Allows CrashReporter app to notify developer of bugs. Free
- Smart Crash Reports has been discontinued
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Developer
Unsanity LLC
Smart Crash Reports is an enhancement for the Apple's CrashReporter application introduced in Mac OS X 10.4. It allows 3rd party developers to register their products in manner so if the eligible application crashes, the crash log is sent to the developer as well as Apple. This greatly enhances the user experience of the OS, and allows developers to receive crashes and improve their software in a timely manner.
Smart Crash Reports is completely free to use for both users and developers; Unsanity is providing it as a service to the community.
Smart Crash Reports is completely free to use for both users and developers; Unsanity is providing it as a service to the community.
What's New
Version 1.5:
- The Installer plugin now checks to make sure SCR has the correct permissions on 10.5.
- Updated to support Mac OS X 10.5
- Now supports registering for SCR in Info.plist entries of bundles (Frameworks, QuickTime plugins, Photoshop plugins,
- Safari plugins, et cetera). Developers no longer need to call UnsanitySCR_RegisterMatchSpecifier() bundles (in most cases). SDK: UnsanitySCR_Install now installs Smart Crash Reports with the correct permissions required to work on Mac OS X 10.5.
- SDK: UnsanitySCR_Install now pretends as if SCR is not installed if it is installed inside the user's home folder on Mac OS X 10.5.x as Mac OS X 10.5 will not load SCR from the user's home folder. Behaves as before on Mac OS X 10.4.x.
- SDK: Worked around a problem on Mac OS X that led to repeated calls UnsanitySCR_RegisterMatchSpecifier creating new entries in SCR's preferences when Mac OS X thought that two equal CFTypeRefs were not equal.
- SDK: On Mac OS X 10.5.x, UnsanitySCR_Install no longer allows you to install in a non-global manner due to the new restrictions in Mac OS X 10.5.x. Behaviour on Mac OS X 10.4.x is unchanged.
- Important Note: On Mac OS X 10.5.x, Smart Crash Reports must not be installed in the user's home folder (~/) as it will prevent SCR from loading even if SCR is installed globally. If you are a developer installing SCR, make sure SCR is not in the user's home folder on Mac OS X 10.5.x and move it to the trash (FSMoveObjectToTrashSync()) if possible.
Version 1.5:
- The Installer plugin now checks to make sure SCR has the correct permissions on 10.5.
- Updated to support Mac OS X 10.5
- Now supports registering for SCR in Info.plist entries of bundles (Frameworks, QuickTime plugins, Photoshop plugins,
- Safari plugins, et cetera). Developers no longer need to call UnsanitySCR_RegisterMatchSpecifier() bundles (in most cases). SDK: more...
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| Downloads:7,540 |
| Version Downloads:2,991 |
| Type:Development : Networks |
| License:Free |
| Date:17 Aug 2008 |
| Platform:PPC 32 / Intel 32 / OS X |
| Price:Free |
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Smart Crash Reports is an enhancement for the Apple's CrashReporter application introduced in Mac OS X 10.4. It allows 3rd party developers to register their products in manner so if the eligible application crashes, the crash log is sent to the developer as well as Apple. This greatly enhances the user experience of the OS, and allows developers to receive crashes and improve their software in a timely manner.
Smart Crash Reports is completely free to use for both users and developers; Unsanity is providing it as a service to the community.
Smart Crash Reports is completely free to use for both users and developers; Unsanity is providing it as a service to the community.
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Don Montalvo, NYC
Jim M. reviewed on 20 Jul 2008
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mr kitty reviewed on 02 Nov 2006
Just like the other crap from Unsanity, it works great on the OS when they release it, but then Apple changes something and it causes all sorts of problems. Not apple's fault if you are using unpublished APIs, kids.
Developers, please don't bundle this crap with your applications. It's a true disservice to your users.
Besides.... isn't something that drops inside another application and sends a users data to an unauthorized third party a cause of concern for anyone? the words spyware and privacy violation come to mind.
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I'm not sure why you claim it is spyware or sending hidden data. SCR tells you explicitly the name of the developer the report is being sent to and lets you see all data that is being sent, allowing you to choose not to send it. This is because it's actually what Apple's crash reporter is doing.
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maybe it's not directly conflicting with safari, maybe it's safari calling a third-party plug-in that SCR conflicts with... who knows. who cares. that's precisely the reason I try to keep this hack crap off my system, it puts me in an untested state where NO ONE knows what will happen.
Version 1.0.2 installed with NO user notification, and everytime I launched my purchased program, it reinstalled itself (and believe me I reamed the developer of the software I purchased for that). The only way i could keep it from reinstalling was to create the parent folder with the same name, and deny myself permissions to it.
AND, i read crash reports fairly thoroughly. Kind of a compulsive job hazzard. Which is the only way I knew this POC was there in the first place... in the active tasks list. I saw nothing that indicated to me that the report was going anywhere other than Apple. And if I can't see it, how the hell is an average user going to see it....
so, let's review:
1. third party developers can install this software without user permission or notification, and can repeatedly reinstall this software without user permission or notification.
2. any notification of it's presence, or the forwarding of data to a third party source is so hidden that a very experienced technician can't find it.
It's a trojan, and a privacy violation all in one!
i'm not unsympathetic to you motivations or your intentions for creating this program. i question your ethics and methods a bit, perhaps...
Anonymous reviewed on 03 Nov 2005
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Anonymous reviewed on 21 Sep 2005
But I was impressed with the straightforward installer, and how the installed files and their pathways was easily viewed from within the installer.
Thanks to the developer(s) for making it free.
Anonymous reviewed on 21 Sep 2005
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