January 2006 - Installer-dev

How to Install Plugin?
by King Chung Huang 04 Jan '06

04 Jan '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi, <dict> <key>UserLocation</key> <array> <dict> <key>identifier</key> <string>com.apple.iWork.Keynote</string> <key>path</key> <string>/Applications/iWork/Keynote.app</string> <key>searchPlugin</key> <string>CommonAppSearch</string> </dict> </array> </dict> In the package's Info.plist, I added an IFPkgPathMappingKey as follows: <key>IFPkgPathMappings</key> <dict> <key>./Applications/iWork/Keynote.app</key> <string>{UserLocation}</string> </dict> The default location is: <key>IFPkgFlagDefaultLocation</key> <string>/Applications/iWork/Keynote.app</string> Thanks, King Chung Huang _______________________________________________ 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've been reading the Software Distribution doc on ADC and searching through this mailing list, but I can't seem to figure out how to locate an application so that I can install a plugin. I've added a TokenDefinitions.plist file in the installer package's Resources directory with the following: But, Installer doesn't find Keynote and just installs into / Applications/iWork/Keynote.app whether that path exists or not. What am I missing? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Prevent user from accessing Archive.pax.gz?
by Patrick Litterst 04 Jan '06

04 Jan '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi. Thanks. On Dec 30, 2005, at 1:57 PM, Stéphane Sudre wrote: On vendredi, décembre 30, 2005, at 07:19 PM, Patrick Litterst 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.… Thank you for you response. I am not familiar with md5 checksums and encryption. Do you know of any resources where I can get more information on how to do this? I'm trying to create an updater that will install an application only if a previous version of the application exists on the user's machine. However, it seems that if a previous version does not exist (and so the install fails as a result), the user can still go into the contents of the .pkg and unarchive the Archive.pax.gz, and get the application even if they do not have a previous version of the application on their computer. Is there a way to prevent this? They could also used Pacifist to extract the package wherever they want to. The only solution AFAIK would be not to have the real application in the archive and do something like: 1) In the preflight script, compute a md5 checksum of the previous installed version. 2) Install an encrypted version of the application (encryption would have been made using the md5 key) 3) In the postflight script, decrypt the encrypted binary using the md5 checksum. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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how do I manage a customized distribution?
by Kevin Hoyt 04 Jan '06

04 Jan '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi all, So now that I have created a distribution, I wanted to see if I understand what to do with the PackageMaker project and 'distribution.dist' file. I used PackageMaker to create a project that makes the distribution package. I'm assuming that I need to check in, as a binary fine, the pmproj file used by PackageMaker. I also have the distribution (mpkg directory) created with PackageMaker. It looks like the only interesting thing in it is the 'distribution.dist' file. The rest are the sub-packages and resources. Basically, the purpose of PackageMaker was to generate the 'distribution.dist' file and to copy over the sub-projects and resources. Now I need to add some package dependency scripting to the distribution... I need to modify 'distribution.dist' so the sub-packages are selected correctly. I do not see any way for me to add this dependency checking with PackageMaker. Is this correct? If so, then it's up to me to modify 'distribution.dist' by hand, which means that the PackageMaker project has fulfilled it's purpose? When I get done with all of this, I need to be able to build the sub-packages and distribution with a shell script. The way this is looking, I will need to build the sub-packages with packagemaker, then build the distribution by copying in the the sub-projects, resources, and customized 'distribution.dist' file. Have I overlooked something or is this the right way to go? Kevin Hoyt _______________________________________________ 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: IFPkgFlagInstallFat not supported?
by Stéphane Sudre 04 Jan '06

04 Jan '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com FWIW, it's also ignored in 10.2.8. My $0.02 On mercredi, janvier 4, 2006, at 02:00 AM, Christopher Ryan wrote: -------8<-------------8<------------8<------------8<--------- IFPkgFlagInstallFat optional data type: BOOL default value: No example: Yes -------8<-------------8<------------8<------------8<--------- I saw that this flag is not supported in PackageMaker (XCode 2.2). _______________________________________________ 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.… The problem I see is that I may want to prevent installing an architecture which could be run in an emulation environment by the user. This situation could lead to crashes of the application or the OS for different reasons whereas the native architecture is working perfectly well. IFPkgFlagInstallFat is ignored in 10.4 and later due to our move to Universal binaries. We don't want developers to install thin binaries if they have a universal binary. Chris According to http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/ SoftwareDistribution/Concepts/sd_pkg_flags.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/ 20001940: If the binary contains code for multiple platforms, should Installer install all of them? (If not, Installer strips out all but the code necessary for the current platform.) Important: If you are installing .o or .a files as part of your package, they will be thinned along with any other binaries. To prevent this outcome, set the value for this key to Yes. How does it come that when IFPkgFlagInstallFat is set to false, a Package installs both the PPC and i386 architecture of universal binaries on a PowerPC PowerMac. This email sent to ryanc(a)apple.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Wanadoo vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus mail.Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: How do I share a java script with others?
by Christopher Ryan 04 Jan '06

