[120] in installers
New release of MacOS FTP Installer Tools
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Scott McGuire)
Thu Sep 4 14:02:30 1997
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 14:02:40 -0400
To: installers@MIT.EDU
From: Scott McGuire <smcguire@MIT.EDU>
A new release of the MacOS FTP Installer Tools has been uploaded to the
installers locker. You can get it at:
<http://web.mit.edu/installers/tools/>
New features in this release include:
* New ftp code that makes only one connection for the duration of the
installation. The old ftp code attempted a ftp connection for every file.
This should greatly improve mid-installation reliability and improve speed.
* Includes resources that will tell installers not to send quit events to
Express Modem and HP Backgrounder. This will cure the problem that Express
Modem users were having using the ftp installers.
* Built with latest version of Installer VISE (4.6.1)
* Includes improved KClient installation decisions for dealing with
really old KClient extensions.
* Icons position will be preserved correctly under MacOS 8.
All relevant documentation has also been updated.
We recommend that you update any Macintosh installers using the ftp code
resources to incorporate these changes (see outline below).
Please send any questions or comments to <installers@mit.edu>.
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Brief Instructions on Updating Your Installers
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* Backup your installer files before attempting this!!!
(1) Update your Resource files:
(a) Open both your current "FTP Installer Code Resources" file and the new
"FTP Installer Code Resources" file in ResEdit (you may want to rename one
of these files so you can tell the difference between them).
(b) Copy all the resources from the new file into the old file. When asked
if you want to replace the resources with the same ID, choose Yes.
(c) Save the old file.
(You don't want to replace your current resource file with the new one
because the resource file may also contain icons and splash screens for
your installers, and you don't want to lose those.)
(2) Download a copy of VISE 4.6.1, if necessary.
(3) Open your installer script in VISE 4.6.1. You will be told that it
will be updated to the new format when saved.
(a) Go to the "Archive" menu, and choose the "Archive Settings" item. The
Archive Settings dialog appears.
(b) Click on the "Advanced" tab.
(c) In the "External Codes" section, make sure "ftp" from the "After
Install" popup menu is selected.
(You should already have "ftp" selected from the "Before Install" pop-up;
now you must select from "After Install" as well.)
(4) It is recommended that you create a new set of aliases for your
installer that point to a new release directory (e.g. foo/r2/ instead of
foo/r1/), and replace the ones currently in your installer.
(5) Rebuild your installer. Test, and retest!
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Scott McGuire
MIT IS Macintosh Developer
