[Interest] Qt Installer Framework 2.0.0 [ OS X ] - How to install my.app to /Applications folder ?

[Eddie Sutton]

Kai,

>I guess so, especially if you're not really interested in any custom logic/UI interaction to be executed at installation time.

I like being able to display a license agreement.  The QtIF installer makes our OS X installer very similar to the Windows installer created using Inno Setup.  I also like the idea of using QtIF for Linux, OS X, and Windows.  I may get rid of Inno Setup.

On second thought, the Mac App Store may not make sense for me.  Especially considering that management plans to start charging for a pro commercial version after the free lite version is complete.  I am sure management would not like the App Store 30% cut of a $1000 or $2000 software sale.

I still need to figure out the signing thing though, regardless.  That should be fun but at least there are many articles on doing this.

Thanks for your advice,

-Ed



> On Apr 8, 2015, at 8:01 AM, Koehne Kai <Kai.Koehne at theqtcompany.com> wrote:
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Eddie Sutton [mailto:edsutton at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 2:50 PM
>> To: Koehne Kai
>> Cc: Qt Project
>> Subject: Re: [Interest] Qt Installer Framework 2.0.0 [ OS X ] - How to install
>> my.app to /Applications folder ?
>> 
>> Thanks Kai,
>> 
>>> Well, the 'native' way is to not use an installer on OS X, but just ship a .dmg
>> with your .app bundle (or use the Mac App store).
>> 
>> Can a Qt Installer Framework Installer be used to deploy to the Mac App
>> Store assuming signing and everything else is met?
> 
> I haven't published any apps in the App Store myself, but I'd be _very_ surprised if they accept any kind of installation/updating functionality that is orthogonal to what they provide.
> 
> So yeah, if you publish to the App Store I don't think you have any use of the Installer Framework. 
> 
>> If I eventually want to deploy to the Mac App Store,  am I better off investing
>> my time in a pure Apple developer installer?
> 
> I guess so, especially if you're not really interested in any custom logic/UI interaction to be executed at installation time.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Kai
>