December 2008 - Installer-dev

Re: Relocation
by Craig Schamp 19 Dec '08

19 Dec '08

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Re: Turning off relocation (a hack solution to a PackageMaker bug)
by Craig Schamp 19 Dec '08

19 Dec '08

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Re: There is nothing to install
by Everette Clemmer 19 Dec '08

19 Dec '08

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There is nothing to install
by Everette Clemmer 19 Dec '08

19 Dec '08

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Re: PackageMaker and Tiger/Leopard Packages
by Adam Mercer 19 Dec '08

19 Dec '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:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=yrzt+X6nxIFsxotDBvxJZJeMyAfeR4wurk4ooz1RHH8=; b=W87HxW3bvyWgjzemdvLLTSZWA/IOEiywdO/9hj95ckQsfmMXIsOD3Hl6und4sMYEDa vE3GtnvzGZjb3p5vZSqjD3kMoTQPH95WFSiiZFF9NgKJooefqPK0gljepkrU2irVzU+6 BqeqOwjXEc1q7mZ0CMMYVpWQYmOXD09PjAeV8= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=cD2rGZZwOqKdxdlVv03lPBJQgj+diMt9tsgKwqv7VaE8DBxicUM2oAmNS/v4zPNgmh DXDBSTXhWsc12iYk9JK3Q7zCQVi9TSPoZ14Jp0VWW3g4vHoZsFaBU6mmqNaBpGrN2Lfr f2wpNVnexUljBYav7g4nfmQwNzL8jTM/8JY4A= Henri Thanks, thats an option, but surely PackageMaker should be able to do this? Cheers Adam On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 00:23, henri <henri(a)stmargarets.school.nz> wrote: > One way (probably not the best) would be to have a script which determines > the OS you are installing onto and then uses the install command to install > the various packages. > > I hope this helps. > >> Hi >> >> I'm trying to make an installer using PackageMaker that installs a >> series of different packages that I've already created but am running >> into a little Tiger/Leopard issue. I have in total 8 different >> packages that need to be included in the meta-package and the problem >> I am having is that one of them requires Leopard whereas all the >> others will run on both Tiger and Leopard. >> >> My goal is to have a single installer that can be used on both Tiger >> and Leopard giving the option of installing all packages on Leopard, >> and all but the Leopard only package on Tiger. To do this I build all >> packages with a minium target of Tiger and then in the meta-package >> added the requirement that the System OS should be >= 10.5.0 for the >> package that requires Leopard. If I then build and run this installer >> on Leopard the package that has the requirement of System OS >= 10.5.0 >> is greyed out and I am unable to select it. >> >> I have also tried building this Leopard only package with a minimum >> target of Leopard, but they I am unable to use this package in the >> meta-package as when building I get an warning stating that "No >> payload could be found. The package will not be built." I also get >> this error if I put the version check into the Leopard only package >> itself. >> >> Surely it must be possible to do this. Can anyone offer any pointers? >> >> Cheers >> >> Adam >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/henri%40stmargarets.sc… >> >> This email sent to henri(a)stmargarets.school.nz > > _______________________________________________ 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: Which bundle info.plist keys are used to tell newer app version from old?
by Iceberg-Dev 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '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=xy0kAbaSPGBZxTzVbWw/HsXvrBNDQpozUpY1ZhCREM0=; b=PNGizItTZSsZDtiG2v2/+2wge8rr4ltMuXWQfJrTIMbLICRrS8LXnjAMxvGLbhi2nQ A9E+41t65Za8SpYUXf2HUnTEBpAURHppV21qzNBIdKbCirWiivZaD0YZr4zzClPNlHxb i6ifr1PIGhWJDJh/gXgiHCWQfNKzKo/5EzqBc= 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=hExmtehr79FBtUfgdafPTODXLhjiQQ1/kAb/lvCNlcX9ZF0NOv5CybdLtgLps6ttr4 HDxjPAOjIrqlqesc+WX6GA5zRHU77ddp0te6rMcOt8VmBjKhLMlh/CgQfQ6/dumisKNh uP0D30FcsoHOuIqylTSJ9uqCi4Wg2QMhct/h8= On Dec 18, 2008, at 1:00 AM, Chris Markle wrote: Relatively new at this so forgive the possibly stupid or naive questions... What are the key strings to employ in the application's info.plist to change (increment?) so that the Finder will recognize a newer version of the app as being actually newer? And maybe even better, where is this discussed? Here are what I think the salient plist keys and values are from the current version of the app (which I inherited and with some identifying info changed to protect the innocent). I think this app has mis-used a number of these strings possibly including CFBundleShortVersionString (seems like it should be v.r.m ala 2.1 or 2.1.0), CFBundleVersion (seems like it should be a build number ala 1243), maybe others as well. I've seem in the Launch Services Programming Guide where it talks about preferred apps for a document or URL and notes that (eventually) the Finder will "If two or more verions of the same application have been found, giver preference to the one with the latest version number". But it doesn't say specifically which of these keys represent the version number (and non of these keys are called exactly that). I would have to guess that it's CFBundleShortVersionString but it might not be... Anyone know? _______________________________________________ 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.… <plist><dict> <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key><string>com.acmecompany.coolapp1</ string> <key>CFBundleName</key><string>CoolApp1</string> <key>CFBundleIconFile</key><string>CoolApp1.icns</string> <key>CFBundleDisplayName</key><string>CoolApp1</string> <key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key><string>CoolApp1 version 2.1 build 939, Copyright (c) xxxx by Acme, Inc. All rights reserved.</string> <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key><string>CoolApp1 version 2.1 build 939</string> <key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key><string>Copyright (c) xxx by Acme, Inc. All rights reserved.</string> <key>CFBundleExecutable</key><string>CoolApp1</string> <key>CFBundleVersion</key><string>2.1bld939</string> [...] </dict></plist> http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/ BPRuntimeConfig/Articles/PListKeys.html This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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PackageMaker and Tiger/Leopard Packages
by Adam Mercer 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

