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Re: to change text of "Upgrade" button of Installer back to "Install".
by Stéphane Sudre 21 Jun '06

21 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com [...] any help will be appreciated Thanx in advance _______________________________________________ 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 mercredi, juin 21, 2006, at 06:00 PM, narender pal singh panwar wrote: Hi Every time when i Reinstall an previously installed "Application",which was created using apple PackageMaker the text on "Install" button changes to "Upgrade" button even though I have already uninstalled the application. I want to change text of "Upgrade" button of Installer back to "Install". AFAIK, as long as the receipt of your package is in /Library/Receipts, the button will be labeled "Upgrade". This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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to change text of "Upgrade" button of Installer back to "Install".
by narender pal singh panwar 21 Jun '06

21 Jun '06

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Re: Launching Application immediately after installation
by Luke Bellandi 20 Jun '06

20 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Stéphane, Good thought -- I investigated this: - Luke On Jun 19, 2006, at 11:49 AM, Stéphane Sudre wrote: On lundi, juin 19, 2006, at 06:11 PM, Luke Bellandi wrote: Hi Amrit, Because you may not want root to launch the application. _______________________________________________ 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.… Even when running as the root user, the open command launches the app as the regular user. (as in "open /Application/Utilities/Audio\ MIDI\ Setup.app") However, when launching the binary directly as root (as in "/ Applications/Utilities/Audio\ MIDI\ Setup.app/Contents/MacOS/Audio\ MIDI\ Setup"), it will be launched as root. /Applications/Utilities/Activity\ Monitor.app can be used to see which process is owned by which user. How are you launching your application in your postflight script? I would think that using "open /Applications/MyApp.app" should open the application, and return, allowing the postflight script to exit and the Install to complete normally. It could also be interesting to know where the application is supposed to be installed and which authentication you are requiring. This email sent to luke(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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RE: Launching Application immediately after installation
by amritendu.majumdar＠wipro.com 20 Jun '06

