Mac OS X monitor/observe an app installation

I would lik开发者_运维技巧e to monitor an app installation and know what files the app changes, creates and so on.

How can I do this?

The FSEvents framework allows applications to register for notifications of changes to a given directory tree. That allows you to track down created, changed or deleted files.

Have a look at the File System Events Programming Guide by Apple.

If you are looking for something existing with GUI: You might want to try fseventer