October 2008 - Installer-dev

Re: How can I Lauch Finder in postinstall or postupgrade?
by Kazuyoshi Matsumoto 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Dear Mr.Philip Thanks alot! > This error is from LaunchServices (LSInfo.h): > > kLSUnknownErr = -10810, /* Unexpected internal error*/ > > hmmm......Unknown..... > The problem is most likely that you are launching the Finder > immediately after quitting it (takes a while for the Finder to quit > depending on many factors). So. I should insert 'delay'....I see... > You really don't need AppleScript to show a folder unless it has been > opened previously and it needs updating. > So in most circumstances you can probably use: Really? I'll try what you say. > > [environment infomation when problem occured] > > * OS: MacOS X 10.5 (no revision) > > I think you should upgrade to at least 10.5.2 I think so....But my client said...."I can't version up." I can't believe it..... Thank you so much. Kazuyoshi On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:43:34 -0700 Philip Aker <philip.aker(a)shaw.ca> wrote: > On Oct 7, 2008, at 4:18 AM, Kazuyoshi Matsumoto wrote: > > > I'm looking for the method How the installer lauch Finder > > at the end of Installation of an Application. > > In other words... > > I wanna show some folder after install my application. > > > > I'm trying to write in 'postinstall' script (in AppleScript) like > > bellow..... > > > > --[postinstall]--------- > > osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to quit' > > osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to activate' > > osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to open folder "MyFolder" of folder > > "Applications:Utilities" of startup disk' > > ....... > > ------------------------ > > > > But sometime fail launch "Finder".(some environment SUCCESS!!) > > In error log..... > > execution error: An error of type -10810 has occurred. (-10810) > > > > > > [question] > > * What is error code mean? What's Happen? > > ---> I can't find any answer in apple web site..... > > Hi Kazuyoshi, > > This error is from LaunchServices (LSInfo.h): > > kLSUnknownErr = -10810, /* Unexpected internal error*/ > > > > * Please tell me what is wrong. > > * Is there any idea to this problem? > > The problem is most likely that you are launching the Finder > immediately after quitting it (takes a while for the Finder to quit > depending on many factors). > > You really don't need AppleScript to show a folder unless it has been > opened previously and it needs updating. > So in most circumstances you can probably use: > > /usr/bin/open "/path/to/MyFolder" > > Maybe something like: > > /usr/bin/open "/Applications/Utilities/MyFolder" > > > > [environment infomation when problem occured] > > * OS: MacOS X 10.5 (no revision) > > I think you should upgrade to at least 10.5.2 > > > > Philip Aker > echo astwta@lvpc.dslh@nl | tr a-z@. p-za-o.@ > > Democracy: Two wolves and a sheep voting on lunch. _______________________________________________ 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: How can I Lauch Finder in postinstall or postupgrade?
by Philip Aker 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Oct 7, 2008, at 4:18 AM, Kazuyoshi Matsumoto wrote: I'm looking for the method How the installer lauch Finder at the end of Installation of an Application. In other words... I wanna show some folder after install my application. I'm trying to write in 'postinstall' script (in AppleScript) like bellow..... But sometime fail launch "Finder".(some environment SUCCESS!!) In error log..... execution error: An error of type -10810 has occurred. (-10810) [question] * What is error code mean? What's Happen? ---> I can't find any answer in apple web site..... Hi Kazuyoshi, This error is from LaunchServices (LSInfo.h): kLSUnknownErr = -10810, /* Unexpected internal error*/ * Please tell me what is wrong. * Is there any idea to this problem? /usr/bin/open "/path/to/MyFolder" Maybe something like: /usr/bin/open "/Applications/Utilities/MyFolder" [environment infomation when problem occured] * OS: MacOS X 10.5 (no revision) I think you should upgrade to at least 10.5.2 Philip Aker echo astwta@lvpc.dslh@nl | tr a-z@. p-za-o.@ Democracy: Two wolves and a sheep voting on lunch. _______________________________________________ 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.… --[postinstall]--------- osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to quit' osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to activate' osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to open folder "MyFolder" of folder "Applications:Utilities" of startup disk' ....... ------------------------ The problem is most likely that you are launching the Finder immediately after quitting it (takes a while for the Finder to quit depending on many factors). You really don't need AppleScript to show a folder unless it has been opened previously and it needs updating. So in most circumstances you can probably use: This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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How can I Lauch Finder in postinstall or postupgrade?
by Kazuyoshi Matsumoto 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi. I'm looking for the method How the installer lauch Finder at the end of Installation of an Application. In other words... I wanna show some folder after install my application. I'm trying to write in 'postinstall' script (in AppleScript) like bellow..... --[postinstall]--------- osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to quit' osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to activate' osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to open folder "MyFolder" of folder "Applications:Utilities" of startup disk' ....... ------------------------ But sometime fail launch "Finder".(some environment SUCCESS!!) In error log..... execution error: An error of type -10810 has occurred. (-10810) [question] * What is error code mean? What's Happen? ---> I can't find any answer in apple web site..... * Please tell me what is wrong. * Is there any idea to this problem? [environment infomation when problem occured] * OS: MacOS X 10.5 (no revision) * CPU: PPC Kazuyoshi _______________________________________________ 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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Install requirement script returning true
by Andy Bell 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

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adding a post-install script to an mpkg
by Bill Janssen 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com I've got PackageMaker open, and I'm trying to build an mpkg with a postinstall script. I can add "Actions", but I don't see how to add a postinstall script. Any ideas? Bill _______________________________________________ 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: pkmkdoc spec available?
by Bill Janssen 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Bill Coderre <bc(a)apple.com> wrote: > Why not document the formats of installer PACKAGES themselves? > 1) Installer packages are much less buggy > 2) They are a lot more likely to be supported in a few years... > > Seriously, a bundle package contains a pretty small number of things > to document, and it's easily constructed using common unix tools. OK, why not? http://sites.google.com/site/packageformat Bill _______________________________________________ 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: pkmkdoc spec available?
by Philip Aker 05 Oct '08

