Re: What do "Start xyz" options for "On Failure" do?
Re: What do "Start xyz" options for "On Failure" do?
- Subject: Re: What do "Start xyz" options for "On Failure" do?
- From: Paul Cook <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:38:47 -0600
I went back and tested some more, and I can't even seem to get the
options on the left to work as expected.
I'm trying to setup three mutually exclusive choices. Choice1,
Choice2, and Choice3. For choice1, I add the requirement that selected
is NO, if choice2 is selected. And I also add a requirement that
selected is NO, if choice3 is selected. I was expecting to add similar
requirements to choice2 and to choice3, but even with just
requirements on choice1, the behavior isn't what I expected, or
thought I remembered.
Is this a bug with 3.0.3. Am I totally confused about what to expect?
etc.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Best Wishes,
Paul
On Feb 23, 2009, at 10:44 AM, Paul Cook wrote:
Oh, and in case it matters, I forgot to say that I'm using Apple's
PackageMaker 3.0.3 and my targets are all Leopard.
Again, thanks in advance for any help.
Best Wishes,
Paul
On Feb 23, 2009, at 9:56 AM, Paul Cook wrote:
What do "Start xyz" options for "On Failure" of a choice
requirement for a Package Install Choice do?
If you try to add Requirements to a Package Install Choice, the "On
Failure" pane has 3 configurable actions in it on the left side:
"Selected", "Enabled", and "Hidden". Each of these has three
options: "Unchanged", "Yes" and "No". I think I understand what
these do. If the the test fails, these actions change the
corresponding "Initial State" selection on the "Configuration" pane
for that Package Install Choice.
On the right side of the same "On Failure" pane, there are also 3
configurable actions in it on the right side: "Start Selected",
"Start Enabled" and "Start Hidden". Each of these also has three
options: "Unchanged", "Yes" and "No". I can't seem to figure out
exactly what these do.
I think part of the problem may be the name. For example, the
"Start" in "Start Selected" suggests to me that it has something to
do with the initial state of "Selected". But that would seem to be
in conflict with the "Initial State" selections that I made back in
the "Configuration" pane. Further, they are part of the "On
Failure" pane, so that suggests that they are only applied if the
test fails. That would seem to make them useless as the actions on
the left would immediately over ride them.
The January 09 version of the "PackageMaker User Guide" has a brief
description of choice requirements on page 23. But it doesn't say
what these are about. It refers to the "Software Delivery Guide",
but I can't find anything helpful there either. I've tried running
a few tests, but haven't seen any results that make sense.
Admittedly, part of the problem may be that I may be looking for
the wrong thing.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Best Wishes,
Paul
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