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Re: Frustrated in installing Jaguar for testing purpose
by Philip D. Wasson 30 May '06

30 May '06

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Re: Frustrated in installing Jaguar for testing purpose
by Wayne Linder 30 May '06

30 May '06

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Re: Frustrated in installing Jaguar for testing purpose
by Alexander von Below 30 May '06

30 May '06

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Frustrated in installing Jaguar for testing purpose
by Chen Wang 30 May '06

30 May '06

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Re: packagemaker install, running instances
by Bill Coderre 30 May '06

30 May '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On May 30, 2006, at 10:18 AM, Alex Sheh wrote: Does the PackageMaker installer handle contention between a currently running program (which may be reading/writing to resources on disk) and the installer which needs to overwrite the program files (overwrite the same resources)? Or should I simply always terminate running instances with a preflight script, or is there some more standard way to handle this? The way I do it is to detect the program running during InstallationCheck and put up an error asking the user to quit. There was a lot of discussion about this, but in the end, it's simple and clear user interaction. Note that software update does not run InstallationCheck, and preflight is not allowed to return an error. That's why the (ugly) dialog saying "Please Quit" with no way to abort the update. If we could avoid that situation, we would. As for the first part of the question, I am not sure. I do know that we have to quit the app because most apps use Nibs, and most of them do not pre-load the Nibs, but do preload the binary. If the two mismatch, "hilarity" ensues. (ie. the "quit" menu item no longer works, etc.) _______________________________________________ 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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packagemaker install, running instances
by Alex Sheh 30 May '06

30 May '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcZ/+TIri1zKKuNBRsSZ8PdRfa6k6gEE8eNg Thread-topic: packagemaker install, running instances Hi All, Does the PackageMaker installer handle contention between a currently running program (which may be reading/writing to resources on disk) and the installer which needs to overwrite the program files (overwrite the same resources)? Or should I simply always terminate running instances with a preflight script, or is there some more standard way to handle this? Thanks, Alex _______________________________________________ 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.app and plist Requirements
by Stéphane Sudre 28 May '06

28 May '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On dimanche, mai 28, 2006, at 06:02 PM, Geoffrey Hutchison wrote: 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.… I used the PackageMaker.app from XCode 2.3 (PackageMaker version 2.1.1) recently to quickly put together some installers. In my case, it's a Spotlight importer and some related open source libraries, so the requirement is 10.4 or later. The "Configuration" panel contains "Edit Package Requirements..." which looked to be the best way to be sure /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist was >= 10.4. While PackageMaker.app offers "File Exists" and "Info from Bundle" in the list, it doesn't offer plist. So there doesn't seem to be a good way to use the GUI PackageMaker.app and reliably check system version info. Is there any way of doing this using the GUI, or do I need to file an enhancement request against PackageMaker.app? Since Requirements are only supported with Mac OS X 10.3 and later, it may be wiser to test this using an InstallationCheck or VolumeCheck script. This way it will also prevent installation on Mac OS X 10.2.8 and earlier. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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PackageMaker.app and plist Requirements
by Geoffrey Hutchison 28 May '06

28 May '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thanks, -Geoff I used the PackageMaker.app from XCode 2.3 (PackageMaker version 2.1.1) recently to quickly put together some installers. In my case, it's a Spotlight importer and some related open source libraries, so the requirement is 10.4 or later. The "Configuration" panel contains "Edit Package Requirements..." which looked to be the best way to be sure /System/Library/ CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist was >= 10.4. While PackageMaker.app offers "File Exists" and "Info from Bundle" in the list, it doesn't offer plist. So there doesn't seem to be a good way to use the GUI PackageMaker.app and reliably check system version info. Is there any way of doing this using the GUI, or do I need to file an enhancement request against PackageMaker.app? P.S. Yes, I'm aware I can change the Info.plist for the package from the command-line, which is what I'm doing. I'm just mystified that there's no way to do this from PackageMaker.app -- it seems so basic! _______________________________________________ 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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[ANN] goldin 0.0.1 / SplitForks with source code
by Stéphane Sudre 28 May '06

28 May '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Source/Goldin.zip This tool is available under a BSD license. _______________________________________________ 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 0.0.1 version of goldin is available as a XCode 2.3 project at the following URL: goldin is targeted as a replacement for SplitForks (/Developer/Tools/SplitForks). It's a 0.0.1 version as tests have currently been limited to .app packages, Mac OS X frameworks, old Mac OS 9 applications (ResEdit, Installer, Disinfectant, HyperCard Player) and standard files and folders. Some error messages are not printed currently. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Limitation of SplitForks to HFS volume?
by Stéphane Sudre 26 May '06

26 May '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com SplitForks can only work with HFS or extended HFS volume. _______________________________________________ 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 means that if you try to run it on a AFP volume (which would be a HFS volume shared by AFP), you can't split the forks. Is this a limitation because there is no way to know that an AFP volume is a HFS volume behind or a limitation of the AFP protocol? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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