October 2008 - Installer-dev

Re: Debugging Installer Plugins
by Neal Sidhwaney 11 Oct '08

11 Oct '08

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Debugging Installer Plugins
by development2 11 Oct '08

11 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thanks, Scott _______________________________________________ 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 can I debug and installer plugin? Also does anyone know of any documentation for writing the InstallerPlugins? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: hdiutil create failed error 49168
by Nigel Kersten 11 Oct '08

11 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=t344+3G5HSVcK2X2pq31+gFFqH8do2FXIkM057tz7tHW86aZ+8dc6mzkhVT81E/NoWc71p908AZe3s4pA4taeNSg84jAdfYgqPQDK8oyX1tO7njqElvC+dQiH6GOj/b/; On Oct 9, 2008, at 5:47 PM, David wrote: I put the application in a directory then used the following command: hdiutil create out.dmg -srcfolder sourceDir hdiutil: create failed - error 49168 I haven't found much in Google about this. I'm not of out disk space. Any help appreciated. I can't be positive that was the same error code I was seeing, but I think I've seen this with disk and filesystem problems for the backing store filesystem. I meant to put a bug report in asking for human readable descriptions of these error codes, but forgot... _______________________________________________ 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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SNAFU in Installer.app/Documentation/PackageMaker with Disk Space requirement?
by Iceberg-Dev 11 Oct '08

11 Oct '08

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Re: Mac Installers
by Fred Priese 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

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Phantom postinstall scirpt in PackageMaker package....
by OSullivan, Steve 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: Ackq/QVADyriRn4bLEC1xYXDQpDAJg== Thread-topic: Phantom postinstall scirpt in PackageMaker package.... User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.12.0.080729 Hello all, I am having a very strange problem with running PackageMaker 3.0.2 involving a postinstall script. When I run PackageMaker from the command line with: /Developer/usr/bin/packagemaker -r /pkg_base_engine -o /pkg_scratch/engine.pkg -i com.company.product -n ${BUILDVERSION} -t "Product Engine" -l /Applications/product/Engine -s /build_base/scripts/ -e /build_base/resources -g 10.5 -h system -b and then check the results with Pacifist, I find that PM had included the wrong postinstall script in the package. In fact, it includes one which is not on the machine! I am stumped! Here is the content of /build_base/scripts/: -rwxr-xr-x 1 build staff 748 Oct 7 11:35 postinstall* Yet, here is what is included in my package according to Pacifist: postflight.sh 748 bytes build wheel -rwxr-xr-x 10/7/08 Now here is the funny part (and not funny 'ha-ha') postflight.sh does not exist on this machine (the machine from which the package is being created) either through spotlight or through locate! I am truly stumped, but am pretty sure that when I get over this, my postflight script will work.... Hope I haven't jinxed myself. TIA, Steve O'Sullivan _______________________________________________ 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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Mac Installers
by development2 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thanks, Scott _______________________________________________ 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.… Hi, I have recently been asked to do a contract to create a couple of installers. Now these installers must mimic (as much as possible) there Windows counterparts. I have gotten them to agree to letting me at least make it as Mac like as possible. The problem is it needs to do some non-standard functionality within the installer. This software installation is for Hardware, so it must initialize the Hardware and gather information from the device and the user. It also must play required video at first and then an optional video at the end of the install. I also must be able to add Radio Buttons, Checkboxes, Popup menus, Buttons, text fields and static text. So I have been looking at installers but am not sure which one would be the best to use. I have looked at PackageMaker, Iceberg, Installer VISE, and InstallAnywhere. Packagemaker does not look like it will do what I need. But i m not sure about the others, I need to create several screens for the install that mimic the Windows installer. Can anyone give me any direction on the best way to go. Unfortunately they are asking for an answer today ( I just talked to them last night :) ), so any help or direction would be much appreciated. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: hdiutil create failed error 49168
by David Melgar 10 Oct '08

