bug as it assumes the location never changes; I
> > would make a PR if I wouldn't have changed so much stuff).
> >
> > My Windows installer uses InnoSetup and has again a very basic script,
> > based on what Stephen Cumminger shared on the mailing list a while
> > back. It's very basic, but gets the job done of copying the files,
> > creating shortcuts and providing an uninstaller.
> >
> > I believe these are actually enough for end users, but NetBeans always
> > had a much more fancy installer, with Glassfish and many other things.
> > Especially for macOS I always wanted a clean drag-and-drop DMG, no
> > package with a wizard.
> >
> > I think it's important that both the DMG and the EXE are digitally
> signed.
> > Windows particularly has very scary warning messages for unsigned EXEs.
> >
> > --emi
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 5:14 PM Geertjan Wielenga
> > <geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Tried to gather different threads together in the below to get a
> thorough
> > > overview of where and why we are where we are:
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/State+of+the+Apache+NetBeans+Installers
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Gj
> >
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