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Re: *.dmg file too big



** At 5:24 PM -0400 9/20/06, Dan Shoop wrote:
>> You can just install the packages from the mounted dmg. They're in
>> System/Installation/Packages.


* Peter Bierman [2006/09/20 03:50 PM -0700] wrote:
> No. Do Not Do That. It will Not work correctly.
>
> The latest OS Install packages are designed to use features in the
> latest Installer. If you try to install them using a version of the
> Installer older than they are, they may fail in subtle ways.

One might think that such Install packages should have some way
of verifying that the Installer running them supports all their
requirements ... and/or that the Installer should be checking some
property of the package against itself, to the same end.

Does this need a RADAR from me?

Be seeing you,

Ted



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 >Re: leopard *.dmg file too big (From: Dan Shoop <email@hidden>)
 >Re: leopard *.dmg file too big (From: Ted Thibodeau Jr <email@hidden>)
 >Re: leopard *.dmg file too big (From: Dan Shoop <email@hidden>)
 >Re: *.dmg file too big (From: Peter Bierman <email@hidden>)



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