on 9/28/01 1:56 PM, Edward Cheung at edwardcheung_at_mac.com wrote:
> Whenever I download a pkg. I was unable to install it in the newton.
> I am using OS X and the pkg show up as a " box" type of icon on the
> desktop
> So, what is the correct way of installing the software?
That's because one way that OS X uses to determine what kind of file is
being created/downloaded/saved in the file system is the file extension.
But, pkg is already the standard file extension for OS X package, that you
use to install system updates and applications. One thing you can try, in OS
X.1 is to get info on one of your Newton package, while in the Finder, then
in the info window that appears, switch to "Open with application". Then,
there, you will be able to set NCU as the default application. What I don't
know, however, is whether this change will affect all true OS X packages.
What I mean is that if you want later to install an OS X package
application, and double-click on it, it might well launch NCU to open the
file. There's some ambiguity with that extension thing, because the file
type and creator is still supported in OS X. So, what I'm guessing is that
if the file type and creator are already set, then the Finder will use that
information. However, if the file is, for example, downloaded from the
internet, it is possible that it had lost the file type and creator. In such
case, maybe the Finder will use the file extension to determine the file
type and creator. That's just speculation, as you can see... But if you want
to try it, you will know for sure when you have an OS X package that you
want to install...
-Laurent.
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