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signing/verifying applications
by Rich Kubota 20 Apr '05

20 Apr '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com In the Windows environment, there is the ability to sign and verify applications before they are installed. Is there a similar function available with PackageMaker/Installer. -- Sincerely, Rich Kubota rkubota(a)apple.com (408) 974-6212 _______________________________________________ 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: package auto-launches
by Chuck Soper 20 Apr '05

20 Apr '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hello, This might be "internet-enabled" disk images, aka IDME. Look at the hdiutil man page: The disk image is not internet-enabled. Chuck _______________________________________________ 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 5:51 PM -0700 4/19/05, Peter Bierman wrote: At 4:00 PM -0700 4/19/05, Chuck Soper wrote: I have a disk image that has PackageMaker installer on it. When I download the disk image using Safari, the PackageMaker installer is automatically launched. Does anyone know how I can prevent it from automatically being launched? (I noticed that the PackageMaker installer is not automatically launched if I simply open the disk image with out downloading it immediately beforehand.) Yesterday, the PackageMaker installer was not automatically launched. The only thing I changed was that I removed a readMe file from the disk image. Is there logic in Safari or the disk image that causes the PackageMaker installer to be automatically launched when there is only one file on the disk image? Is that a bug? http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/hdi… But it doesn't sound like your disk image is being ejected and moved to the trash, so it's more likely that Safari auto opens "safe" documents on disk images if there's only one file. -pmb I just re-added the readme file and now the PackageMaker installer is not automatically launched. This is the behavior I want so my issue is resolved. It would be nice to know if this is expected behavior and to determine if it's documented. I would like to have control over this kind of behavior. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: package auto-launches
by Peter Bierman 20 Apr '05

20 Apr '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hello, This might be "internet-enabled" disk images, aka IDME. Look at the hdiutil man page: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/hdi… -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 4:00 PM -0700 4/19/05, Chuck Soper wrote: I have a disk image that has PackageMaker installer on it. When I download the disk image using Safari, the PackageMaker installer is automatically launched. Does anyone know how I can prevent it from automatically being launched? (I noticed that the PackageMaker installer is not automatically launched if I simply open the disk image with out downloading it immediately beforehand.) Yesterday, the PackageMaker installer was not automatically launched. The only thing I changed was that I removed a readMe file from the disk image. Is there logic in Safari or the disk image that causes the PackageMaker installer to be automatically launched when there is only one file on the disk image? Is that a bug? But it doesn't sound like your disk image is being ejected and moved to the trash, so it's more likely that Safari auto opens "safe" documents on disk images if there's only one file. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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package auto-launches
by Chuck Soper 19 Apr '05

19 Apr '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hello, Chuck _______________________________________________ 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 have a disk image that has PackageMaker installer on it. When I download the disk image using Safari, the PackageMaker installer is automatically launched. Does anyone know how I can prevent it from automatically being launched? (I noticed that the PackageMaker installer is not automatically launched if I simply open the disk image with out downloading it immediately beforehand.) Yesterday, the PackageMaker installer was not automatically launched. The only thing I changed was that I removed a readMe file from the disk image. Is there logic in Safari or the disk image that causes the PackageMaker installer to be automatically launched when there is only one file on the disk image? Is that a bug? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: checking for OS
by Chuck Soper 18 Apr '05