20 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcaTuxqkZUTtbR6ITie2Pw6JJbJJqAAW2Tgw Thread-topic: Launching Application immediately after installation Hi Luke, Thanks a lot! My Application is now getting launched immediately after the installation process is completed. There was a small glitch in my script...it wasn't returning, thereby not allowing the postflight script to exit and the Install to complete normally. Thanks a lot for the inputs. Regards, Amrit -----Original Message----- From: Luke Bellandi [mailto:luke@apple.com] Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 9:42 PM To: Amritendu Majumdar (WT01 - Semiconductors & Consumer Electronics) Cc: below(a)mac.com; installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: Re: Launching Application immediately after installation Hi Amrit, How are you launching your application in your postflight script? I would think that using "open /Applications/MyApp.app" should open the application, and return, allowing the postflight script to exit and the Install to complete normally. - Luke On Jun 19, 2006, at 6:28 AM, amritendu.majumdar(a)wipro.com wrote: > > Hi Alex, > > Thanks for the prompt reply. > I have already tried running a postflight script. > The script runs after my software has been installed at the required > location, but it is within the installation process ,i.e. unless I > quit my application which has been launched by the postflight script > the installer GUI doesn't report "The software was successfully > installed". > > How do I solve this problem. > > Amrit. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexander von Below [mailto:below@mac.com] > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 6:44 PM > To: Amritendu Majumdar (WT01 - Semiconductors & Consumer Electronics) > Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > Subject: Re: Launching Application immediately after installation > > You can do that with a postflight script: http://developer.apple.com/ > documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/SoftwareDistribution/Concepts/ > sd_pre_post_processing.html > > Alex > Please note: If you received this email in error, or you are not the > addressee, you may be committing a crime under UK law if you do not > destroy this message, delete any copies and inform the sender. 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If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.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: Launching Application immediately after installation
by Mike Fischer 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Am 19.06.2006 um 20:53 schrieb St?phane Sudre <ssudre2(a)wanadoo.fr>: On lundi, juin 19, 2006, at 06:11 PM, Luke Bellandi wrote: Hi Amrit, How are you launching your application in your postflight script? I would think that using "open /Applications/MyApp.app" should open the application, and return, allowing the postflight script to exit and the Install to complete normally. It could also be interesting to know where the application is supposed to be installed and which authentication you are requiring. sudo "$USER" open "/Applications/TextEdit.app" Replace with your application path of course. I tried this in Terminal.app: $ sudo -s Password: # sudo -u mike open "/Applications/TextEdit.app" # exit $ HTH Mike -- Mike Fischer Softwareentwicklung, EDV-Beratung Schulung, Vertrieb Web: <http://homepage.mac.com/mike_fischer/index.html> Note: I read this list in digest mode! Send me a private copy for faster responses. _______________________________________________ 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.… Because you may not want root to launch the application. Using open to launch a document instead of an application works fine even from a postflight script run as admin/root (EUID 0). I'm using this method to launch a URL which will launch the default browser (Safari in most cases) and open the URL. Otherwise it's probably possible to figure out the real user that launched the Installer. Check out the shell variable USER in the postflight script. (See man bash for details.) Then try this (untested): Synopsis: Execute a shell as root. Then launch TextEdit from this shell as my normal user id. Go back to my normal non-root shell. Worked fine so the above code should work in your postflight script as well. Try it with a non admin user though. Not sure if it works there. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Launching Application immediately after installation
by Scott Gruby 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Jun 19, 2006, at 11:49 AM, Stéphane Sudre wrote: On lundi, juin 19, 2006, at 06:11 PM, Luke Bellandi wrote: Hi Amrit, -- Scott Gruby Mark/Space, Inc. <http://www.markspace.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.… How are you launching your application in your postflight script? I would think that using "open /Applications/MyApp.app" should open the application, and return, allowing the postflight script to exit and the Install to complete normally. It could also be interesting to know where the application is supposed to be installed and which authentication you are requiring. Because you may not want root to launch the application. In my experience, using "open" will launch the app as the current user with the current permissions; using /Applications/MyApp.app/ Contents/MacOS/MyApp will launch the app with the permissions of the installer (i.e. root if you specify root permissions for the installer. Please visit <http://www.markspace.com/support/> for assistance with Mark/Space products. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Launching Application immediately after installation
by Stéphane Sudre 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On lundi, juin 19, 2006, at 06:11 PM, Luke Bellandi wrote: Hi Amrit, Because you may not want root to launch the application. _______________________________________________ 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.… How are you launching your application in your postflight script? I would think that using "open /Applications/MyApp.app" should open the application, and return, allowing the postflight script to exit and the Install to complete normally. It could also be interesting to know where the application is supposed to be installed and which authentication you are requiring. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Launching Application immediately after installation
