October 2006 - Installer-dev

Re: Postflight script failing to execute from a package.
by amritendu.majumdar＠wipro.com 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

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Re: Postflight script failing to execute from a package.
by Stéphane Sudre 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On mardi, octobre 3, 2006, at 08:04 AM, Matt Fox-Wilson wrote: [...] - Removing the .sh extension in case it was a name issue. You must remove it. Stupid question: What is the encoding and line-ending of your script? _______________________________________________ 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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Postflight script failing to execute from a package.
by Matt Fox-Wilson 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcbmsbiQCQJ0lDwOS6qBp3+Si39Cvg== I am having problem getting a 'postflight' script running from a package I have created in PackageMaker. The package installs an application, and then is supposed to launch that application from a postflight shell script I have included. The problem is that the script doesn't seem to be called when the installer is done. I've found a fair number of different methods listed on various sites, so I've tried a large number of combinations but essentially what I am doing is: 1. Create a Shell Script using Xcode's New File dialog, selecting the Shell Script option for file type. 2. Enter the following script inside that: #!/bin/sh echo $SCRIPT_NAME: Launching the app. open -b com.mycompany.myapp exit 0 'com.mycompany.myapp' is replaced with the ID for the application. That script is almost word for word the sample script in the 'Software Delivery Guide' (http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/Software Distribution/SoftwareDeliveryGuide.pdf). 3. This file is saved as 'postflight.sh' (the extension being the one applied by default by XCode). I am assuming this is a valid script type for the package maker. The Software Delivery Guide doesn't actually appear to tell you how to create the script, or where to find that info, it just gives the sample code. 4. I construct my package using the Package Maker (version 2.1.1) 'Assist Me' assistant. Given that my app runs on 10.3 as well as 10.4 I select the 'Support 10.3x and 10.2x' option. Notes I found on the package maker (http://s.sudre.free.fr/Stuff/PackageMaker_Howto.html) imply that while some scripts are not supported on 10.3, the postflight script should be. 5. After I have constructed my package using the assistant, and built it the first time, I edit it and in the Scripts tab under 'Extras' I enter the folder in which I stored the script. 6. I build the package again (Cmd-B from inside the package maker). At this point, the .pkg's Contents/Resources folder contains postflight.sh as I expected. When I run the package, the install of the product works fine, but the application I wanted to trigger does not launch. To test out the script, I ran Terminal and executed the file by navigating to its folder and typing its name in to the prompt. It worked fine, running the application. So the script appears to be valid, but I have no idea why the package is not launching it. Among (many) other things, I have tried: - Creating the script as an applescript instead of the shell script, though I didn't seem to be able to use 'open' and com.mycompany.myapp there. - Using an external package such as ShellGUI to construct my script. - Ensuring that the executable bit was set on the file using chmod (555 and 777) from Terminal. - Removing the .sh extension in case it was a name issue. None of those have helped so far. Does anyone have any idea what could be stopping it running from my installer? - Matt Fox-Wilson - matt(a)ambientdesign.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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automated testing of installer packages
by Milton Sagen 02 Oct '06

02 Oct '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Milt _______________________________________________ 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.… Does anybody know a product that can be used to automate the testing of installer packages (.pkg)? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: exception with packagemaker and mpkg
by Aaron London 01 Oct '06

01 Oct '06

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Re: exception with packagemaker and mpkg
by John McAleely 01 Oct '06

01 Oct '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com All, Following up on: http://lists.apple.com/archives/Installer-dev/2006/Sep/msg00001.html In packagmaker gui, create a new distribution project. Save it Confirm it builds. [note no editing required] On the command line, attempt to build it: I'm using PackageMaker v2.1.1, on 10.4.8, PPC J _______________________________________________ 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.… Did anything come of this problem the contributor found a few weeks ago? I can also reproduce the problem: % /Developer/Tools/packagemaker -build -proj Untitled.pmproj -p Untitled.mpkg 2006-10-01 18:09:30.739 packagemaker[15546] *** Uncaught exception: <NSInvalidArgumentException> *** -[NSPlaceholderMutableString initWithString:]: nil argument Trace/BPT trap For now, I'm falling back on using a metapackage to distribute my project. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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