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From: yackd@texas.et.byu.edu (Don Yacktman)
Subject: Re: External files & allowable contributions
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Status: R
> [...Joe user can't write to /LocalLibrary...]
The solution is to either (1) make the installer script
recognize the problem and allow the user to install the
stuff in ~/Library instead...allowing the option to
abort and restart with proper permissions if necessary,
or (2) have two packages, one a general MiscKit library
and the other the app itself. In the installation
instructions is tells the user to install in one of the
appropriate locations. Two installation packages isn't
that difficult, and would be reasonable anyway since the
user can then upgrade either packages. Dataphile is an
example of a multi-package distribution as is SoftPC.
I'm not sure that this issue is so important right now,
though. There are several solutions, and which is best
will depend entirely upon how many resources would be
placed into the library. If there's, say, three or four
nibs that take ~3-10k each, it would be just as good to
include them in the .app wrapper. If there's sounds,
images, and many .nibs, then the library makes more sense.
Until we have a good idea what will be in the MiscKit
(beyond what's already there), either method is reasonable.
Let's make some decisions on basic issues like the
license, source code control, naming, etc. as well as
what various individuals would like to contribute.
Some offered contributions include enhancements to the
DAYTime class, Scott Anguish's ClockView (prelim. form
in the current release...), an IconWell, and I have a
simple Tree data structure I've used for various things.
Note that all the current offerings require no external
resources, making the above discussion rather moot. The
closest you get is some IB palettes, which obviously belong
in /LocalDeveloper/Palettes in some way, shape, or form...
Later,
-don