by Luke Bellandi 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Amrit, - Luke On Jun 19, 2006, at 6:28 AM, amritendu.majumdar(a)wipro.com wrote: Hi Alex, How do I solve this problem. Amrit. -----Original Message----- From: Alexander von Below [mailto:below@mac.com] Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 6:44 PM To: Amritendu Majumdar (WT01 - Semiconductors & Consumer Electronics) Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: Re: Launching Application immediately after installation You can do that with a postflight script: http://developer.apple.com/ documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/SoftwareDistribution/Concepts/ sd_pre_post_processing.html Alex Please note: If you received this email in error, or you are not the addressee, you may be committing a crime under UK law if you do not destroy this message, delete any copies and inform the sender. Please report unexpected emails immediately to whatever(a)example.com Sorry, I could not resist the disclaimer. I apologise. http://goldmark.org/jeff/stupid-disclaimers/ Hi All, I am relatively new to Mac OS X . I want to launch my Cocoa Application immediately after it has been installed, without restarting the system. How do I achieve this functionality? I am using Package Maker to Build the Distribution packages. www.wipro.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/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.… How are you launching your application in your postflight script? I would think that using "open /Applications/MyApp.app" should open the application, and return, allowing the postflight script to exit and the Install to complete normally. Thanks for the prompt reply. I have already tried running a postflight script. The script runs after my software has been installed at the required location, but it is within the installation process ,i.e. unless I quit my application which has been launched by the postflight script the installer GUI doesn't report "The software was successfully installed". Any information contained in this email, including the signature, is private and confidential. It may also be legally privileged or contain legally privileged information. You may not send this email to non-concerned parties. It is not to be relied upon by any person other than the addressee except with our prior written approval. If no such approval is given, we will not accept any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting, on such information. Unauthorised recipients are required to maintain confidentiality. By reading this, you agree to abide by these rules. Failure to comply with this request, under both UK law and the judicial systems of other jurisdictions, may result in a fine, a term in jail, or both. This message may be digitally signed to ensure authenticity, proof of ownership and security. This is for the protection both of the recipient and the sender. If your email client is unable to support this feature, please disregard any attached, unreadable file. Looking forward for some help and guidance, The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. This email sent to luke(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Installing Java 1.5 release 4
by Luke Bellandi 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Matt, On Jun 16, 2006, at 6:08 AM, Matt Weiss wrote: Hey All, I'm on tiger 10.4. I know that if you start from scratch with a new fresh 10.4 install, the first prerequisite is java 1.3.1 and 1.4.2 release 2 update. Then it looks like the next prerequisite is an OSX Combined update, which requires a restart (ugh). Then, finally after downloading these two components (and rebooting) I am able to download the J2SE 5.0 Release 4 update. - Luke Has anyone had any luck with installing individual software update components? Thanks in advance, Matt -- Matt Weiss - Software Journeyman X-Rite, Incorporated 3100 44th Street SW Grandville, MI 49418 _______________________________________________ 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.… Is it possible to package java 1.5 VM with my java application such that I can install it without having to concern myself with the prerequisites? I don't want to require the user to get java updates through the software updater. Also, my clients may not have their macs hooked up to the internet. I'd like to be able to package the VM and any prerequisites it may need on a disk or dmg. Has anyone had any luck with this? I do have a DMG of J2SE 5.0 Release 2 (I believe it's Release 2), but it's not release 4. It has the frustrating prerequisite of the 1.3.1 and 1.4.2 updates and it doesn't set java 1.5 to be the system default, Thus I really want the latest 1.5 JVM. It depends on if the later version of the JVM depends on files from earlier versions, and thus may not function as a stand-alone package even if the InstallationCheck and VolumeCheck scripts were changed to not check for specific versions. More importantly, if you are thinking about distributing the JVM that Apple ships with your software, you need to make sure you have proper legal clearance to do so. Just because Apple distributes a particular piece of software without charging does not necessarily mean that that software can be repackaged and distributed by another party. I don't know a good way around the problem you have of dealing with clients who may not have the latest software updates, or an internet connection with which to get them. That's a tough one. This email sent to luke(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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RE: Launching Application immediately after installation
by amritendu.majumdar＠wipro.com 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcaTojN5wMxdHDCnTCWqE4S/FNj4agAALAXQ Thread-topic: Launching Application immediately after installation Hi Alex, Thanks for the prompt reply. I have already tried running a postflight script. The script runs after my software has been installed at the required location, but it is within the installation process ,i.e. unless I quit my application which has been launched by the postflight script the installer GUI doesn't report "The software was successfully installed". How do I solve this problem. Amrit. -----Original Message----- From: Alexander von Below [mailto:below@mac.com] Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 6:44 PM To: Amritendu Majumdar (WT01 - Semiconductors & Consumer Electronics) Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: Re: Launching Application immediately after installation You can do that with a postflight script: http://developer.apple.com/ documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/SoftwareDistribution/Concepts/ sd_pre_post_processing.html Alex Please note: If you received this email in error, or you are not the addressee, you may be committing a crime under UK law if you do not destroy this message, delete any copies and inform the sender. Please report unexpected emails immediately to whatever(a)example.com Any information contained in this email, including the signature, is private and confidential. It may also be legally privileged or contain legally privileged information. You may not send this email to non-concerned parties. It is not to be relied upon by any person other than the addressee except with our prior written approval. If no such approval is given, we will not accept any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting, on such information. Unauthorised recipients are required to maintain confidentiality. By reading this, you agree to abide by these rules. Failure to comply with this request, under both UK law and the judicial systems of other jurisdictions, may result in a fine, a term in jail, or both. This message may be digitally signed to ensure authenticity, proof of ownership and security. This is for the protection both of the recipient and the sender. If your email client is unable to support this feature, please disregard any attached, unreadable file. Sorry, I could not resist the disclaimer. I apologise. http://goldmark.org/jeff/stupid-disclaimers/ > Hi All, > > I am relatively new to Mac OS X . > I want to launch my Cocoa Application immediately after it has been > installed, without restarting the system. > How do I achieve this functionality? > I am using Package Maker to Build the Distribution packages. > > Looking forward for some help and guidance, The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.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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