Re: How to see the package contents on snow leopard.
Re: How to see the package contents on snow leopard.
- Subject: Re: How to see the package contents on snow leopard.
- From: Karthikeyan M <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 04:36:55 -0800
Hi Dan,
In Mac OS X 10.5, Apple introduced a new format wherein the package is flattened to a single contiguous data file.
Though this new flat installation package format is compatible only with Mac OS X v10.5 or later versions, it offers several advantages over the traditional bundle-based installation packages.
- Flat installation packages and metapackages are:
- Compatible with third-party file storage and transmission technologies
- Completely opaque in the Finder, so users cannot easily see the installation package contents
- Signable with a certificate to ensure authenticity
In this new .pkg or .mpkg, the Show Package Content will not available from the right Click menu. However, if you have the Xcode Tools installed, you should be able to open the flat installation package with the Flat Package Editor application when you choose Open With option in the right click menu.
Regards,
Karthikeyan.
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Dan Ribe
<email@hidden> wrote:
Hi All,
I am creating a installer package with some preinstall & postinstall scripts. I want to browse through the package contents to make sure that all the scripts are copied fine. Earlier there was a menu item for .pkg file "Show package contents" which was useful for this. But if I change the target platform of package to leopard onwards, this menu item is no longer available.
Can anyone help me to figure out how i can see the contents of a .pkg file now ? thanks for help in advance.
Cheers!
Dan
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