Re: Wrapping a 3rd party PKG, triggering from /private/tmp
Re: Wrapping a 3rd party PKG, triggering from /private/tmp
- Subject: Re: Wrapping a 3rd party PKG, triggering from /private/tmp
- From: Andrew Keller <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:39:41 -0500
In my experience, $3 contains '/' if you are installing onto the boot volume. To check a volume name with spaces, install onto a non-boot volume that happens to also have spaces in the volume name.
~ Andrew
On Jan 29, 2013, at 1:40 AM, Don Montalvo wrote:
> We tested in a volume named "Macintosh HD"...or are you bustin' my chops? LOL
>
> Don
>
> On Jan 28, 2013, at 11:00 PM, Greg Neagle <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> I'd recommend at least putting quotes around $3 in case the volume name has spaces in it.
>>
>> -Greg
>>
>> On Jan 28, 2013, at 8:42 PM, Don Montalvo <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> Ok, I tested the below, works like a charm. We selected Distribution, and Bundle.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Don
>>>
>>> On Jan 28, 2013, at 3:45 PM, Don Montalvo <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>>> We are trying to crate a wrapper installer that will run a PKG/MPKG that we place into /private/tmp directory.
>>>>
>>>> /private/tmp/installer.pkg
>>>>
>>>> Using Packages, first question - should we select Distribution or Raw format?
>>>>
>>>> Do we select Flat or Bundle?
>>>>
>>>> OK, with that out of the way, what is the "post-install" script syntax needed to run the PKG that we placed into /private/tmp directory?
>>>>
>>>> Does this look right? Or is there some other syntax needed?
>>>>
>>>> #!/bin/sh
>>>> #
>>>> # installer -pkg /private/tmp/installer.pkg -target $3
>>>> #
>>>> # exit 0
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Don
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