[webkit-dev] Sparkle Self-Update Framework

[Eric Seidel]

Checking for updates as part of the WebKit Launcher (the application
which is what you run when you double-click on a nightly build) w/o
slowing down startup or modifying Safari.app is non-trivial.  All the
WebKit Launcher really does is set the DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH correctly
to the included frameworks and then calls exec() pointing to your
installed Safari.app executable.  You'd have to spawn a separate
updater process or keep the Launcher running after spawning Safari.app
in order to to the update check.

Patches are certainly welcome.

http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/WebKitTools/WebKitLauncher

-eric

On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs at apple.com> wrote:
>
> On Dec 31, 2008, at 3:12 PM, Dan Mulroy wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Is there a reason the Sparkle (Free self update framework for mac os x
>> applications) is not being used to update webkit? Having to download a full
>> disk image every day is tedious, and the Sparkle frameworks are fantastic.
>>
>
> NightShift is an application that will automatically update you to the
> latest WebKit nightly:
>
> http://web.mac.com/reinholdpenner/Software/NightShift.html
>
> I recommend it if you want to track WebKit development via nightly builds.
>
> Regards,
> Maciej
>
>
>> Best,
>>
>> -Dan
>> <Mulroy4.jpg>
>>
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