04 Jan '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Jan 3, 2006, at 4:59 PM, Kevin Hoyt wrote: Question 3: On the 'Global Scripts' pane there is a check box for 'Allow External Scripts'. This is not described in the help, what is it for? Chris Kevin Hoyt _______________________________________________ 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.… Hi all, I'm new to this so let's pretend that I've written a java script file for use with a distribution. Question 1: It looks like PackageMaker uses the .js and .plist files inside the PackageMaker.app/Resources folder. I'm betting I could put my new one there and it'd get picked up. However, the problem with this approach is that it's difficult to keep files outside of our source tree up to date. Is there another way to get PackageMaker to find where java scripts are located? Question 2: In PackageMaker, there is a 'Global Scripts' heading, is it possible to add another script section that is in another location? Global Scripts are sort of mistitled. In a distribution script you have a collection of scripts (in the <script> section). The global scripts list is just a list of all the functions available. You write all your scripts in the global list and then call the scripts from the installationCheck, VolumeCheck, or the choice scripts (selected,enabled,visible,start_*). It means that your script can call system.run() or system.runOnce() which will run an external executable. This flag allows the installer to know that an external executable is being run and to warn the user. If that check is not selected, the installer will not run system.run() functions. This email sent to ryanc(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: IFPkgFlagInstallFat not supported?
by Christopher Ryan 04 Jan '06

04 Jan '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com -------8<-------------8<------------8<------------8<--------- IFPkgFlagInstallFat optional data type: BOOL default value: No example: Yes -------8<-------------8<------------8<------------8<--------- I saw that this flag is not supported in PackageMaker (XCode 2.2). _______________________________________________ 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.… IFPkgFlagInstallFat is ignored in 10.4 and later due to our move to Universal binaries. We don't want developers to install thin binaries if they have a universal binary. Chris According to http://developer.apple.com/documentation/ DeveloperTools/Conceptual/SoftwareDistribution/Concepts/ sd_pkg_flags.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20001940: If the binary contains code for multiple platforms, should Installer install all of them? (If not, Installer strips out all but the code necessary for the current platform.) Important: If you are installing .o or .a files as part of your package, they will be thinned along with any other binaries. To prevent this outcome, set the value for this key to Yes. How does it come that when IFPkgFlagInstallFat is set to false, a Package installs both the PPC and i386 architecture of universal binaries on a PowerPC PowerMac. This email sent to ryanc(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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How do I share a java script with others?
by Kevin Hoyt 04 Jan '06

04 Jan '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi all, I'm new to this so let's pretend that I've written a java script file for use with a distribution. Question 1: It looks like PackageMaker uses the .js and .plist files inside the PackageMaker.app/Resources folder. I'm betting I could put my new one there and it'd get picked up. However, the problem with this approach is that it's difficult to keep files outside of our source tree up to date. Is there another way to get PackageMaker to find where java scripts are located? Question 2: In PackageMaker, there is a 'Global Scripts' heading, is it possible to add another script section that is in another location? Question 3: On the 'Global Scripts' pane there is a check box for 'Allow External Scripts'. This is not described in the help, what is it for? Kevin Hoyt _______________________________________________ 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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IFPkgFlagInstallFat not supported?
by Stéphane Sudre 03 Jan '06

03 Jan '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com -------8<-------------8<------------8<------------8<--------- IFPkgFlagInstallFat optional data type: BOOL default value: No example: Yes -------8<-------------8<------------8<------------8<--------- I saw that this flag is not supported in PackageMaker (XCode 2.2). _______________________________________________ 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.… According to http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/ SoftwareDistribution/Concepts/sd_pkg_flags.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/ 20001940: If the binary contains code for multiple platforms, should Installer install all of them? (If not, Installer strips out all but the code necessary for the current platform.) Important: If you are installing .o or .a files as part of your package, they will be thinned along with any other binaries. To prevent this outcome, set the value for this key to Yes. How does it come that when IFPkgFlagInstallFat is set to false, a Package installs both the PPC and i386 architecture of universal binaries on a PowerPC PowerMac. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: PackageMaker command line feature request
by Luke Bellandi 02 Jan '06

02 Jan '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Karl, On Dec 29, 2005, at 3:42 AM, Karl Schramm wrote: Hi all, Best, Luke Thanks! Karl Schramm P.S. I'm using PackageMaker Version 2.1 (122). _______________________________________________ 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.… I'm trying to automate the build of a rather complicated installer I built using PackageMaker and its command line interface. The big problem I keep running into is that PackageMaker's command line interface does not follow relative paths when building a package from a PackageMaker GUI project. Can we please have this feature in the next rev of PackageMaker? Good idea. Please file a feature request at http:// bugreporter.apple.com. This email sent to luke(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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