On Jun 7, 2005, at 7:27 PM, Nick Matsakis wrote: > > On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, Bob Ippolito wrote: > > >> The OS version number is to specify on which version of Mac OS X the >> package was built. This matters, because packages will only run on >> versions of Mac OS X >= this version unless it contains no >> extensions. >> > > The BundleIdentifier isn't the place for this information. This > should be > done with installation requirements: > > http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/ > SoftwareDistribution/Concepts/sd_spec_install_req.html > > Otherwise, you prevent the scenario where a package built on 10.3 is > upgraded by a package built on 10.4. I realize that adding > installation > requirements as a feature is probably asking too much, but by > removing the > OS version number from the name, or even just allowing the option to > remove it, you put more control into the hands of the person > building the > package.
That doesn't fix the installation location issue, though. -bob _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