05 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Oct 4, 2008, at 3:27 PM, Bill Coderre wrote: Why not document the formats of installer PACKAGES themselves? 1) Installer packages are much less buggy 2) They are a lot more likely to be supported in a few years... Philip Aker echo astwta@lvpc.dslh@nl | tr a-z@. p-za-o.@ Democracy: Two wolves and a sheep voting on lunch. _______________________________________________ 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'd love to have a publicly available spec for this... The official answer will probably be that you can file a bug report on this requesting the format to be made available publicly. I will save you some time: I filed a enhancement request for that more than 3 years ago regarding the format of PackageMaker documents. I think the answer at one point was something equivalent to: which word don't you understand in 'proprietary format'? So your best option is to document it yourself. Seriously, a bundle package contains a pretty small number of things to document, and it's easily constructed using common unix tools. Sheesh, mkbom even has a pretty good man page... I recommend moving to the professional level of an XML Schema description <http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/> for describing package formats since it is the international standard. This would bring the benefit of stability for both users and developers since the validation features can help to locate bugs before they make it into release versions while the structural description can provide a means to interface the format with tools, applications, and documentation facilities easily. In addition it has versioning capabilities so it can handle future needs without the development team having to get their shorts tied in a knot at every upgrade (or suffer the barbs of this list!). You are right that packages don't have a large number of components. Compared to the needs of CSISC <http://www.cdisc.org/models/odm/v1.3/index.html > or the Data Standards Secretariat <http://www.dss-snd.gc.ca/public_MainPage_e.htm > [1] what is being dealt here with seems absolutely puny. Yet these organizations deal effectively with complex documents in multiple output formats using multiple tool/application interfaces (on multiple platforms). That is the power of XML Schema. [1] Various documents including taxonomy and element descriptions available after you sign a download agreement. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: pkmkdoc spec available?
by Bill Coderre 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com I see that the pmdoc file contains an XML file which begins with <pkmkdoc spec="1.12"> ++ Why not document the formats of installer PACKAGES themselves? 1) Installer packages are much less buggy 2) They are a lot more likely to be supported in a few years... Sheesh, mkbom even has a pretty good man page... _______________________________________________ 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 Oct 4, 2008, at 8:20 AM, Iceberg-Dev wrote: On Oct 4, 2008, at 9:00 AM, Nigel Kersten wrote: On Oct 4, 2008, at 1:31 AM, Bill Janssen wrote: Any chance that spec is available? I'd love to have a publicly available spec for this... The official answer will probably be that you can file a bug report on this requesting the format to be made available publicly. I will save you some time: I filed a enhancement request for that more than 3 years ago regarding the format of PackageMaker documents. I think the answer at one point was something equivalent to: which word don't you understand in 'proprietary format'? So your best option is to document it yourself. Seriously, a bundle package contains a pretty small number of things to document, and it's easily constructed using common unix tools. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: pkmkdoc spec available?
by Iceberg-Dev 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:content-type:message-id:cc:content-transfer-encoding :from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; bh=g+0BHgQWBNYYG/9KjT+kn63Tr1bBhTCAqFutm8dBIq4=; b=fsXMx9zay6mZK87BlfHKdEI0tBh0DV3eucIR2Fv8c5TuZtXNCOSFv5ot/SieEA8+a+ eLSGIDAn6AksIPmdK8reXHyH3BC0osOdaZObydHx6h4LDgq9238egwC4lCtcKuoSaSH8 QP/6XNbpeiZ8X2kmy67cUgz/+hVyVmn7CgwSA= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type:message-id:cc :content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; b=tgBjheg0I5ouCo1B74/A7NT/CMHdrbnUoQ9RzvRJs26tj8v/zLtcXexYoOaSRxXx8P Vu948pNPu/nzBsgFVk3wgVs9ZWq405p4qTM7WJ9C+wrwrmi0H8Ht6KuGDgAG4PJN4efF emw923Aa/1MWFsqlPDiDgr3xYfUp5cEqsjTs4= On Oct 4, 2008, at 9:00 AM, Nigel Kersten wrote: On Oct 4, 2008, at 1:31 AM, Bill Janssen wrote: I see that the pmdoc file contains an XML file which begins with <pkmkdoc spec="1.12"> ++ So your best option is to document it yourself. _______________________________________________ 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.… Any chance that spec is available? I'd love to have a publicly available spec for this... The official answer will probably be that you can file a bug report on this requesting the format to be made available publicly. I will save you some time: I filed a enhancement request for that more than 3 years ago regarding the format of PackageMaker documents. I think the answer at one point was something equivalent to: which word don't you understand in 'proprietary format'? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: pkmkdoc spec available?
by Nigel Kersten 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=default; d=explanatorygap.net; h=Received:Cc:Message-Id:From:To:In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Mime-Version:Subject:Date:References:X-Mailer:X-Identified-User; b=UL76x/z6D7/fJOc95b2PSJkAbkiJN1dFJSpW8Zu+C5RKwSnNUR1H5EPMLggO8JVbuzjQeq2Cxo4Q8SjthL8MZBsy5k8d921aZKAmQktUt7+UYoWQNTNuq2pNPY7EkFqI; On Oct 4, 2008, at 1:31 AM, Bill Janssen wrote: I see that the pmdoc file contains an XML file which begins with <pkmkdoc spec="1.12"> ++ I'd love to have a publicly available spec for this... _______________________________________________ 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.… Any chance that spec is available? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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