June 2006 - Installer-dev - lists.apple.com

Re: Uninstallation of plug-ins
by Bill Coderre 07 Jun '06

07 Jun '06

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Re: How to do something (like launch an app) at the VERY end of an install?
by Bill Coderre 07 Jun '06

07 Jun '06

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How to do something (like launch an app) at the VERY end of an install?
by Steve Johnson 07 Jun '06

07 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcaKdI1pzAinOvZnEdqE6QARJDiIkA== Thread-topic: How to do something (like launch an app) at the VERY end of an install? User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.2.3.060209 My installer currently launches a setup tool in the "postflight" script to allow the user to configure the newly installed software. The problem with this is that the installer then display one more "The installation is complete" dialog that shows up behind the setup tool, and it's just a bit annoying that the installer can't be completely done before it runs the setup tool. I've always figured there was no easy way to the better thing...to launch the setup tool AFTER the final dialog is dismissed. I've noticed lately, however, that a few of Apple's own installers exhibit this desired behavior. The Boot Camp installer, for example, launches the Boot Camp Assistant after the final dialog is dismissed. Is there any not-too-difficult way for me to add this behavior to my installer? TIA for any help. Steve Johnson Equilibrium _______________________________________________ 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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Uninstallation of plug-ins
by Michael Ljunggren 06 Jun '06

06 Jun '06

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Re: annoying package installer bug(s)
by Stéphane Sudre 05 Jun '06

05 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On lundi, juin 5, 2006, at 04:54 PM, matt jaffa wrote: Hi, We have a package we have created. And setting IFPkgFlagDefaultLocation to "/Library/Application Support/myCompany" is not working on Jaguar 10.2.3 if the directory myCompany doesn't exist at that path it reports the installer has an error and won't install. It is working fine on Panther and Tiger. Anyone else having this problem or know a fix for it? Suggestion: Use '/' for IFPkgFlagDefaultLocation _______________________________________________ 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.… and add the /Library/Application Support/myCompany hierarchy path to the file archive. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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annoying package installer bug(s)
by matt jaffa 05 Jun '06

05 Jun '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=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition; b=mKTy0euY0parUZ6z0lLa68UDcI9/rA5JxzDvOJxncTg5kCT2IMe05s8T5orKGH5VpL2fQu8ZoiyftMqe2OYqTlD9fOso7dn2Am0Y3Kf40kGRqE86zkM6d4uWMzqhHnF7rPt5x1ojW5kPydn2rh/yLfXX8+KuwUmJYX1Dd3JhSGA= Hi, We have a package we have created. And setting IFPkgFlagDefaultLocation to "/Library/Application Support/myCompany" is not working on Jaguar 10.2.3 if the directory myCompany doesn't exist at that path it reports the installer has an error and won't install. It is working fine on Panther and Tiger. Anyone else having this problem or know a fix for it? Thanks, Matt _______________________________________________ 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: auto SLA on a CD?
by jeff ganyard 02 Jun '06

02 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com thanks, jeff How about having the SLA shown on first launch of the App? Chris tia, jeff _______________________________________________ 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.… That's probably my fallback plan. I'd still rather it occur upon mount of the volume whether it's a disk image or a CD. I checked through the list archive and couldn't find any discussion on the topic and I have googled for this over a couple of days now with no luck. As the result of a series of changes the about to be released new version of our software is now drag installable. We distribute out software on CDs as well as disk images via download. I know I can present a modal SLA on a disk image (and I'll work out those details soon enough). Before I commit to that I'm trying to find out if there is something similar possible for an actual CD. Is there some way to put up a gating SLA on a CD? I'd hate to have to use an installer for only this reason. Or stick a disk image on a CD, that'd just be foolish. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: auto SLA on a CD?
by Christopher Ryan 02 Jun '06

02 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com How about having the SLA shown on first launch of the App? Chris Hi all, tia, jeff _______________________________________________ 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.… I checked through the list archive and couldn't find any discussion on the topic and I have googled for this over a couple of days now with no luck. As the result of a series of changes the about to be released new version of our software is now drag installable. We distribute out software on CDs as well as disk images via download. I know I can present a modal SLA on a disk image (and I'll work out those details soon enough). Before I commit to that I'm trying to find out if there is something similar possible for an actual CD. Is there some way to put up a gating SLA on a CD? I'd hate to have to use an installer for only this reason. Or stick a disk image on a CD, that'd just be foolish. This email sent to ryanc(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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auto SLA on a CD?
by jeff ganyard 02 Jun '06

02 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi all, tia, jeff _______________________________________________ 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 checked through the list archive and couldn't find any discussion on the topic and I have googled for this over a couple of days now with no luck. As the result of a series of changes the about to be released new version of our software is now drag installable. We distribute out software on CDs as well as disk images via download. I know I can present a modal SLA on a disk image (and I'll work out those details soon enough). Before I commit to that I'm trying to find out if there is something similar possible for an actual CD. Is there some way to put up a gating SLA on a CD? I'd hate to have to use an installer for only this reason. Or stick a disk image on a CD, that'd just be foolish. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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