Re: Launching a ViseX installer from a PackageMaker installer
Re: Launching a ViseX installer from a PackageMaker installer
- Subject: Re: Launching a ViseX installer from a PackageMaker installer
- From: Luke Bellandi <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 18:45:58 -0700
Hi Cormac,
Why do you need to use 2 different packaging solutions in tandem? Is
there a way that you could alter the process to just use Apple's
Installer? I'd be interested to know the specifics of the problem
you're trying to solve.
Best,
Luke
On Mar 31, 2007, at 8:20 AM, Cormac Daly wrote:
Hi All,
My product will incorporate a 3rd party plug-in - this will have its
own ViseX installer. My product uses a PackageMaker solution and I
wish to launch the ViseX installer from mine. I can sucessfully do
this using a preflight or preinstall shell script.
The ViseX installer will require the user to specify an installation
directory (whose location will be written to a plist file) at
install-time and the installer for my application will need to read
this at a later point to ensure that components of its installation
are put in the same location as the plug-in. The ViseX installer
must therefore finish running before my installer proceeds to
install its own files.
However, when the ViseX installer is called the PackageMaker
installer is still visible and active, albeit not in focus. It is
therefore possible for the user to continue using the PackageMaker
installer before the ViseX installer has finished, in which case the
installation process will not run correctly.
Its possible to put explanatory text in PackageMaker's readme/
welcome window but this not ideal. I was wondering if its possible
to somehow disable the PackageMaker installer until the ViseX
installer has sucessfully finished running? This issue may concern
shell scripting more than it does installers in general but I
thought this might be a good place to ask.
Hope all this is clear, and any suggestions would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Cormac
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