November 2005 - Installer-dev

Re: Nothing is installed
by Stéphane Sudre 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On mardi, novembre 8, 2005, at 11:54 PM, Nathaniel Gray wrote: On Nov 7, 2005, at 11:39 PM, Stéphane Sudre wrote: On mardi, novembre 8, 2005, at 08:30 AM, Nathaniel Gray wrote: I've posted the package here: http://www.n8gray.org/misc/OMake-0.9.6.6-2.pkg.zip So one solution could be to use / for IFPkgFlagDefaultLocation. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… I'm using PackageMaker 2.0.1 on 10.4.3 to make packages for the OMake build system (http://omake.metaprl.org) I can't seem to create a package that actually *installs* anything. I verified that the BOM lists all the files, there aren't any receipts in /Library/Receipts that clash, the files are all owned by root:wheel, yet Installer just happily goes through the motions of installing without installing a single file. There are no errors or warnings in the log, so I'm not sure what to try. Any suggestions are appreciated. Can you post the bom file and Info.plist of the package somewhere or better the package itself? IFPkgFlagDefaultLocation is set to be /usr/local but your files archive is starting with /usr/bin. It might be a good admin to ask for Root authorization instead of Admin authorization (installing stuff in /usr/ with root:wheel ownership seems to ask for it) . This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: PackageMaker Issue
by Christopher Ryan 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

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PackageMaker Issue
by Greg Gunston 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

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Re: Nothing is installed
by Nathaniel Gray 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Nov 7, 2005, at 11:39 PM, Stéphane Sudre wrote: On mardi, novembre 8, 2005, at 08:30 AM, Nathaniel Gray wrote: I've posted the package here: http://www.n8gray.org/misc/OMake-0.9.6.6-2.pkg.zip Thanks for your help, -n8 -- >>>-- Nathaniel Gray -- Caltech Computer Science ------> >>>-- Mojave Project -- http://mojave.cs.caltech.edu --> _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… I'm using PackageMaker 2.0.1 on 10.4.3 to make packages for the OMake build system (http://omake.metaprl.org) I can't seem to create a package that actually *installs* anything. I verified that the BOM lists all the files, there aren't any receipts in / Library/Receipts that clash, the files are all owned by root:wheel, yet Installer just happily goes through the motions of installing without installing a single file. There are no errors or warnings in the log, so I'm not sure what to try. Any suggestions are appreciated. Can you post the bom file and Info.plist of the package somewhere or better the package itself? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Nothing is installed
by Stéphane Sudre 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On mardi, novembre 8, 2005, at 08:30 AM, Nathaniel Gray wrote: _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… I'm using PackageMaker 2.0.1 on 10.4.3 to make packages for the OMake build system (http://omake.metaprl.org) I can't seem to create a package that actually *installs* anything. I verified that the BOM lists all the files, there aren't any receipts in /Library/Receipts that clash, the files are all owned by root:wheel, yet Installer just happily goes through the motions of installing without installing a single file. There are no errors or warnings in the log, so I'm not sure what to try. Any suggestions are appreciated. Can you post the bom file and Info.plist of the package somewhere or better the package itself? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Nothing is installed
by Nathaniel Gray 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Any suggestions are appreciated. -n8 PS: Please CC me with replies. -- >>>-- Nathaniel Gray -- Caltech Computer Science ------> >>>-- Mojave Project -- http://mojave.cs.caltech.edu --> _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… I'm using PackageMaker 2.0.1 on 10.4.3 to make packages for the OMake build system (http://omake.metaprl.org) I can't seem to create a package that actually *installs* anything. I verified that the BOM lists all the files, there aren't any receipts in /Library/Receipts that clash, the files are all owned by root:wheel, yet Installer just happily goes through the motions of installing without installing a single file. There are no errors or warnings in the log, so I'm not sure what to try. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Question
by Joshua Levitsky 04 Nov '05

04 Nov '05

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Re: Question
by Peter Bierman 04 Nov '05

04 Nov '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Ah, you're making an installer to install the MS Office _installer_. You want to be making a package to install Office, not just its installer. -pmb I'm using Apple Remote Desktop to send the package. I locate my package and click the install button and it Sends the package and tells me the installation was successful, but When I check to see if it did install I just find the installer In the applications folder. On 11/4/05 4:58 PM, "Peter Bierman" <bierman(a)apple.com> wrote: I'm new at making packages, so maybe someone can help me. I'm using an application called Iceberg to make packages. I'm trying to make a package of the Microsoft Office Update 11.2.0 So I can remotely distribute it to my users. I am able to make the package And send it remotely, but the package seems to just copy the updater in the users hard drive. Once the package is successfully sent, I have to manually launch the installer. Is there a way I can send it remotely and have it automatically install by itself? What mechanism are you using to send it remotely? If you're using Apple Remote Desktop, for example, it has the ability to send _and install_ packages. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… You can either see if ARD can send and install the MS Office installer as is, or you will have to install MS Office on one machine, and then use PackageMaker to make a package of the _installed_ copy of MS Office. At 5:02 PM -0600 11/4/05, Kathy Gach wrote: At 4:10 PM -0600 11/4/05, Kathy Gach wrote: > -pmb This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Question
by Stéphane Sudre 04 Nov '05

04 Nov '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On vendredi, novembre 4, 2005, at 11:58 PM, Peter Bierman wrote: I'm new at making packages, so maybe someone can help me. What mechanism are you using to send it remotely? _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… At 4:10 PM -0600 11/4/05, Kathy Gach wrote: I'm using an application called Iceberg to make packages. I'm trying to make a package of the Microsoft Office Update 11.2.0 So I can remotely distribute it to my users. I am able to make the package And send it remotely, but the package seems to just copy the updater in the users hard drive. Once the package is successfully sent, I have to manually launch the installer. Is there a way I can send it remotely and have it automatically install by itself? If you're using Apple Remote Desktop, for example, it has the ability to send _and install_ packages. The Microsoft Office Update 11.2.0 "updater" is a Mindvision VISE Installer. After a quick check on their (Mindvision) web site, they do not provide a command line tool to install installers created with their tool. So I fear the problem is not with the distribution but the installation of the VISE updater. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Question
by Peter Bierman 04 Nov '05

04 Nov '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com I'm new at making packages, so maybe someone can help me. I'm using an application called Iceberg to make packages. I'm trying to make a package of the Microsoft Office Update 11.2.0 So I can remotely distribute it to my users. I am able to make the package And send it remotely, but the package seems to just copy the updater in the users hard drive. Once the package is successfully sent, I have to manually launch the installer. Is there a way I can send it remotely and have it automatically install by itself? What mechanism are you using to send it remotely? -pmb _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… At 4:10 PM -0600 11/4/05, Kathy Gach wrote: If you're using Apple Remote Desktop, for example, it has the ability to send _and install_ packages. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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