On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 9:32 AM Eivind Samseth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here’s the way you can distribute localizations on macOS > 1. Include all localizations in the standard download (used by all Apple > software, MS Office etc.) > 2. Offer precompiled .app bundles in the language of choice (used by Firefox) > 3. Offer language packs as a separate download and installation (used by LO) > > What would the standard macOS way be to distribute language packs? > > 1 is the standard way and with file system compression it would not use > significantly more disk space than today (I’ll have to google to find out how > you actually turn it on) > 2 is also an acceptable choice with one-step install > 3 is a quirky solution requiring multiple steps, I can’t remember any other > app having a similar install option on macOS?
We all agree that the way 3 is done is a hack, not because it is a separate thing to download, but because it modifies an existing app bundle after-the-fact. > As such 1 or 2 would be the preferred option if we were to design the system > today, agree? 4) create a real macOS installer package (native macOS installer program, not a runnable script like the langauge pack "installer"), similar to the windows msi that allows to customize the installation and pick the components you want. ciao Christian _______________________________________________ LibreOffice mailing list [email protected] https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice
