How to make Installer Plugin work?
How to make Installer Plugin work?
- Subject: How to make Installer Plugin work?
- From: Mike Fischer <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:18:20 +0100
Hi,
I've been trying to get an Installer Plugin to work, so far without
any luck.
I used Xcode 2.2.1, created a new project from the "Standard Apple
Plug-Ins" -> "Installer Plugin" template, built the project (without
any modifications), created a simple installer package using Iceberg
1.1.6, placed the plugin .bundle into Contents/Plugins/ of the .pkg
and copied the InstallerSections.plist from the Xcode project folder
into Contents/ of the the .pkg. Then I launched the .pkg using a
double-click.
I also tried with permutations of the folder name "Plugins",
different sort order of the sections in the InstallerSections.plist
and adding some elements in the .nib of the plugin and the a few
additions to the pane class of the plugin. Same result, i.e. nothing
to see at all.
I don't see the additional installer phase in the UI of the
installer. Nothing in any log files (install.log or console.log) either.
Did I do something wrong? Did I misunderstand something here?
I'm trying this on Mac OS X 10.4.5 Build 8H14 on a dual G5 PowerMac.
The Apple Installer is version 2.1.0 (86.1).
I realize Installer Plugins are not yet documented apart from the
header files and that they require Tiger and up. But from the
comments I found on this list, I gather that others have been more
successful in getting an Installer Plugin to at least show up during
the install.
High level goal:
I would like to find out if an Installer Plugin would be a viable way
for entering a license code for a software during the install. I'm
aware of the issues this might cause for command-line installs in lab
settings and alternatives will probably be provided for them.
Unfortunatly the software requires the license code early during the
installation because depending on this code different things are
installed. (Not my idea, I'm just doing the installer.) My
alternatives are: a) calling a separate GUI tool from one of the
installer scripts or b) building my own installer. Neither is very
appealing although I probably need one of these options for Mac OS X
versions before Tiger.
Any hints?
Thanks!
Mike
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