Re: How to use already-built subpackages? (Disconnect between PkgMkr, SDG docs)
Re: How to use already-built subpackages? (Disconnect between PkgMkr, SDG docs)
- Subject: Re: How to use already-built subpackages? (Disconnect between PkgMkr, SDG docs)
- From: Grant Erickson <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:49:16 -0700
- Organization: Nuovation System Designs, LLC
- Thread-topic: How to use already-built subpackages? (Disconnect between PkgMkr, SDG docs)
On 8/20/09 11:06 PM, Christopher Corbell wrote:
> I'm trying to create an installer with PackageMaker 3.0.3 targeting Mac OS
> 10.4 and later.
>
> There are three different components to be installed (app, documentation,
> config files).
>
> I started in the PackageMaker interface just having three choices each
> accessing their own payload contents directly. However I got unexplained
> errors, warnings and general failure getting it to work properly, so I turned
> to the Software Delivery Guide, whcih suggested the way to do this is to build
> and test individual packages for each component.
>
> So I did that, and I have three atomic packages that each contain their own
> payloads for the separate components, and work perfectly on their own. I put
> the three built packages in a "packages" directory and I'm trying to build a
> top-level distribution pmdoc that will incorporate them into the distribution
> installer.
>
> But now packagemaker has stumped me. Neither "Add Contents" nor "Add Package
> Reference" seems to work in getting the distribution to understand what it's
> supposed to do. And to my chagrin the Using PackageMaker docs have no
> examples anywhere of using component subpackages as recommended by Software
> Delivery Guide.
>
> Can anyone tell me the trick to make a pmdoc (either Distribution or
> Metapackage) with PM3 that just rolls up the built subpackages in a packages
> directory?
Chris:
I've a better suggestion. I had goals nearly identical to yours and after
two days of unsuccessfully getting PM to package up my three pre-built
packages in a manner that seemed reasonable and logical, I gave Stéphane
Sudre's Icberg:
http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Iceberg.html
a try and completed the goal in five minutes. Heartily recommended. As
always, YMMV; however, if PM is causing bald spots on your pate, give
Iceberg a look.
Regards,
Grant
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