September 2005 - Installer-dev

RE: PackageMaker questions
by Steve Sappington 27 Sep '05

27 Sep '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcXC/myic5rCgRDhSmCngbkEwTwYPwAq3G2g Solved my problem! Because of the package receipt, my installer was running as an upgrade, not an install, thus skipping the 'postinstall' script- I added a 'postupgrade' script and all is peachy! This also uncovered the possible support issue of users who ran the installer multiple times, so having both scripts covers all my bases! I've also successfully implemented an "InstallCheck" script to only install on a specific OS- All in all, I'm pretty pleased with Packagemaker! Thanks, Apple! Steve Sappington Hash, Inc. 400 West Evergreen Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98660 360-750-0042 www.hash.com -----Original Message----- From: Peter Bierman [mailto:bierman@apple.com] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:44 PM To: Steve Sappington Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: RE: PackageMaker questions Make sure the script is executable in the package (chmod 555). Also, your script assumes that the working directory is the user's homedir. That's not a safe assumption. Use 'chdir $HOME' at the top of your script to cement this assumption, or change your ln and cp commands to use full paths by adding the $HOME var in each. -pmb At 4:24 PM -0700 9/26/05, Steve Sappington wrote: >Peter, thanks for your help! >Yes, the preferences plist is copied/created when the app runs, but for >various reasons, I need to get it there first > >I've written the following script and called it 'postinstall'- it works >perfectly in terminal; however, it doesn't seem to be getting executed when >the pkg is executed- I've verified packagemaker is picking it up and putting >it in the resources folder inside the package. > >-script > >#!/bin/bash >echo "script started" >cd >ln -s "/Applications/Animation Master 12.0/Animation Master.app" >"Desktop/Animation Master.app" >cp /Applications/"Animation Master 12.0"/"com.hash.Master V12.0.plist" >Library/Preferences >echo "script done" > >exit 0 > >-endscript > >Steve Sappington >Hash, Inc. >400 West Evergreen Blvd. >Vancouver, WA 98660 >360-750-0042 >www.hash.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: Peter Bierman [mailto:bierman@apple.com] >Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 2:01 PM >To: Steve Sappington >Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com >Subject: Re: PackageMaker questions > >Your application (not the installer) should install the preferences >plist itself, the first time it runs. If you use the NS or >CFPreferences APIs, this will happen for you. > >As for the alias, does it need to be a real alias, or will a symlink work? > >If it's a symlink, you can write a simple postinstall script that will >ln -s /Applications/Your.app "${HOME}/Desktop/Your.app" > >-pmb > > > >At 1:44 PM -0700 9/26/05, Steve Sappington wrote: >>I've built an installer for my Tiger Application using Packagemaker- >>It's working well except for two things: >>-I need to be able to create an alias to my application, which is >>installed in the applications folder, on the desktop >>-I need to be able to copy a .plist to userhome/Library/Preferences/ >>I'm stumped, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! >> >> _______________________________________________ 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 questions
by Stéphane Sudre 27 Sep '05

27 Sep '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On mardi, septembre 27, 2005, at 03:12 AM, Steve Sappington wrote: Is there a way I can verify whether or not the pkg is trying to run it? Any other suggestions? Possible reason why your script is not run: My $0.02 _______________________________________________ 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.… Still no go- I've made sure permissions are set right, they are: -rwxr-xr-x the file name is 'postinstall' it resides in the resources folder [...] If you already have installed your package once, the postinstall script won't be run since it's an upgrade. If you want it to be run during the first and subsequent installations, you need to either write a postinstall _and_ postupgrade script or write a postflight script. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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RE: PackageMaker questions
by Steve Sappington 27 Sep '05

