December 2005 - Installer-dev

Re: Troubles doing a package for an application
by Luke Bellandi 20 Dec '05

20 Dec '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Asterio, - Luke On Dec 20, 2005, at 12:13 AM, Asterio Rodrÿffffedguez wrote: Hi everyone, _______________________________________________ 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/luke%40apple.com _______________________________________________ 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.… What errors do you get when you try to run the app on the second machine? Well, i have not enough experience working in XCode, so i did a little app (a simple one), this one runs well on my computer, but when i try to do a package for to install it in other machine, then the app doesn't run. I did my test app in XCode using carbon (basicly a window with 2 Edit Text and 2 Buttons), but i don't know if the package contains the required files to run (i don't know if i must to add the .nib file and other resource files). Can someone give a hand ?. Thanks you in advance. __________________________________________________ Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! Regístrate ya - http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com/ This email sent to luke(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Troubles doing a package for an application
by Asterio Rodrÿffffedguez 20 Dec '05

20 Dec '05

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Re: packagemaker doesn't work
by Abraham Nelson 19 Dec '05

19 Dec '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=0V1hyFv0Q8U+pHhJx4TS6NZv7MX8heIqTmimi1jIEKnzNL83M4UVyH+ETFuwGTzs9JlSzm7bFUmHjt/kI7GELzmaX/yc2cbaThtIKHF+96eG55tUtISUeRHU4/np30Zo77yblCG1HpfqYJUC/odddabI+SwSbJzZAGYhuS9Fbug= ; --- Christopher Ryan <ryanc(a)apple.com> wrote: > Can you describe a little more two things: > > 1) Why the Package Maker GUI is too limited to use > (we can't make it > better without good feedback). Well for one, the interface doesn't allow for specifying plist key values in the Package Requirements section, and it doesn't allow any existing requirements in the list to be easily removed, requiring to start the package definition over again. Additionally, the Authentication popup always gets reset when saving or switching tabs, which got annoying *real* fast! But my main reason for doing it through the command line was to call it from a build script from Xcode when building a project, since I wouldn't be able to get the proper settings from the .pmproj (see first rant above), and I'd have to go through modifying the values of the plist everytime. > 2) What arguments you are sending to the CLI. One > of the most common > "new" restrictions is that you need to have a > package identifier > (CFBundleIdentifier), it is possible that you don't, > although the > error should be stated more clearly. > > Chris > I tried the most minimal arguments as described in the manpage, so something like: /Developer/Tools/packagemaker -build -p ~/package.pkg -f ~/folderwithdata/ -v After receiving your message I tried again with specifying an Info.plist file (which would have the bundle ID defined) created earlier by the GUI, and it finally did work; but obviously such an error should be more clearly stated, and there's a major bug in the man page since the -i argument is obviously no longer optional (and doesn't generate a skeletal file as indicated if the option is ommited) P.S. I'm running on OS X 10.4.3 with all latest developer tools updates __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: packagemaker doesn't work
by Perbix, Michael 19 Dec '05