18 Apr '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On lundi, avril 18, 2005, at 08:13 AM, Chuck Soper wrote: On samedi, avril 16, 2005, at 08:33 PM, Chuck Soper wrote: Hello, Maybe this one could work: <key>IFRequirementDicts</key> <array> <dict> <key>LabelKey</key> <string>untitled requirement</string> <key>Level</key> <string>requires</string> <key>SpecArgument</key> <string>kern.osrelease</string> <key>SpecType</key> <string>sysctl</string> <key>TestObject</key> <string>8.0</string> <key>TestOperator</key> <string>>=</string> </dict> </array> Yes. When you build a new package, the Info.plist file recreated indeed. Yes and no. If you use the PackageMaker Front-End application, yes. _______________________________________________ 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 9:37 PM +0200 4/18/05, Stéphane Sudre wrote: At 9:31 AM +0200 4/17/05, Stéphane Sudre wrote: I'm new to this list and I apologize if the question that I'm about to ask has already been asked. I have a PackageMaker installer and I need to require a specific OS version (for example let's say, 10.4). I would like to do this with Requirements Checking. I have read the documentation and looked over the examples, but I don't see a clear example for the simple check that I'm trying to do. Could someone possibly post or send the actual keys that I need to add to my Info.plist to me? Thanks, I will try that. Does IFRequirementDicts live in Info.plist? Every time I create a new package my Info.plist is overwritten. This makes it difficult to maintain requirements. In other words, do I have manually paste (using a a Text Editor) the above text into the Info.plist file every time I re-create the package? If you use the PackageMaker command-line, no. I'm using the PackageMaker application (not the command-line tool). I don't know how or where to specify the IFRequirementDicts key and values within the PackageMaker application. I understand that after the .pkg file is created that I can add the IFRequirementDicts key and values to the Info.plist. I'm looking for an automated way to do this from the PackageMaker application. If I can add that easily then I may want to add an InstallationCheck script and InstallationCheck.strings for pre-10.3 users. I already have this partly working but the check is done before my EULA instead of before the installation. Do you want to prevent the installation on volumes which don't have at least Mac OS X 10.4 or prevent installation when the running OS is not 10.4? I need to only allow the installation when the running OS is a certain version or higher. Chuck Ok, so you're seeing the expected behavior. InstallationCheck is performed before the Welcome, ReadMe or License pane. It sounds like I shouldn't perform an InstallationCheck because I don't like the default behavior. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: checking for OS
by Stéphane Sudre 18 Apr '05

18 Apr '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On lundi, avril 18, 2005, at 08:13 AM, Chuck Soper wrote: On samedi, avril 16, 2005, at 08:33 PM, Chuck Soper wrote: Hello, Maybe this one could work: <key>IFRequirementDicts</key> <array> <dict> <key>LabelKey</key> <string>untitled requirement</string> <key>Level</key> <string>requires</string> <key>SpecArgument</key> <string>kern.osrelease</string> <key>SpecType</key> <string>sysctl</string> <key>TestObject</key> <string>8.0</string> <key>TestOperator</key> <string>>=</string> </dict> </array> Yes. When you build a new package, the Info.plist file recreated indeed. Yes and no. If you use the PackageMaker Front-End application, yes. If you use the PackageMaker command-line, no. _______________________________________________ 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 9:31 AM +0200 4/17/05, Stéphane Sudre wrote: I'm new to this list and I apologize if the question that I'm about to ask has already been asked. I have a PackageMaker installer and I need to require a specific OS version (for example let's say, 10.4). I would like to do this with Requirements Checking. I have read the documentation and looked over the examples, but I don't see a clear example for the simple check that I'm trying to do. Could someone possibly post or send the actual keys that I need to add to my Info.plist to me? Thanks, I will try that. Does IFRequirementDicts live in Info.plist? Every time I create a new package my Info.plist is overwritten. This makes it difficult to maintain requirements. In other words, do I have manually paste (using a a Text Editor) the above text into the Info.plist file every time I re-create the package? If I can add that easily then I may want to add an InstallationCheck script and InstallationCheck.strings for pre-10.3 users. I already have this partly working but the check is done before my EULA instead of before the installation. Do you want to prevent the installation on volumes which don't have at least Mac OS X 10.4 or prevent installation when the running OS is not 10.4? I need to only allow the installation when the running OS is a certain version or higher. Chuck Ok, so you're seeing the expected behavior. InstallationCheck is performed before the Welcome, ReadMe or License pane. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: checking for OS
by Chuck Soper 18 Apr '05

