Re: Command in Macintosh for mapping package name and package id
Re: Command in Macintosh for mapping package name and package id
- Subject: Re: Command in Macintosh for mapping package name and package id
- From: Greg Neagle <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:12:47 -0800
It's not even clear what is meant by "package name" -- is this the name of the package _file_ the user double-clicked on? This may have been renamed since it was built by the developer/manufacturer. And the file itself is often deleted after installation, so I'm not sure what having that name might buy you.
As far as I am concerned, the packageid _is_ the name of the package.
What is the problem you are trying to solve?
-Greg
On Feb 2, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Stephane Sudre wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Nandini Vijayashankar
> <email@hidden> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Please let me know is there any command provided by Macintosh to give
>> package name based on package id and vice versa.
>> If i execute pkgutil --pkgs command, I get list of package ids.I want to get
>> the name of package for this id.
>> Even if i have a flat package in my directory, I want to know the package id
>> that will be listed for this package, if i use pkgutil command.
>>
>> Is there a single command for mapping package name and package id or vice
>> versa.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> I don't think there is. The point of having an identifier is to be
> able to use a different name for the package. It's the primary key.
>
> the -pkg-info option do not provide the name of the package.
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