Re: "Could not update existing receipt" error
Re: "Could not update existing receipt" error
- Subject: Re: "Could not update existing receipt" error
- From: Paul Cook <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:09:02 -0500
Here is a suggestion of two pieces of software for if you on anyone
else is ever again in a similar situation, of trying to figure out
where things go put by an installer package. (normally someone else's
but works for ones that you created as well)
loggen
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsait/admin/mac/software/index.asp
fseventer
http://www.fernlightning.com/doku.php?id=software:fseventer:start
Both will let you know what files have changed on your system. I
personally find loggen to be more useful when I'm trying to monitor
something where quite a few files change or a restart is required.
On the other hand, fseventer is faster for when only a small number of
things change. But if a lot changes, I like having the text report of
loggen better.
Of course, these programs will only tell you things (files & folders)
that actually do change. If something should be changing, but isn't
because of a permissions problem, neither program will list them.
Best Wishes,
Paul
On Apr 7, 2009, at 1:18 AM, Rick Mann wrote:
Well, I'm familiar enough with receipts to know to look in the /
Library/Receipts folder for my package's recept, and remove it.
Trouble is, there is no such receipt. I found a few files in /
Library/Receipts/boms, but nothing in /Library/Receipts. I even had
a colleague look to double-check. I also checked ~/Library/Receipts.
It seems to me that something is written in the installdb DB, and I
have no idea how to check that.
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