18 Apr '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On samedi, avril 16, 2005, at 08:33 PM, Chuck Soper wrote: Hello, Maybe this one could work: <key>IFRequirementDicts</key> <array> <dict> <key>LabelKey</key> <string>untitled requirement</string> <key>Level</key> <string>requires</string> <key>SpecArgument</key> <string>kern.osrelease</string> <key>SpecType</key> <string>sysctl</string> <key>TestObject</key> <string>8.0</string> <key>TestOperator</key> <string>>=</string> </dict> </array> At 9:31 AM +0200 4/17/05, Stéphane Sudre wrote: I'm new to this list and I apologize if the question that I'm about to ask has already been asked. I have a PackageMaker installer and I need to require a specific OS version (for example let's say, 10.4). I would like to do this with Requirements Checking. I have read the documentation and looked over the examples, but I don't see a clear example for the simple check that I'm trying to do. Could someone possibly post or send the actual keys that I need to add to my Info.plist to me? Thanks, I will try that. Does IFRequirementDicts live in Info.plist? Every time I create a new package my Info.plist is overwritten. This makes it difficult to maintain requirements. In other words, do I have manually paste (using a a Text Editor) the above text into the Info.plist file every time I re-create the package? If I can add that easily then I may want to add an InstallationCheck script and InstallationCheck.strings for pre-10.3 users. I already have this partly working but the check is done before my EULA instead of before the installation. Do you want to prevent the installation on volumes which don't have at least Mac OS X 10.4 or prevent installation when the running OS is not 10.4? I need to only allow the installation when the running OS is a certain version or higher. Chuck _______________________________________________ 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: checking for OS
by Stéphane Sudre 17 Apr '05

17 Apr '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On samedi, avril 16, 2005, at 08:33 PM, Chuck Soper wrote: Hello, Maybe this one could work: <key>IFRequirementDicts</key> <array> <dict> <key>LabelKey</key> <string>untitled requirement</string> <key>Level</key> <string>requires</string> <key>SpecArgument</key> <string>kern.osrelease</string> <key>SpecType</key> <string>sysctl</string> <key>TestObject</key> <string>8.0</string> <key>TestOperator</key> <string>>=</string> </dict> </array> _______________________________________________ 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 new to this list and I apologize if the question that I'm about to ask has already been asked. I have a PackageMaker installer and I need to require a specific OS version (for example let's say, 10.4). I would like to do this with Requirements Checking. I have read the documentation and looked over the examples, but I don't see a clear example for the simple check that I'm trying to do. Could someone possibly post or send the actual keys that I need to add to my Info.plist to me? If I can add that easily then I may want to add an InstallationCheck script and InstallationCheck.strings for pre-10.3 users. I already have this partly working but the check is done before my EULA instead of before the installation. Do you want to prevent the installation on volumes which don't have at least Mac OS X 10.4 or prevent installation when the running OS is not 10.4? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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checking for OS
by Chuck Soper 16 Apr '05

16 Apr '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hello, Thanks, Chuck _______________________________________________ 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 new to this list and I apologize if the question that I'm about to ask has already been asked. I have a PackageMaker installer and I need to require a specific OS version (for example let's say, 10.4). I would like to do this with Requirements Checking. I have read the documentation and looked over the examples, but I don't see a clear example for the simple check that I'm trying to do. Could someone possibly post or send the actual keys that I need to add to my Info.plist to me? If I can add that easily then I may want to add an InstallationCheck script and InstallationCheck.strings for pre-10.3 users. I already have this partly working but the check is done before my EULA instead of before the installation. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Application Icon Blues
by Stéphane Sudre 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On mercredi, avril 6, 2005, at 02:12 PM, Ken Hawkins wrote: You're probably looking for the xcode mailing list. AFAIK, it's probably a mask issue. _______________________________________________ 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 hope this is the correct forum to post this. I have created an Icon with the IconMaker that uses a 128X128, 32X32 and 16X16 image. when the app is loading (bouncy icon) it shows up fine however, once the app loads it show up in the tray as: <Picture 1.pdf> the grey portion is distorted and there is a white background <this should be crisper grey and obviously not a white background> The file types that i used are .png (with no background) for the various sizes of the icon and the .app shows the 128 icon correctly as well as any aliases that are created from it. Icon composer version is: 1.3 (v15). i as well had a 48X48 but took it out as i tried to follow what others (mail.app) had done. has anyone else experienced this? i am on 10.3.9 am i in the wrong list? if i am could someone point me to the correct one? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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