August 2006 - Installer-dev

Re: plistbuddy access required..
by Stéphane Sudre 13 Aug '06

13 Aug '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On jeudi, août 10, 2006, at 08:16 PM, rohit dhamija wrote: Dear All, I need to use "PLISTBUDDY utility" to add/edit some firewall entry through my installer. _______________________________________________ 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 am developing my product for Mac OS X 10.3.x ppc,Mac OS X 10.4.x ppc and Mac OS X 10.4.x Intel Would you be asking if it's a good idea to add/edit the firewall entries, the answer would be no. Anyway, one quick solution is to write a Foundation tool that just replaces the values you need to replace, it must take 20 lines of code. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Installing x11
by Walter 12 Aug '06

12 Aug '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: Aca+F25CrQfpeioKEduJoAAWy8yhdA== Thread-topic: Installing x11 User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.2.5.060620 Hi, My app requires the user to install X11 from the OSX install disks. Is there something I can include in my installer so the user is not required to find their install disks? Can I include X11 in my installer? If yes, how? Walter _______________________________________________ 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: plistbuddy access required..
by Christopher Ryan 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com defaults read <path To plist> [key] Example: > defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.ARDAgent Version 3 Chris Dear All, I need to use "PLISTBUDDY utility" to add/edit some firewall entry through my installer. I saw this utility present in iCal package etc. But this package doesnot exist on all the machine. I need a common package that should contain plistbuddy in all OS flavours so that I can access it. Is any such common package exist in all Mac OS 10.3.9 , 10.4.7 ppc and intel ? Or any alternate way to access plistbuddy ? B/w is it advisable to copy plistbuddy application and embedded in our own installer ? Is it legal to do so ? Please suggest. Rohit _______________________________________________ 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.… What exactly do you need? You can use /usr/bin/defaults to read/write from a plist. Note that to use defaults on a plist in the fs, you must leave out the .plist at the end of the file name. I am developing my product for Mac OS X 10.3.x ppc,Mac OS X 10.4.x ppc and Mac OS X 10.4.x Intel This email sent to ryanc(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: hdiutil & hiding
by Ken Mankoff 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

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Re: plistbuddy
by Karl Kuehn 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

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RE: plistbuddy
by Aaron London 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: Aca8r/xhUbx0IFJlTYOGXCk9MtIvLQ== Thread-topic: RE: plistbuddy _______________________________________________ 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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hdiutil & hiding
by Ken Mankoff 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com hdiutil makehybrid -o $ISO $DMG -iso -joliet -hfs \ -hide-hfs EdGCM3.0r5-Win.exe\ -hide-iso background.jpeg \ -hide-iso "EdGCM*.app" \ -hide-joliet background.jpeg \ -hide-joliet "EdGCM*.app" What works: * The background.jpeg is hidden on Windows (iso,joliet) * The .exe file is hidden on Mac (hfs) What does not work: 1) This is a folder not a file 2) The name contains spaces Thank you, Ken Mankoff _______________________________________________ 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 am unable to make a folder hidden on Windows on a hybrid CD. Here is the command I am using to create the disc: The EdGCM*.app, which is really "EdGCM 3.0r5 Installer.app" is not hidden on windows. I'm using the same commands as for background.jpeg which is hidden. The only differences are Does anyone know how to get this folder to remain hidden when a Windows computer is viewing the CD? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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plistbuddy access required..
by rohit dhamija 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '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=jp2Dt17JgZFFz3yLSo99ledLKETzJRv/3B1tGyMGk24AdQ9ciw8laPWyobjlPSKeA2/SHq5tAFJhsbe7qYSIsSlrI7k5szTnFXZiFmS8zPDKd8kWN+SxABpw3NVT6bXsZlQCB2iNd6r3KawYay3hGOF/Y5+9WSExEvftPc1IzKA= Dear All, I am developing my product for Mac OS X 10.3.x ppc,Mac OS X 10.4.x ppc and Mac OS X 10.4.x Intel I need to use "PLISTBUDDY utility" to add/edit some firewall entry through my installer. I saw this utility present in iCal package etc. But this package doesnot exist on all the machine. I need a common package that should contain plistbuddy in all OS flavours so that I can access it. Is any such common package exist in all Mac OS 10.3.9 , 10.4.7 ppc and intel ? Or any alternate way to access plistbuddy ? B/w is it advisable to copy plistbuddy application and embedded in our own installer ? Is it legal to do so ? Please suggest. Rohit _______________________________________________ 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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[Installer.app issue] 'bundle' requirements and some applications
by Stéphane Sudre 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com <key>IFRequirementDicts</key> <array> <dict> <key>Level</key> <string>requires</string> <key>MessageKey</key> <string>tutu</string> <key>SpecArgument</key> <string>/Applications/Google Earth.app</string> <key>SpecProperty</key> <string>CFBundle</string> <key>SpecType</key> <string>bundle</string> <key>TestObject</key> <string>1.07</string> <key>TestOperator</key> <string>ge</string> <key>TitleKey</key> <string>tata</string> </dict> </array> This does not occur with all the applications, only some. Bug filed under Radar #4665879. _______________________________________________ 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 'bundle' requirement is causing a crash of Installer.app with some applications. For instance, if you're using the following keys-values (application is Google Earth): When you open the package with Installer.app, it crashes in the "Select Destination" pane. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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