27 Sep '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcXC/myic5rCgRDhSmCngbkEwTwYPwAASzBw Still no go- I've made sure permissions are set right, they are: -rwxr-xr-x the file name is 'postinstall' it resides in the resources folder inside the pkg I modified the script slightly: -script #!/bin/bash echo "script started" cd ln -s "/Applications/Animation Master 12.0/Animation Master.app" "$HOME/Desktop/Animation Master.app" cp /Applications/"Animation Master 12.0"/"com.hash.Master V12.0.plist" "$HOME/Library/Preferences" echo "script done" exit 0 -endscript The script works like a champ from terminal- Is there a way I can verify whether or not the pkg is trying to run it? Any other suggestions? Steve Sappington Hash, Inc. 400 West Evergreen Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98660 360-750-0042 www.hash.com -----Original Message----- From: Peter Bierman [mailto:bierman@apple.com] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:44 PM To: Steve Sappington Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: RE: PackageMaker questions Make sure the script is executable in the package (chmod 555). Also, your script assumes that the working directory is the user's homedir. That's not a safe assumption. Use 'chdir $HOME' at the top of your script to cement this assumption, or change your ln and cp commands to use full paths by adding the $HOME var in each. -pmb At 4:24 PM -0700 9/26/05, Steve Sappington wrote: >Peter, thanks for your help! >Yes, the preferences plist is copied/created when the app runs, but for >various reasons, I need to get it there first > >I've written the following script and called it 'postinstall'- it works >perfectly in terminal; however, it doesn't seem to be getting executed when >the pkg is executed- I've verified packagemaker is picking it up and putting >it in the resources folder inside the package. > >-script > >#!/bin/bash >echo "script started" >cd >ln -s "/Applications/Animation Master 12.0/Animation Master.app" >"Desktop/Animation Master.app" >cp /Applications/"Animation Master 12.0"/"com.hash.Master V12.0.plist" >Library/Preferences >echo "script done" > >exit 0 > >-endscript > >Steve Sappington >Hash, Inc. >400 West Evergreen Blvd. >Vancouver, WA 98660 >360-750-0042 >www.hash.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: Peter Bierman [mailto:bierman@apple.com] >Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 2:01 PM >To: Steve Sappington >Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com >Subject: Re: PackageMaker questions > >Your application (not the installer) should install the preferences >plist itself, the first time it runs. If you use the NS or >CFPreferences APIs, this will happen for you. > >As for the alias, does it need to be a real alias, or will a symlink work? > >If it's a symlink, you can write a simple postinstall script that will >ln -s /Applications/Your.app "${HOME}/Desktop/Your.app" > >-pmb > > > >At 1:44 PM -0700 9/26/05, Steve Sappington wrote: >>I've built an installer for my Tiger Application using Packagemaker- >>It's working well except for two things: >>-I need to be able to create an alias to my application, which is >>installed in the applications folder, on the desktop >>-I need to be able to copy a .plist to userhome/Library/Preferences/ >>I'm stumped, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! >> >> _______________________________________________ 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 questions
by Peter Bierman 27 Sep '05

