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In article <SOWA.93Jan22102901@amdew.llnl.gov> sowa@amdew.llnl.gov (Erik  
C. Sowa) writes:
> >>>>> "Alex" == Alex Raftis <alex@cosmos.acs.calpoly.edu> writes:
> 
> One person's opinion: I hate packages for freeware/shareware. I end up
> looking inside the .pkg directory and unpacking the .tar.Z directly with
> Opener.app. I like to see what's inside before I install. The idea of a
> new user simply double-clicking to install a .pkg obtained from the net
> is a little scary to me. I do some risky things along those lines, but
> at least I'm aware of the potential consequences.
> 
That's not the way it works.  When you double click on the package, it  
opens up in Installer.  One of the options available there is to list the  
contents of the package.

There are several advantages to using packages:

1. If the package contains many files scattered all over the place, there  
are no messy installation scripts to be executed or vague README files  
which need to be digested.  The click of a button does it all for you.

2. A means for removing the package from your system or, if you just need  
a little space for a while, compressing the package is automatically  
provided.

3. It provides a convenient way to see exactly what software is installed  
on your system.

However...

> And those receipts always go to /NextLibrary/... Baaaad! They should go
> to ?localLibrary or ~/Library, depending on where the installation takes
> place.
> 

I agree whole-heartedly on this issue.  I think the person installing the  
package should have an option of where to place the receipt for a package.   
This would certainly be convenient in a network environment where software  
can either be installed on a single machine or provided to the whole  
network.

> p.s. Alex - GW is great!
> --

Ayup.

> erik sowa (sowa@amdew.llnl.gov)
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