[Qt-interest] QT Application update module

[Puneet Bisht]

Thanks Sean ,
I am still struggling with this issue .
I google a lot on this and find the standalone executable correct solution
for this issue.
can anyone help me for building standalone executable.

i found this link :-
http://lists.trolltech.com/qt-interest/2007-06/thread00994-0.html

Thanks in advance

>> Ok that is correct .
>> But i am confused how to create that(updater) executable.
>> Actually i am deploying myApp.app using macdeployqt tool.
>> The executable inside the MacOS folder is useless if i dont deploy the
>> app.
>
> I think you create the updater as just a standalone executable, not as a
> normal Mac bundle.  Then you'd have to copy it by hand into the bundle.
>
>> Now the question is how i can deploy updater separately and how to use
>> that executable alone.
>>
>> another question :-
>>
>> i want to update the app by replacing it with new myApp.app , how an
>> executable inside same bundle can replace it(bundle) .
>
> Remember that myApp.app is just the bundle folder, your real executable
> is just myApp located in myApp.app/Contents/MacOS/myApp.  You don't want
> to replace the bundle with a new bundle, you just want to replace the
> actual myApp executable with a new executable.
>
> I could be way off here though, I've never attempted to do this, it's
> just the first thing I can think of as to a way you can do it.
>
> Sean
>
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