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apple Disk iMaGe – a popular format for distributing OS X applications.

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Do I need an Apple Developer account?

I am newbie in Xcode and Mac. I can make programs working well on simulators but cant make dmg files . Somewhere I heard I need an Apple Developer account ( 99$) for that but I dont want to publish my file on App store. I just need to install it on…
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Extract from DMG

How to extract content of DMG without mounting it? I want add autoupdate system to my application. It downloads DMG from website, then extract new version of application from it.
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Automating DMG build in Xcode 4.0

I've just updated to Xcode 4.0.2 and I have a project which builds a DMG file as part of the final build phase. This worked great in Xcode 3.2.x but is broken in Xcode 4 because of the way it builds a release version when building to archive. Is…
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Installing cuda via brew and dmg

After attempting to install nvidia toolkit on MAC by following guide : http://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-installation-guide-mac-os-x/index.html#axzz4FPTBCf7X I received error "Package manifest parsing error" which led me to this : NVidia CUDA…
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Install dmg package on MAC OS from Terminal

I would like to install the dmg java package in my MAC OS through the terminal I tried using this command: sudo installer -package jdk-7u51-macos-x64.dmg -target / But I receive this error: installer: Error the package path specified was invalid:…
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Can't configure background image for DMG installation using CMake

I am working with CMake 2.8.10.2 on Mac OS X 10.7.5. I've configured CMake to build a simple application with Xcode that creates an empty window. I then tried to configure CMake to build a DMG installation of the program specifying a background…
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Create installer for Mac OS X in Xcode

I have created a small application in Xcode. How can i make that application as an installer (.DMG). I am new to this Mac OS x and Xcode environment. Do i have to use a third party software or are there any methods in Xcode4 itself to create a…
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How to include installer dependencies in dmg/pkg on mac

I have a mac application (Eg. Sample.pkg containing Sample.app) along with few pkg dependencies (Eg. A.pkg and B.pkg ). Whenever the user runs the dmg/product archive bundled with these three packages, A.pkg and B.pkg has to be run first before…
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How to simulate slow DVD drive?

Does anyone know any feasible ways to simulate a slow DVD drive, e.g. over a mounted DMG/ISO image? The goal is to program against a slow drive, thus a simulation requirement. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Update: again, the goal would be…
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Creating DMG without extra space

I currently use hdiutil to create my DMGs. The command I use is hdiutil create -size xxxg myImage.dmg -fs HFS+. I'm always left fidgeting around with the size until I get it close enough. Is there a better method that either shrinks the DMG to…
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Detecting whether an application was launched from a read-only file system on OS X

I want to know whether the user launched our Java-based application from a read-only file system like from a .dmg, so functions like auto-update will be able to show meaningful information instead of aborting with an error. I first thought checking…
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Programmatically add application icon to dock on install

I would like my application to be automatically added to the dock after the package (DMG) is installed? Does anyone know how to do this?
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“iOS 17.0.simruntime” cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified

I just downloaded the iOS 17 runtime, but after copying it into the destination, this popup opens and the Xcode could not use the simulator as expected: Downloaded from the Apple Developer site How can I fix this?
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How I make a dmg installer that will automatically open after download?

I have seen some dmg's which not only mounts after download but also copies the installer in the download folder and open the installer in Installer Application. I don't know how to do it? Can anyone help?
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The javapackager is unable to generate a dmg on macOS

I am trying to generate a dmg from a jar using the javapackager. Here is what I put into terminal: cd "/Users/name/Documents/JarToApplication" jdk=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8) $jdk/bin/javapackager -deploy -native dmg -BappVersion=8 -name…
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