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[gee]

Hello everyone,

thank you for this great site. I want to develope my own apps, but also want to publish them on my private website. I tried it, but my .install-file can only be downloaded not directly installed on my N900.

Is there a script behind? How can I publish my apps on my site?

Thank you in advance.

Gee

[El Amir]

Hello everyone,

thank you for this great site. I want to develope my own apps, but also want to publish them on my private website. I tried it, but my .install-file can only be downloaded not directly installed on my N900.

Is there a script behind? How can I publish my apps on my site?

Thank you in advance.

Gee

Maybe you could set up your own repository?

[pelago]

This thread should probably be in the Development forum.

What did your .install file contain? Can you link to the page, if it's still on there?

[gee]

I just uploaded a .install file for testing (vagalume) and it contained the original:

[install]
catalogues = extras
package = vagalume

[extras]
name = Maemo Extras
uri = http://repository.maemo.org/extras/
dist = fremantle
components = free non-free


As on your site my computer is asking me to open it with my mobile, my webserver just want to save is as a text file.

Thank you for your help!

[pelago]

Is this a MIME-type issue? Does MicroB only recognise .install files if the web server sends the correct MIME type?

[gee]

Thank you for your quick response. Which MIME-Types should be defined in my Apache ?

[benny1967]

Thank you for your quick response. Which MIME-Types should be defined in my Apache ?

try "application/x-install-instructions" for the .install files.

found it here:
http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-developers/2008-October/017370.html