Extending the Contribute installer
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You can extend the Contribute installer so that you can easily distribute custom commands, behaviors, and templates to other users. For example, if your company has custom templates, you might want to distribute them along with the product.
This section describes how to add additional items to the installer.
To add items to the Windows installer:
- Copy Contribute.msi to your staging location.
- Create a folder called ContributeConfiguration next to it.
- Copy any templates, commands, and behaviors to the ContributeConfiguration directory in exactly the structure required in the Contribute Configuration folder.
- Run the installer.
Everything in the ContributeConfiguration folder is copied to the corresponding installer as part of the installation process.
To add items to the Macintosh installer:
- Open the Installer Bundle by right-clicking the Contribute Installer, and then selecting Show Package Contents.
- Create a ContributeConfiguration folder next to the Contents folder.
- Copy any files you want installed in the corresponding subfolder.
- Run the installer.
Everything in the ContributeConfiguration folder is copied to the corresponding installer as part of the installation process.
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