self extracting app?

[mrgreeneyes]

hi,

is there an app to have things self extract into specific folder?

or is there a way to do that with one of the unzipping apps?


thanks

 

[larkost]

Does a .pkg not fit the bill? It is not exactly "self extracting", but everything needed to install into a specific folder is already included in any MacOS X system already.

edit: I should have mentioned that the contents of .pkg's are compressed, and the 10.5 version can even be packaged in a single file, so you can send it thought email or over the web without an enclosing .dmg.

 

[mrgreeneyes]

Does a .pkg not fit the bill? It is not exactly "self extracting", but everything needed to install into a specific folder is already included in any MacOS X system already.

edit: I should have mentioned that the contents of .pkg's are compressed, and the 10.5 version can even be packaged in a single file, so you can send it thought email or over the web without an enclosing .dmg.

and how do i make .pkg files?

 

[ameeps]

and how do i make .pkg files?

PackageMaker in /Developer/Applications/Utilites

Comes with Xcode (free by apple) http://developer.apple.com/technology/Xcode.html