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cut the mac installer from 206 MB to 71 MB - #355
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The Apple silicon installer for 0.3.3 is 206 MB, while the same app as an update download is 94 MB. The installer is packed with zlib, which is the weakest option
hdiutilhas.Now the workflow builds the image uncompressed and then converts it to lzma (
ULMO). I repacked the 0.3.3 app this way and got 71 MB, with the same 16,535 files and a valid signature. Building lzma straight from the folder only got it to 176 MB, so the convert step is what makes the difference. lzma images open on macOS 10.15 and later, and Bees already needs newer than that.