OneSadCookie Wrote:If you're building an OS 9 app, you've probably got some resources. In that case, your only choice is a .dmg-based solution.

Does OS 9 support .dmg? I thought the Disk Copy in OS 9 could only open .img
Execution bits/permissions are not an issue in OS 9, so you could provide an OS X version in .zip/.tbz and a smaller .sit for OS 9.

Also, if you want to compress a dmg, do not make a compressed disk image and then zip it: Make a read only image and then make a zip out of the dmg, it will be a lot smaller.

true, 9 doesn't support .dmg...

time to stop supporting those 2 OS 9 users

Finder .zip's are also resource friendly btw.

I'd seriously just go with an internet enabled .dmg. That's definitely the simplest for your users if you think that normal disk images are too complicated.

Unless size is really really an issue, c'mon it's 500k we're talking about right?

Skorche Wrote:Finder .zip's are also resource friendly btw.

Really? Thats awesome, I am going to try that for Escape and Hydrothermal, it will be easier to keep one file than two different ones.

If that doesn't work I will go with internet .dmgs.

Finder's .zip files are resource-friendly if unzipped with the Finder on 10.3+. They're not resource-friendly in general terms.

Thanks, I'm glad I found that out before uploading.

Back to the DMGs