10 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:references:message-id:from:to :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer :mime-version:subject:date:cc; bh=rxZMgiPf0KLrzF+KTv6dkkXFq94txpLHrldvHOJOwWI=; b=OQHxa4AyMGEAteGJoupXrTUUInHuXvsWLK3pREMLxVNDR9ffZjFwdy/ydXOfUWJZ8u zR3RvZ0zsVsTj62wquXi0SU87XjwXBDbR3+UHeTls4P2v3IyoU9fKT5PXEQUxECmLbK/ L5c4VjKBenR46vavkLAy17XYfEglg+t+EiN9M= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=references:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer:mime-version:subject:date:cc; b=HiI9unGb58nuVn34+S3LBLB7mO/MWsXLTjLTNuQ9sYLxbCk9MpUdcPa0a3IB0RZuH2 5eFaNN0co1bVkTLLHrY+GzKdoMKxd5A52BIGLGRFCePbpr6Jjc9uKHrA2eS+cYIkuXYR srUabyJo74vU1NYPjk82VjlMn/h4uLvNf0CwI= I already replied to this but maybe it didn't make it to the list. I do not have any antivirus installed. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 10, 2008, at 11:58 AM, Scott Russell <ScottRussell(a)nd.edu> wrote: Hi David, I found NAV 10.1 to be particularly heinous about this. Best wishes, Scott -- Dr. Scott Russell IT Support Engineer/Consultant Arts & Letters Computing, Distributed Support Services, Office of Information Technologies, University of Notre Dame Instructor of Horn, University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College Assistant Horn, South Bend Symphony Orchestra 234 Decio Hall 574-631-7021 ScottRussell(a)nd.edu http://www.nd.edu/~srussel2/ On Oct 9, 2008, at 9:22 PM, David wrote: FYI, I reran the command from history, no changes that I'm aware of anywhere, and it worked. I have been experiencing these frequent errors for no discernible reason. I've been trying to use tools DropDMG and DMG Canvas. Both of those often also give me errors, especially DropDMG which always reports an error, hdiutil 49168. The man page for hdiutil says that when using srcfolder the file system will match that of the source. Therefore sounds like the fs option is not needed unless you're trying to override the filesystem. Try: Hdiutil create -ov -fs HFS+ -srcfolder sourceDir out.dmg I usually use: Hdiutil create -ov -fs HFS+ -volname "out" -srcfolder "source Dir" out.dmg The man page will describe all the options :) Lisa hdiutil create out.dmg -srcfolder sourceDir hdiutil: create failed - error 49168 Any help appreciated. _______________________________________________ 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/lisaweimer%40smartt ech.com This email sent to lisaweimer(a)smarttech.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/scottrussell%40nd.edu _______________________________________________ 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.… Your antivirus software is getting in the way. Disable it, create the DMG, reenable it. The -ov option just overwrites. If you don't overwrite and the file is present, it gives a simple error stating that the file exists. On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Lisa Weimer <LisaWeimer(a)smarttech.com> wrote: No idea what your error is, but you didn't specify any disk format. Mac disk images are HFS+. -----Original Message----- From: installer-dev-bounces+lisaweimer=smarttech.com(a)lists.apple.com [mailto:installer-dev-bounces+lisaweimer=smarttech.com@lists.apple.com ] On Behalf Of David Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 6:48 PM To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: hdiutil create failed error 49168 I'm trying to create a dmg with an application in it. I put the application in a directory then used the following command: I haven't found much in Google about this. I'm not of out disk space. This email sent to scottrussell(a)nd.edu This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: hdiutil create failed error 49168
by Scott Russell 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi David, I found NAV 10.1 to be particularly heinous about this. Best wishes, Scott -- Dr. Scott Russell IT Support Engineer/Consultant Arts & Letters Computing, Distributed Support Services, Office of Information Technologies, University of Notre Dame Instructor of Horn, University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College Assistant Horn, South Bend Symphony Orchestra 234 Decio Hall 574-631-7021 ScottRussell(a)nd.edu http://www.nd.edu/~srussel2/ On Oct 9, 2008, at 9:22 PM, David wrote: FYI, I reran the command from history, no changes that I'm aware of anywhere, and it worked. I have been experiencing these frequent errors for no discernible reason. I've been trying to use tools DropDMG and DMG Canvas. Both of those often also give me errors, especially DropDMG which always reports an error, hdiutil 49168. The man page for hdiutil says that when using srcfolder the file system will match that of the source. Therefore sounds like the fs option is not needed unless you're trying to override the filesystem. The -ov option just overwrites. If you don't overwrite and the file is present, it gives a simple error stating that the file exists. Try: Hdiutil create -ov -fs HFS+ -srcfolder sourceDir out.dmg I usually use: Hdiutil create -ov -fs HFS+ -volname "out" -srcfolder "source Dir" out.dmg The man page will describe all the options :) Lisa I'm trying to create a dmg with an application in it. I put the application in a directory then used the following command: hdiutil create out.dmg -srcfolder sourceDir hdiutil: create failed - error 49168 I haven't found much in Google about this. I'm not of out disk space. Any help appreciated. _______________________________________________ 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/lisaweimer%40smartt ech.com This email sent to lisaweimer(a)smarttech.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/scottrussell%40nd.edu _______________________________________________ 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.… Your antivirus software is getting in the way. Disable it, create the DMG, reenable it. On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Lisa Weimer <LisaWeimer(a)smarttech.com> wrote: No idea what your error is, but you didn't specify any disk format. Mac disk images are HFS+. -----Original Message----- From: installer-dev-bounces+lisaweimer=smarttech.com(a)lists.apple.com [mailto:installer-dev-bounces+lisaweimer=smarttech.com@lists.apple.com ] On Behalf Of David Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 6:48 PM To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: hdiutil create failed error 49168 This email sent to scottrussell(a)nd.edu This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: hdiutil create failed error 49168
by James Kelly 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: Ackq7jXNlwsHY2WwbkyIXNpwOD2n6g== Thread-topic: hdiutil create failed error 49168 User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.12.0.080729 A related question, although perhaps one straying a little far from the list topic: Is there a reference somewhere for what these error codes map to? I had an issue Wednesday with hdiutil that I ended up having to resolve by trial and error, because I couldn't for the life of me find a reference for the error code produced. Thanks, Jim On 10/9/08 8:47 PM, "David" <enki1711(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I'm trying to create a dmg with an application in it. > I put the application in a directory then used the following command: > > hdiutil create out.dmg -srcfolder sourceDir > > hdiutil: create failed - error 49168 > > I haven't found much in Google about this. I'm not of out disk space. > > Any help appreciated. > _______________________________________________ > 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/jkelly%40nemetschek.net > > This email sent to jkelly(a)nemetschek.net _______________________________________________ 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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