27 Sep '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Make sure the script is executable in the package (chmod 555). -pmb Peter, thanks for your help! Yes, the preferences plist is copied/created when the app runs, but for various reasons, I need to get it there first I've written the following script and called it 'postinstall'- it works perfectly in terminal; however, it doesn't seem to be getting executed when the pkg is executed- I've verified packagemaker is picking it up and putting it in the resources folder inside the package. -script #!/bin/bash echo "script started" cd ln -s "/Applications/Animation Master 12.0/Animation Master.app" "Desktop/Animation Master.app" cp /Applications/"Animation Master 12.0"/"com.hash.Master V12.0.plist" Library/Preferences echo "script done" exit 0 -endscript Steve Sappington Hash, Inc. 400 West Evergreen Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98660 360-750-0042 www.hash.com -----Original Message----- From: Peter Bierman [mailto:bierman@apple.com] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 2:01 PM To: Steve Sappington Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: Re: PackageMaker questions Your application (not the installer) should install the preferences plist itself, the first time it runs. If you use the NS or CFPreferences APIs, this will happen for you. As for the alias, does it need to be a real alias, or will a symlink work? If it's a symlink, you can write a simple postinstall script that will ln -s /Applications/Your.app "${HOME}/Desktop/Your.app" -pmb I've built an installer for my Tiger Application using Packagemaker- It's working well except for two things: -I need to be able to create an alias to my application, which is installed in the applications folder, on the desktop -I need to be able to copy a .plist to userhome/Library/Preferences/ I'm stumped, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! _______________________________________________ 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.… Also, your script assumes that the working directory is the user's homedir. That's not a safe assumption. Use 'chdir $HOME' at the top of your script to cement this assumption, or change your ln and cp commands to use full paths by adding the $HOME var in each. At 4:24 PM -0700 9/26/05, Steve Sappington wrote: At 1:44 PM -0700 9/26/05, Steve Sappington wrote: This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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RE: PackageMaker questions
by Steve Sappington 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcXC4KNp4V9XjmgNRCecv3r2t+BMkQAD/Hzw Peter, thanks for your help! Yes, the preferences plist is copied/created when the app runs, but for various reasons, I need to get it there first I've written the following script and called it 'postinstall'- it works perfectly in terminal; however, it doesn't seem to be getting executed when the pkg is executed- I've verified packagemaker is picking it up and putting it in the resources folder inside the package. -script #!/bin/bash echo "script started" cd ln -s "/Applications/Animation Master 12.0/Animation Master.app" "Desktop/Animation Master.app" cp /Applications/"Animation Master 12.0"/"com.hash.Master V12.0.plist" Library/Preferences echo "script done" exit 0 -endscript Steve Sappington Hash, Inc. 400 West Evergreen Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98660 360-750-0042 www.hash.com -----Original Message----- From: Peter Bierman [mailto:bierman@apple.com] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 2:01 PM To: Steve Sappington Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: Re: PackageMaker questions Your application (not the installer) should install the preferences plist itself, the first time it runs. If you use the NS or CFPreferences APIs, this will happen for you. As for the alias, does it need to be a real alias, or will a symlink work? If it's a symlink, you can write a simple postinstall script that will ln -s /Applications/Your.app "${HOME}/Desktop/Your.app" -pmb At 1:44 PM -0700 9/26/05, Steve Sappington wrote: >I've built an installer for my Tiger Application using Packagemaker- >It's working well except for two things: >-I need to be able to create an alias to my application, which is >installed in the applications folder, on the desktop >-I need to be able to copy a .plist to userhome/Library/Preferences/ >I'm stumped, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! > > _______________________________________________ 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 questions
by Stéphane Sudre 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On lundi, septembre 26, 2005, at 10:44 PM, Steve Sappington wrote: I’ve built an installer for my Tiger Application using Packagemaker- It’s working well except for two things: >From the list archive: This gives something like this: #import <Foundation/Foundation.h> #import "NDAlias+AliasFile.h" void usage(void) { (void)fprintf(stderr, "%s\n","usage: bristow file alias "); exit(1); } int main (int argc, const char * argv[]) { NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init]; if (argc==3) { NSString * tFile; tFile=[NSString stringWithUTF8String:argv[1]]; if (tFile!=nil) { NSFileManager * tFileManager; tFileManager=[NSFileManager defaultManager]; if ([tFileManager fileExistsAtPath:tFile]==YES) { NSString * tAliasFile; tAliasFile=[NSString stringWithUTF8String:argv[2]]; exit(1); } } } else { usage(); } [pool release]; return 0; } " _______________________________________________ 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 need to be able to create an alias to my application, which is installed in the applications folder, on the desktop "- launch a self-made tool creating an Alias file: This can be done using the source code at http://homepage.mac.com/nathan_day/pages/source.html if (tAliasFile!=nil) { if ([tFileManager fileExistsAtPath:tAliasFile]==NO) { [[NDAlias aliasWithPath:tFile] writeToFile:tAliasFile]; } else { (void)fprintf(stderr, "file \"%s\" already exists.\n",argv[2]); exit(1); } } } else { (void)fprintf(stderr, "file \"%s\" does not exist.\n",argv[1]); This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: PackageMaker questions
by Peter Bierman 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com As for the alias, does it need to be a real alias, or will a symlink work? If it's a symlink, you can write a simple postinstall script that will ln -s /Applications/Your.app "${HOME}/Desktop/Your.app" -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.… Your application (not the installer) should install the preferences plist itself, the first time it runs. If you use the NS or CFPreferences APIs, this will happen for you. At 1:44 PM -0700 9/26/05, Steve Sappington wrote: I've built an installer for my Tiger Application using Packagemaker- It's working well except for two things: -I need to be able to create an alias to my application, which is installed in the applications folder, on the desktop -I need to be able to copy a .plist to userhome/Library/Preferences/ I'm stumped, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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PackageMaker questions
by Steve Sappington 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcXC2x9Ix+ohv0xJSwyMdDNI68psYw== _______________________________________________ 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: How to Cancel an install when Search Methods don't find anything
by Peter Bierman 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com -pmb On Sep 26, 2005, at 2:00 AM, Stéphane Sudre wrote: On dimanche, septembre 25, 2005, at 08:17 PM, Mark Krenek wrote: Possible workarounds: * Ugly: set the default location to be /tmp. [...] [...] _______________________________________________ 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/bierman%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.… Please be sure to file bugs for enhancements to parts of the installer that could help you with this, but don't quite make it. Also, I'd avoid any dependencies on Receipts if you investigate some of the other suggestions, as the Receipts directory is an internal implementation detail of the Installer.app, and could change in the future. At 9:28 AM -0500 9/26/05, Mark Krenek wrote: Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give them a try. I find it hard to believe that such a simple task is not easy to perform. I guess most of Apple's own software is located in hard-coded locations so they can simply check for the existence of a bundle at a known location. * Not too bad: Use a metapackage to do something similar but to avoid installing any real files in /tmp. * Complex but a bit smart: Create a small Cocoa or Carbon bundle application which looks for the location of your previous application using the LaunchServices API. This email sent to bierman(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: How to Cancel an install when Search Methods don't find anything
by Mark Krenek 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Sep 26, 2005, at 10:26 AM, John Kirkham wrote: Mark _______________________________________________ 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.… One trick that I've found works is to look for the Package Receipt for the package you are trying to upgrade. The problem there is that the original app was a drag install, so no package receipt exists! Apple encourages drag installs where possible, and I do prefer them myself, but then it becomes very difficult to update your app afterwards. In my case, the update includes the app plus lots of supporting data files that are not in the app bundle. Therefore, I can't rely on the user to simply drag install all the update parts. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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