19 Dec '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcYErh1bXAnp2HChEdqoYQANk3Ch3A== Thread-topic: packagemaker doesn't work User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.2.1.051004 There are some packages that the GUI just choked on that I needed to use the command line to do. My work flow is like this... 1. Install Developer tools 2. Install Iceberg 3. Run LogGen (no need to install I hide it in my image) 4. Install and modify software 5. Run LogGen again 6. Make note of home directory items LogGen seems to miss 7. Try IceBerg first, if that fails 8. Try PackageMaker GUI, if that fails 9. Try PackageMaker Command line, if that fails 10. I don't need it bad enough for the trouble I use packages a lot for re-packaging commercial software with our custom settings for our imaging purposes. IceBerg goes a long way to make that process simpler. There NEEDS to be an all-in-one solution to scanning a system, making changes, and creating a package based on the change list (with the ability to look at the files and approve/disapprove individual files). This process is super easy with utilities like Altiris on the Windows side. If this is a PackageMaker thing...great, an ARD thing, awesome...whatever form it takes. Even if the above process could create a standard format XML list that can then be fed into a program like IceBerg or Package Maker to create the package. An Uninstaller would be nice too 8-)...but I know that is beyond the Package Maker GUI discussion. As an non-developer, but an IT professional that needs to support a few thousand machines, it needs to be easier to do these types of tasks that really have no solution on OSX beyond the management of several separate tools. I got the Netboot, image process down pat..it is just creating these packages for deployment is a royal pain in the rump. While I am at it, it would be nice to see something like Radmind adopted by Apple, and work in conjunction with Package Maker and OSX Server. As Apple builds more open source solutions into Server (like the Weblog feature that took me all of 15 minutes to set-up and integrate into our Active Directory) more IT service type utilites, especially in the realm of imaging and deployment, would be greatly appreciated. These types of things will go a long way to helping IT people to use the platform. -Mike On 12/19/05 8:53 AM, "Christopher Ryan" <ryanc(a)apple.com> wrote: > Can you describe a little more two things: > > 1) Why the Package Maker GUI is too limited to use (we can't make it > better without good feedback). > > 2) What arguments you are sending to the CLI. One of the most common > "new" restrictions is that you need to have a package identifier > (CFBundleIdentifier), it is possible that you don't, although the > error should be stated more clearly. > > Chris > >> Since I can't get things done correctly because of the >> limitations of the GUI version, I tried using the CLI >> tool instead. But it doesn't work. All I get, with any >> invocation, is: >> >> "The package could not be created because of the >> following errors:" >> >> with absolutely nothing between the above error and >> the terminal prompt. >> >> What gives? How am I supposed to know what to fix if >> it doesn't tell me what it thinks is wrong?? (and I >> *know* there's nothing wrong after reading the docs >> numerous times) >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ryanc%40apple.com >> >> This email sent to ryanc(a)apple.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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/perbix%40lmsd.org > > This email sent to perbix(a)lmsd.org _______________________________________________ Michael Perbix Lower Merion School District Telecommunications Specialist (610) 645-1964 - Work (610) 896-2019 - Fax _______________________________________________ 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.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: packagemaker doesn't work
by Christopher Ryan 19 Dec '05

19 Dec '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Can you describe a little more two things: Chris Since I can't get things done correctly because of the limitations of the GUI version, I tried using the CLI tool instead. But it doesn't work. All I get, with any invocation, is: "The package could not be created because of the following errors:" with absolutely nothing between the above error and the terminal prompt. What gives? How am I supposed to know what to fix if it doesn't tell me what it thinks is wrong?? (and I *know* there's nothing wrong after reading the docs numerous times) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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/ryanc%40apple.com _______________________________________________ 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.… 1) Why the Package Maker GUI is too limited to use (we can't make it better without good feedback). 2) What arguments you are sending to the CLI. One of the most common "new" restrictions is that you need to have a package identifier (CFBundleIdentifier), it is possible that you don't, although the error should be stated more clearly. This email sent to ryanc(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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packagemaker doesn't work
by Abraham Nelson 19 Dec '05

19 Dec '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=AIt0ZeQoGaIMiLkFaGDh0AW5wIEEe87eVXxzkJu/pIlmuNNJWrcGSNIyo8RPqf++0vvCVy3Fa0VXikTjivZr+04xBcE4y+qCkm/ozjbAHb+VTFl7CuoB/ra4Kbv0SZ5xs8EpNx49q1Ylz3x3V5RnBlYDVfGdMyztCs/FnAF+xao= ; Since I can't get things done correctly because of the limitations of the GUI version, I tried using the CLI tool instead. But it doesn't work. All I get, with any invocation, is: "The package could not be created because of the following errors:" with absolutely nothing between the above error and the terminal prompt. What gives? How am I supposed to know what to fix if it doesn't tell me what it thinks is wrong?? (and I *know* there's nothing wrong after reading the docs numerous times) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Installation of large files on 10.2.8
by Christopher Ryan 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

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Installation of large files on 10.2.8
by David Descamps 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

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odd PackageMaker cli behavior
by Karl Schramm 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi all, The package could not be created because of the following errors: No root specified for archive. Thanks! Karl Schramm _______________________________________________ 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 trying to automate the build of our installer using PackageMaker's command line interface and have run into an odd behavior. When building a package from the command line using a .pmproj file, PackageMaker fails to build if the "Root" directory is set to a relative path inside the project although the PackageMaker command is executed from the directory containing the .pmproj project. The following is an example of the error: prompt$ /Developer/Applications/Utilities/PackageMaker.app/Contents/ MacOS/PackageMaker -build -proj "./myPackage.pmproj" -p "./ myPackage.pkg" -v However, if I set the "Root" directory to an absolute path using the PackageMaker GUI I can build the project from the command line just fine. Does anyone have an idea for a work around? I could of course make a script that builds the packages without a .pmproj project file, however, our package is in a state of flux so I would really like to preserve the ability to alter the installer with a GUI. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Installer (null) Bug.
by Chris Cooksey 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

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