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Windows installation system is so fundamentally different that it's hard to have a 1-size-fits-all update mechanism. When I shipped a cross-platform application
by gwbas1c 3y ago
Windows installation system is so fundamentally different that it's hard to have a 1-size-fits-all update mechanism. When I shipped a cross-platform application, we used Sparkle on Mac, and a simple utility that downloaded and ran an MSI file for Windows.
In general, I wouldn't worry too much about Sparkle being a vulnerability. It requires that your download servers are hacked: https://9to5mac.com/2017/05/08/handbrake-trojan-mac-malware-infected/ https://9to5mac.com/2017/05/08/handbrake-trojan-mac-malware-...
- hermitcrab 3y agoCurrently I used Inno Setup to create a .exe installer on Windows and DropDMG to create a .dmg image on Mac. Presumably Sparkle and Winsparkle both use a similar update mechanism and that doesn't involve full Windows or Mac installers (otherwise, what would be the point?).
- gwbas1c 3y agoSparkle works with a .dmg file, so you'd probably continue using DropDMG. I can't speak much for Winsparkle; I remember looking at it and immediately concluding that it wouldn't work for us. (FWIW: I ended up slipping in a few hacks so we could pop open browser windows on specific versions and commits, and even remotely kill them if needed.)