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Re: how to change folder attributes from postinstall (missing SetFile?)
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Re: how to change folder attributes from postinstall (missing SetFile?)


  • Subject: Re: how to change folder attributes from postinstall (missing SetFile?)
  • From: Iceberg-Dev <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:19:28 +0200


On Oct 23, 2008, at 7:01 PM, Mario Emmenlauer wrote:


Hi,

I have an installer that works very well as long as I have 'Include
Root in Package' enabled. When I disable it, the Icons for the app-
lication bundle don't show up until the user reboots.

The reason seems that PackageMaker creates the root folder (instead of
unpacking it), and therefore the folder lacks attributes?!


Using 'SetFile -a C /Applications/Folder.app' from a postinstall- script,
I can make the Icons appear. However, SetFile is not available on the
users machines.


Whats the right tool to use on a users machine to set folder attributes?

It's pretty easy to write one, you only need to play with the FSCatalogInfo data.


You can get a good starting with the code available at this URL:

http://homepage.mac.com/jrc/contrib/tools/SetInvisible.c

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