[GNC] 4.13

[Adrien Monteleone]

dmg is the ending suffix of a Mac 'Disk Image' file.

It is used to package software and other items for transfer between 
MacOS systems.

In this case, GnuCash is distributed as a '.dmg' file.

When you open it on a Mac, a Finder window opens showing the contents of 
the 'disk'.

You can then copy items out of the image file to your computer.

Mac apps can be distributed and installed this way, even after Apple 
introduced the App Store.

The actual app is contained in a bundle (special type of folder) with an 
".app" extension, and this is usually what you need to copy over to your 
Applications folder to 'install' it. (another method of installation 
involves ".pkg" or package files, roughly analogous to Windows 
installers, but GnuCash does not use this method)

While some apps can be run directly from a .dmg, GnuCash needs to be 
'installed' first.

Regards,
Adrien

On 12/20/22 6:15 AM, Phyllis Bruce wrote:
> Adrien, what is a dmg?  People on this list use a lot of acronyms and I get lost.