Re: WebObjects app as Mac OS Package?

On Feb 11, 2011, at 12:25 PM, David LeBer wrote:

>> Building WebObjects applications under Xcode used to produce Mac OS type packages.  Your application would have a generic .woa icon and to see what's in it you have to right-click and click Show Package Content.
>> 
>> Building with Eclipse, .woa are no longer packages.
>> 
>> If this behavior is expected, has anyone tried to make the .woa folder a Mac package within/part of the build process? (If it's just me then I need to fix something.)
>> 
> 
> Personally, I'd be looking to other options: Jenkins build server with scripts to deploy... that's what all the koolkids[tm] are doing.

Something to put on the list.... Anyone do this for large, multi-site installations?

> But, in regards your question, you could try setting the bundle bit on your .woa. i.e: /Developer/Tools/SetFile -a B MyApp.woa/

It makes a bundle alright.  I'll have to try that in a deployment.

Thanks. Much obliged.


kib

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