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Multiple copies of sparkle in framework

Asked by padmavyuha

In the MacOS Sparkle.framework, there appear to be 3 exact copies of the framework in three separate folders (A and Current as well as the main one). Is there some reason why it's not possible to have just one copy, with aliases for the rest, at least for the Sparkle exec itself? I'm interested in reducing app download size where the app and support files only run to 250Kb, and the rest (2.9MB) is the Sparkle framework.

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Andy Matuschak (andymatuschak) said : 		#1

Those aren't copies; they're symlinks. The actual data is only stored once.

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padmavyuha (padmavyuha) said : 		#2

That's what I would have expected - but in the example I'm looking at (Isolator.app from willmore.eu) the items all show as having file sizes, and not as being symlinks - and the total file size adds up that way. Am I misunderstanding something here? I thought symlinks have a 0Kb or at most a 4Kb size.

See http://www.yoxi.net/aragh/sparkle.jpg for a screenshot of the folder listing.

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Andy Matuschak (andymatuschak) said : 		#3

buhwha! That's crazy! It must have accidentally been run through some kind of symlink resolver. If you download Sparkle.framework from sparkle.andymatuschak.org, you'll definitely find those files appropriately symlinked.

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padmavyuha (padmavyuha) said : 		#4

Thanks! I'll 'alert' the developer :)