October 2006 - Installer-dev

Re: how to get a return value from a shell script?
by Bill Coderre 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com my $rv = 0; $rv = system('checkMyInstall'); After running this script, the return value always was -1; Try this instead: system($ARGV[0]."/Contents/Resources/myCheckInstall"); Now use that web page's code to examine and decode $? if ($? == -1) { print "failed to execute: $!\n"; } elsif ($? & 127) { printf "child died with signal %d, %s coredump\n", ($? & 127), ($? & 128) ? 'with' : 'without'; } else { printf "child exited with value %d\n", $? >> 8; } _______________________________________________ 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.… On Oct 10, 2006, at 3:44 PM, Ben Zhu wrote: I am wrinting an installer using packageMaker. In my installer, I have an InstallationCheck perl script to call a shell script that returns an exit status. The shell script file is put under the same directory of InstallationCheck file and set to the execute mode. In the InstallationCheck script, I have: http://perldoc.perl.org/functions/system.html describes system() and says that -1 means that your checkMyInstall did not run. (It also shows a simple piece of code to find the return value/exit code.) This is because the working directory is something strange. So you need to be more specific. I am not sure what the working directory is supposed to be set to. It might be documented somewhere, but I can't recall seeing anything. I don't rely on that value, but maybe it is reliable and I don't know it. Anyway, $ARGV[0] is very reliable. It IS documented (along with the other environment variables) here: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/ SoftwareDistribution/Install_Operations/chapter_8_section_3.html This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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how to get a return value from a shell script?
by Ben Zhu 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: Acbsn/SNmTqCCtgHRJKPmg/Ly2jGqwAB1e6D Thread-topic: how to get a return value from a shell script? Hi there, I am wrinting an installer using packageMaker. In my installer, I have an InstallationCheck perl script to call a shell script that returns an exit status. The shell script file is put under the same directory of InstallationCheck file and set to the execute mode. In the InstallationCheck script, I have: my $rv = 0; $rv = system('checkMyInstall'); After running this script, the return value always was -1; If changing the statement to: $rv = system('sh checkMyInstall'); the installer complainted it couldn't find the checkMyInstall file. However, if I ran the InstallationCheck from a terminal window, it was fine. Can someone tell me how I can get the return value from the shell script? Thanks. _______________________________________________ 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 dependency management using distribution scripts
by Peter Bierman 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com At 12:41 AM +0530 10/11/06, Steven Lobo wrote: I am investigating the feasibility of managing package dependency while using distribution scripts and had a few queries... 1. Could the distribution script of my package define a dependency for another package (something similar to RPM)? The other package need not be part of the same metapackage containing my package. 2. Would distribution scripts be the recommended way to go for such package dependency management? At the moment, it's the only way, at least using the Apple Installer. -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.… Yes, but the installer doesn't provide any automatic dependency resolution. So you could have your distribution script check for the presence of external files or receipts, but you'll have to tell the user what needs to be done if they're missing. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Package dependency management using distribution scripts
by Steven Lobo 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi: I am investigating the feasibility of managing package dependency while using distribution scripts and had a few queries... 1. Could the distribution script of my package define a dependency for another package (something similar to RPM)? The other package need not be part of the same metapackage containing my package. e.g. Say, I have to install the "iTunes" package that in turn requires an installation of the "QuickTime" package. The QuickTime package need not be part of the same metapackage containing the iTunes package. It could reside on a web server or in a different metapackage outside the iTunes package. 2. Would distribution scripts be the recommended way to go for such package dependency management? If there are any samples/documentation already available regarding package dependency management, could somebody point me to it ? TIA ----------------------------------------------- Robosoft Technologies - Come home to Technology _______________________________________________ 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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Locating previous versions
by Jim Dodd 09 Oct '06

09 Oct '06

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=JmxQMDTgrjk0fBpLsGhEPUKG3nOmLI8zCkidFSVlHcM76I42u2x0XWPFtmuOWRw6Y65aPTu6G5c2DR8ThavFsv6LGl3hYM+rRpQnNq07FRW4ccHFeEP6BO+iNXXN/fa0/SozYocLoBgMXQOM0M9CbFuMDLCNZFl3sAhIu79suwI= ; I'm using PackageMaker. I haven't tried to use the Locator interface to find previously installed versions of our app since OS X 10.2 when it was very difficult to do. You had to enter detailed information in a TokenDefinitions.plist file. I could never get it to work and was never sure if I'd made a mistake in setting up the plist or just didn't understand how it was supposed to work. Now, with the newer, easier-to-use version of PackageMaker, I'd like to try again but one thing still eludes me. How does the Locater signal where the application was found? Specifically, I need to know the location in my preupgrade and postupgrade scripts. Is it simply that the location argument to the script (the $2 argument) is magically updated with the location? What is passed if the application cannot be found? I know I could just try it but I did that back in OS X 10.2 and got so frustrated that I'd like to get a hint before I dive in again. Thank you, Jim Dodd Onset Computer Corp. __________________________________________________ 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: Hiding the customize Button - reversed
by Aaron London 09 Oct '06

09 Oct '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: Acbr1Yk6AigrBpgzRbC6ZsbyOWD6EwAAC6lAAAARjGA= Thread-topic: Hiding the customize Button - reversed The PackageMaker app help is also adequate for getting started working with distribution packages. There are also sample packages (from WWDC training sessions) available on Apple's developer site. In fact, I would disagree, with the following statements: >>Browsing the net and the Apple web site I haven't found any valuable >>documentation at all - only the usual marketing blabla. >>Where do people get technical documentation about such topics? >>The information in the "SoftwareDeveloperGuide," for example, is absolutely poor. There is adequate documentation available both on the net in general and on Apple's site...you just have to read all of it. -A _______________________________________________ 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: Hiding the customize Button - reversed
by Aaron London 09 Oct '06

09 Oct '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: Acbr1Yk6AigrBpgzRbC6ZsbyOWD6EwAAC6lA Thread-topic: Hiding the customize Button - reversed The PackageMaker app help is also adequate for getting started working with distribution packages. There are also sample packages (from WWDC training sessions) available on Apple's developer site. In fact, I would disagree, with the following statements: _______________________________________________ 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: Hiding the customize Button - reversed
by Peter Bierman 09 Oct '06

09 Oct '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Right here on this mailing list? -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 10:33 AM +0200 10/9/06, Ferdinand Wess wrote: Where do people get technical documentation about such topics? Agreed, we should have lots more written documentation, but at least you have 5 different Apple software engineers responding to questions. :-) This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Hiding the customize Button - reversed
by Bill Coderre 09 Oct '06

09 Oct '06

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Re: Hiding the customize Button - reversed
by Ferdinand Wess 09 Oct '06

09 Oct '06

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