October 2007 - Installer-dev

Re: metapackages in leopard's PackageMaker
by Alexander Cohen 28 Oct '07

28 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Good, i'm glad i'm not the only one. So, maybe i'll try asking again... Anyone know how to create a metapackage with PackageMaker form leoprad. thanks AC On 28-Oct-07, at 2:43 PM, Stéphane Sudre wrote: On dimanche, octobre 28, 2007, at 06:38 PM, Alexander Cohen wrote: _______________________________________________ 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.… Thats brings it in as a components, not as a package part of a metapackage. Try creating a metapackage and youll see what im seeing. You're correct as far as I can tell (I don't have the GM). I tried it with the 10.3 compatibility format with the same result or lack of result. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: metapackages in leopard's PackageMaker
by Stéphane Sudre 28 Oct '07

28 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On dimanche, octobre 28, 2007, at 06:38 PM, Alexander Cohen wrote: _______________________________________________ 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.… Thats brings it in as a components, not as a package part of a metapackage. Try creating a metapackage and youll see what im seeing. You're correct as far as I can tell (I don't have the GM). I tried it with the 10.3 compatibility format with the same result or lack of result. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: metapackages in leopard's PackageMaker
by Alexander Cohen 28 Oct '07

28 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com AC On 28-Oct-07, at 12:35 PM, Stéphane Sudre wrote: On dimanche, octobre 28, 2007, at 12:54 AM, Alexander Cohen wrote: Drag and drop in the side bar? _______________________________________________ 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.… Thats brings it in as a components, not as a package part of a metapackage. Try creating a metapackage and youll see what im seeing. Ok, so i have mutiple packages i created. With packageMaker on 10.5, how can i create a metapackage from all of them? I cant seem to find how. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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A few questions regarding Leopard & Installer.app
by Stéphane Sudre 28 Oct '07

28 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com o How do you add plugins to a flat package/metapackage? o Is there any plan to deprecate previous package formats? o Why are some tags not documented? _______________________________________________ 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.… Note: I haven't had a look at the GM build yet (GM availability rant skipped) so some questions are probably answered in the GM. o What's the recommended compression scenario for a flat package/metacpackage? Since the Flat Package Editor was still quite buggy (but yet very useful), it's difficult to get a clear idea about this. o There's something that I've probably not understood regarding the new installation domain options. Does the domain apply to all packages of a distribution script as it seems to or can you specify different domains depending on the package? While I don't do this, I think it's not impossible that someone wants to install something inside ~/ and another thing in /. o Certificate vs non-flat package. Is there any point in attaching a certificate to a non-flat, totally self included package? o I haven't checked this in detail but with plugins, is it possible to avoid the warning dialog by code-signing a plugin with the same certificate used for a flat package? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: metapackages in leopard's PackageMaker
by Stéphane Sudre 28 Oct '07

28 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On dimanche, octobre 28, 2007, at 12:54 AM, Alexander Cohen wrote: Drag and drop in the side bar? _______________________________________________ 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.… Ok, so i have mutiple packages i created. With packageMaker on 10.5, how can i create a metapackage from all of them? I cant seem to find how. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: metapackages in leopard's PackageMaker
by Alexander Cohen 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com thanks AC On 27-Oct-07, at 6:09 PM, Christopher Ryan wrote: Chris Hi, thanks _______________________________________________ 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.… Ok, so i have mutiple packages i created. With packageMaker on 10.5, how can i create a metapackage from all of them? I cant seem to find how. It automatically creates metapackages. Choose your OS Target and it will make the appropriate format: 10.3 Packages and MetaPackages. 10.4 Packages, and MetaPackages with a distribution script 10.5 Flat Packages and a Flat Package Archive (multiple packages distribution all in one). I can't find any documentation on creating metapackages on leopard. Is this still possible? How do i go about doing this? AC _______________________________________________ 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 This email sent to ryanc(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: metapackages in leopard's PackageMaker
by Christopher Ryan 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Chris Hi, thanks AC _______________________________________________ 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.… It automatically creates metapackages. Choose your OS Target and it will make the appropriate format: 10.3 Packages and MetaPackages. 10.4 Packages, and MetaPackages with a distribution script 10.5 Flat Packages and a Flat Package Archive (multiple packages distribution all in one). I can't find any documentation on creating metapackages on leopard. Is this still possible? How do i go about doing this? This email sent to ryanc(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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metapackages in leopard's PackageMaker
by Alexander Cohen 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi, thanks AC _______________________________________________ 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 can't find any documentation on creating metapackages on leopard. Is this still possible? How do i go about doing this? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Disclosure triangle expanded by default?
by Dan Spirlock 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi, Thanks, Dan Spirlock _______________________________________________ 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'm building a metapackage that contains another metapackage as an install item. Is there a way to get the disclosure triangle of the nested metapckage install item to be expanded by default in the custom install window. I'm pretty sure this is easy to do with distribution packages, but I need to target 10.3 as well. Is there any way to get this behavior with a metapackage? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Distribution script problem
by Christopher Ryan 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Atticus, Pointing to the "general" location of the javascript error. Additionally, I would change your code to be: Chris function checkLeopardOrHigher() { var result = false; try { result = my.target.systemVersion.ProductVersion >= '10.5'; } catch (e) {} return result; } "Error Reading Package There was an error while evaluating JavaScript for the package." Thanks, Atticus Gifford _______________________________________________ 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.… There should be a dump of the JavaScript in the Installer log with something like: Oct 25 15:10:44 il0102b-dhcp59 Installer[340]: 015: if(! (pm_install_check(); == true)) { <---------------- *** JavaScript Error *** result = (-1 != system.compareVersions(my.target.systemVersion.ProductVersion,'10.5')) "compareVersions()" is used for comparing number "tuples" and ensures it will do the right thing when comparing 10.5.3 with 10.5 in the future (of course, off the top of my head, I can't think of a case where the normal comparison would go wrong, although I know there are). I have a distribution installer that is giving me some trouble. I have three packages, two of which I want selected all the time. I'd only like to display (and select) the third package in the customize window on 10.5 and higher. I created a simple script in my global scripts like so: and then for each of start_selected, start_enabled and start_visible I set the value to "checkLeopardOrHigher()". This works fine on my machine and another test machine, but some of my testers have gotten an error: One user was on 10.4 and one was on 10.5. I got the same error earlier when I had a had a syntax error in my script. Does anyone have an idea what I might be doing wrong? This email sent to ryanc(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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