February 2007 - Installer-dev

Re: problem while installation...
by Frederik Seiffert 07 Feb '07

07 Feb '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Feb 7, 2007, at 11:07 AM, Mike wrote: Don't rely on the permissions of the helper tool file - they may not be what you expect at runtime. Your app needs to install a copy of the tool from a template contained in your app, set the correct permisions and other UNIX settings on the helper tool file, then setup a secure environment from which to execute the tool. For more information about this: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Security/Conceptual/authorization_… /apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000995-CH205-TPXREF22 _______________________________________________ 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: problem while installation...
by Mike 07 Feb '07

07 Feb '07

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Re: Default button
by Luke Bellandi 07 Feb '07

07 Feb '07

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problem while installation...
by Amit Jain 07 Feb '07

07 Feb '07

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Default button
by Doru Carastan 07 Feb '07

07 Feb '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcdAqTWcF7+ARyJtRxCKBYpRxkivigJtlRZA Thread-topic: Default button I have a single package installer for which I would like to see the install page having the <Install> button on focus. In fact I would like to see it behave like the <Finish> button, i.e. accept the Return key, not only the space bar. Is this possible? Thank you, Doru _______________________________________________ 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: Package Maker: Readme and License files truncated in Panther
by Wayne Linder 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcdGRSRbYyJ/YLI4Edu85AANk8GE7A== Thread-topic: Package Maker: Readme and License files truncated in Panther User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.2.5.060620 In EULA files I wrote in TextEdit (at least that's what I used), I had the same issue. I resaved the files after using the Wrap to Window option from the format window and my License window looked fine after that. Wayne > From: "MATTHEW ZIEBELL (HP-Fort Collins Mac R&D)" <matthew.ziebell(a)hp.com> > Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 14:02:19 -0700 > To: <installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com> > Subject: Package Maker: Readme and License files truncated in Panther > > I'm developing with the latest PackageMaker in 10.4.8 Tiger. I need > support for both Panther and Tiger. > During the install process, my readme and license files are truncated > when the pkg is ran in Panther. No problems appear in Tiger. The > text on the right hand of the screen is simply cut off when viewing > the readme or license. I'm using .rtf format. > Changing to .txt seems to be a workaround (as it seems to move the > justification of the text slightly to the right), but I lose all the > rtf formatting. I'm using TextEdit to create and edit the license > and readme files. > > Any idea what is going on here? Any suggestions for a more suitable > fix than changing the extension? > > 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/linder%40iomega.com > > This email sent to linder(a)iomega.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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Package Maker: Readme and License files truncated in Panther
by MATTHEW ZIEBELL (HP-Fort Collins Mac R&D) 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com 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.… I'm developing with the latest PackageMaker in 10.4.8 Tiger. I need support for both Panther and Tiger. During the install process, my readme and license files are truncated when the pkg is ran in Panther. No problems appear in Tiger. The text on the right hand of the screen is simply cut off when viewing the readme or license. I'm using .rtf format. Changing to .txt seems to be a workaround (as it seems to move the justification of the text slightly to the right), but I lose all the rtf formatting. I'm using TextEdit to create and edit the license and readme files. Any idea what is going on here? Any suggestions for a more suitable fix than changing the extension? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: mod times on directories installed by pkg?
by Julian Devlin 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com The only clue in the installer log I see is: Registering applications Registered /path/to/my.app. -Julian On Feb 1, 2007, at 9:06 AM, John Daniel wrote: I sincerely doubt that. John On Jan 31, 2007, at 10:23 PM, Julian Devlin 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.… Seems to be the case. I put a "sleep 30" at the end of the postflight. When the installer gets to this point I check the mod time and it is what I want it to be. Then as soon as the sleep is over and installer shows "successfully installed", I check the mod time again and it has been changed to the current time. I wonder if that could have to do with it. Or if not, what else the installer does after the postflight... My preliminary conclusion after today is that the mod time gets changed AFTER the postflight gets run. In which case I may just be stuck :( -Julian This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: mod times on directories installed by pkg?
by John Daniel 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com I sincerely doubt that. John On Jan 31, 2007, at 10:23 PM, Julian Devlin 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.… My preliminary conclusion after today is that the mod time gets changed AFTER the postflight gets run. In which case I may just be stuck :( -Julian This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: mod times on directories installed by pkg?
by Julian Devlin 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com -Julian _______________________________________________ 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.… Julian, This is a bug/feature of the tar utility and (apparently) the closely related pax utility. Yeah, I sort of figured it must be there, or with the code the uses the bom to set permissions and mod times... I think what happens is that it creates the directory with the correct time, then puts a whole bunch of files in there, thus changing the modification time to the install time. It's curious that some of the folders have the mod time I want. Since I couldn't find any pattern I'm guessing that it must simply have to do with the order in which files or folders are dealt with... I think you'll have to write a postinstall/postupgrade script that goes through the install folder and changes all the folders to have the correct mod time. Except for the actual un-pax'ing, I do just about everything in the postinstall/postupgrade script. My preliminary conclusion after today is that the mod time gets changed AFTER the postflight gets run. In which case I may just be stuck :( This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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