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Had no idea it was that simple, will play around with it this weekend, thanks for the info! |
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Added test versions with |
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@cdgriffith sorry, for some reason GH decided to not notify me about this topic, even with direct mentions. I've tested the latest 5.8.0 release and the app bundle worked great! Thanks. |
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While macOS supports just straight up executing binaries, the proper way for apps with GUI is to use app bundles. An app bundle is basically just a directory ending with
.app
that contains a pre-determined structure and a plist file that defines what this app is and how to run it. The OS automatically process such "folders" so they act like an executable instead.Advantages of using the app bundle in case of FastFlix:
The whole process is pretty simple and only requires some very basic file manipulations, in addition to converting ICO to ICNS and writing a simple PLIST config.
The resulting structure should look like this:
The PLIST should be pretty self-explanatory:
Here's the latest release (5.7.4) packed into an app bundle as a proof of concept:REMOVED FOR SAFETYBeta Was this translation helpful? Give feedback.
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