Re: how a single product will install to different locations
Re: how a single product will install to different locations
- Subject: Re: how a single product will install to different locations
- From: Bill Coderre <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 13:47:47 -0700
On Jul 2, 2008, at 12:44 AM, Stéphane Sudre wrote:
Maybe a solution is to rely on Installer.app for what it can do and
use another solution to do what it can't.
In the case described, if we omit installations from Terminal or
ARD, a solution could be to write a helper app that would:
- look for the locations of possibly multiple Photoshop installation
- present the list to the user (checkboxes to select where to
install it)
- request admin authentication
- for each selected destination:
1. Modify the default location to the appropriate one within the
package (good luck with a FLAT package)
2. install the package through the installer command line tool.
(Yeah, progression would not be displayed but it does prevent you to
display an indeterminate progress bar in the helper app).
Initial impression is that this sounds like it will work.
I just want to mention that there is no requirement you use a flat
package for 10.5.x. It is quite happy to install a 10.4 or 10.3 package.
You should use a flat package if you need the new flat-package features.
In addition, you COULD use pkgutil to expand and flatten the package,
if you're really into it.
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