There is an interesting discussion on TalkChess about a Mac packaging standard for engines, with the goal that they are automatically registered with all chess UIs like HIARCS Explorer without having to specially configure them. This is apparently how some engine installs work on Linux.
http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 90&t=59544
Mac chess engine packaging standard
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