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How to include a distribution script flat package in another distribution script project?
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How to include a distribution script flat package in another distribution script project?


  • Subject: How to include a distribution script flat package in another distribution script project?
  • From: "Kennedy, Smith (Macintosh Software - IPG MCT)" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:25:40 +0000
  • Acceptlanguage: en-US
  • Thread-topic: How to include a distribution script flat package in another distribution script project?

Hello,

While I have made "old-school" packages and meta-packages in the past,
I am somewhat new to the distribution script installers.  I apologize
if this is an elementary question, but I have had a lot of difficulty
using or even understanding PackageMaker since 3.0 was released.  In a
number of cases we have stuck with PackageMaker 2.1.1, but in this
context it seemed to make sense to roll to 3.0 and try to get it
figured out.

I was assuming that distribution scripts were able to wrap other
"simple" packages or other distribution script packages, but the
latter is giving me some problems.

Here is my scenario:

A.pkg is a simple package
B.pkg is a simple package
C.pkg is a simple package

D.pkg is a distribution script that deploys A and B.

E.pkg is a distribution script that deploys D and C.

In my E.pmdoc, even though add C and D to the project, D comes up as a
question mark.  When I build E.pkg, it includes C but not D.

Is there something I am doing wrong or is this just outside the
capability of distribution scripts?  If the latter, then it seems that
distribution scripts are less capable than metapackages to create
installers where a large number of software components need to be
gathered together.

Any help would be appreciated.
Smith
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