Re: [OT] How to extract a BOM archive correctly?
Re: [OT] How to extract a BOM archive correctly?
- Subject: Re: [OT] How to extract a BOM archive correctly?
- From: Fritz Anderson <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 07:40:11 -0500
On 5 Oct 2007, at 6:46 AM, Karan, Cem (Civ, ARL/CISD) wrote:
I just did, but... isn't Archive.bom the source archive? If not, then
what is it asking for? Can you give me an example of how to do the
extraction from something that already is in your own /Library/
Receipts
directory?
You can't. You are clinging to a forlorn hope.
The "packages" in the Receipts directories have the same names as
installer packages, but have been stripped of the Contents/
Archive.pax.gz files, which contain the files that were installed.
Archive.bom is still present, as a listing (or "receipt") of what was
installed, but a listing is not the same thing as the actual files
themselves. A .bom (bill-of-materials) file is _not_ an archive.
Find an installer .pkg package and examine the contents; then compare
it to the receipt of the same name. The very, very large
Archive.pax.gz file is absent. Otherwise, it would not be practical to
keep the receipt; imagine keeping the entire archive of every OS
installation.
— F
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