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Andy Matuschak
Sparkle is a module that developers can stick in their Cocoa applications (five-step install!) to get instant self-update functionality. By that, I mean that your app will be able to update itself, not just check for new versions: it'll read the update information from an appcast on your server, download, extract, install, restart, and even offer to show the users release notes before they decide if they want to update.
It's free, it's easy, and it'll make using a Mac better for everyone, so go for it! Make sure to visit Sparkle's homepage to see a video of it in
It's free, it's easy, and it'll make using a Mac better for everyone, so go for it! Make sure to visit Sparkle's homepage to see a video of it in
What's New
Version 1.5b6:
- Important Changes
- Sparkle now requires DSA signatures on your updates. Check the documentation for more information on how to set that up if you don't already sign your updates. You can bypass this requirement if you deliver both your appcast and your updates over SSL.
- Sparkle will no longer display release notes located at file:// URLs, since Javascript on such a page would be able to read files on your file system.
- For security reasons, Sparkle will refuse to install updates which appear to "downgrade" the app.
- SUUpdater now implements new keys: "automaticallyDownloadsUpdates", "lastUpdateCheckDate", and "sendsSystemProfile."
- Fixed a bug that could prevent SUProbingUpdateDriver from working.
- Fixed a bug that prevented the updaterWillRelaunchApplication: delegate method from getting called.
- Fixed displaying release notes transmitted "loose" in the
key. - Fixed Sparkle compilation on 10.4 systems.
- Fixed a bug that could cause window confusion if an app changed its LSUIElement at runtime.
- Added support for Sparkle 1.1's behavior of disabling updates when the check interval is 0.
- Sparkle can now handle appending parameters to URLs which already have parameters.
- If an update's sparkle:shortVersionString is the same as the host's CFBundleShortVersionString, the sparkle:version and CFBundleVersion will be presented in parentheticals.
Version 1.5b6:
- Important Changes
- Sparkle now requires DSA signatures on your updates. Check the documentation for more information on how to set that up if you don't already sign your updates. You can bypass this requirement if you deliver both your appcast and your updates over SSL.
- Sparkle will no longer display release notes located at file:// URLs, since Javascript more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
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| Downloads:5,629 |
| Version Downloads:1,147 |
| Type:Development : Libraries |
| License:Free |
| Date:21 Aug 2009 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price:Free |
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Sparkle is a module that developers can stick in their Cocoa applications (five-step install!) to get instant self-update functionality. By that, I mean that your app will be able to update itself, not just check for new versions: it'll read the update information from an appcast on your server, download, extract, install, restart, and even offer to show the users release notes before they decide if they want to update.
It's free, it's easy, and it'll make using a Mac better for everyone, so go for it! Make sure to visit Sparkle's homepage to see a video of it in action. Features
It's free, it's easy, and it'll make using a Mac better for everyone, so go for it! Make sure to visit Sparkle's homepage to see a video of it in action. Features
- True self-updating - no action required from the user.
- Supports appcasts for release information. Appcasts are cool.
- Extracts updates from .tar, .tbz, and .tgz archives.
- Displays a detailed status window to the user.
- Can display release notes to the user before updating.
- Seamless app integration - there's no mention of Sparkle anywhere; your app's name and icon are inserted everywhere automatically.
- Really, really easy to install.
- You don't have to put any glue code for Sparkle anywhere in your project (it's all through IB), so it's trivial to upgrade or remove the module.
- (Should be) good about error handling in bad conditions.
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Tony-Arnold reviewed on 14 Aug 2008
Absolutely brilliant, Andy - keep up the great work!
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Borlox reviewed on 25 Jul 2008
Applications that don't need to access the network, shouldn't. The Mac OS is moving toward a sandbox security model in which applications can be selectively allowed access to kernel facilities such as I/O and networking. This framework conflicts with that model.
A security-conscious user should have an admin account that is used only for administrative tasks such as software installation. Only the apps that are required for those tasks should run in that account. All other work should be done in another account, without admin privileges. Sparkle conflicts with that model, too.
The one time I tried it, Sparkle installed an app bundle with wrong, wide open, permissions.
Unfortunately, more and more developers are included this waste of disk space in their products, and you can't remove it, because then the apps won't launch.
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Anyone should be aware this is a *beta* version. MU should have noted this, probably this version should not have been listed at all.
I strongly advice developers not to use this version. And if you do, be aware that you *must* fix its bugs and be very well aware of the namespace problems.
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zwei reviewed on 01 Jun 2008
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http://sparkle.andymatuschak.org/
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Billy Ray Valentine reviewed on 25 Jan 2006
I like it ;)
Thanks a lot.
this would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Sascha