Update Maker
Posted by: DLetap <DLetap@...>
>> There's a great freeware program for updating programs. It's called
>> ResCompare. I'm not sure where you can find it, probably try shareware.com.
>> Anyway I've found this program very useful in the past. It allows you to
>>make
>> a patch (or update) for a program very easily.
>>
>
>I found this ResCompare at the following site:
>
> ftp://ftp.topsoft.org/Visitors/otherGreatThings/Dev/
> ResCompare 2.6.sit.hqx [Jun 5 1996] 193k
**** Caution Notice ****
The ResCompare only updates resource based files. This is fine if you are
dealing with unmodified files where only the Resource Fork is in use like
FB 68K applications. If you try to use it with PG Pro applications that
modify some of the resources, your current file will not be exactly the
same as the original file that was sent to you. The results with ResCompare
can be unpredictable. If your applications add or modify the data fork of
the application file (a popular method of copy protection and registration
many years ago) then ResCompare will again have problems.
An alterntive shareware application is UpdateMaker which specifically
changes one file into another irrespective of whether the source or
destination is an application, document, extension, init etc. It also
recognises both data and resource forks. I have version 1.3.1 if you want
it.
In the near future, we may be blessed with a PPC FAT Binary compiler in FB.
This will create a file which has part of the application in the resource
fork and part in the data fork. An updater which forgets about the data
fork will be disasterous! In this situation, UpdateMaker is essential over
ResCompare.
Just some thoughts for you to consider in your final decision.
Regards,
Deep