[webkit-dev] Sparkle Self-Update Framework

[Maciej Stachowiak]

On Dec 31, 2008, at 10:22 PM, Eric Seidel wrote:

> 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.

Actually, I'd like to ask that WebKitLauncher *not* be modified in  
this way. WebKit developers and testers often use the archive of  
WebKit nightlies to narrow down where regressions occurred, and making  
the nightly launcher automatically update would defeat this important  
purpose.

I continue to recommend NightShift for those who would like auto- 
updating of WebKit nightly builds.

Regards,
Maciej

>
>
> 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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