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Re: PackageMaker Installer
by Bryan S. Lee 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

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Which bundle info.plist keys are used to tell newer app version from old?
by Chris Markle 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Relatively new at this so forgive the possibly stupid or naive questions... What are the key strings to employ in the application's info.plist to change (increment?) so that the Finder will recognize a newer version of the app as being actually newer? And maybe even better, where is this discussed? Here are what I think the salient plist keys and values are from the current version of the app (which I inherited and with some identifying info changed to protect the innocent). <plist><dict> <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key><string>com.acmecompany.coolapp1</string> <key>CFBundleName</key><string>CoolApp1</string> <key>CFBundleIconFile</key><string>CoolApp1.icns</string> <key>CFBundleDisplayName</key><string>CoolApp1</string> <key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key><string>CoolApp1 version 2.1 build 939, Copyright (c) xxxx by Acme, Inc. All rights reserved.</string> <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key><string>CoolApp1 version 2.1 build 939</string> <key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key><string>Copyright (c) xxx by Acme, Inc. All rights reserved.</string> <key>CFBundleExecutable</key><string>CoolApp1</string> <key>CFBundleVersion</key><string>2.1bld939</string> [...] </dict></plist> I think this app has mis-used a number of these strings possibly including CFBundleShortVersionString (seems like it should be v.r.m ala 2.1 or 2.1.0), CFBundleVersion (seems like it should be a build number ala 1243), maybe others as well. I've seem in the Launch Services Programming Guide where it talks about preferred apps for a document or URL and notes that (eventually) the Finder will "If two or more verions of the same application have been found, giver preference to the one with the latest version number". But it doesn't say specifically which of these keys represent the version number (and non of these keys are called exactly that). I would have to guess that it's CFBundleShortVersionString but it might not be... Anyone know? Thanks! Chris _______________________________________________ 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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Do I want to install for all users? How is this dialog displayed?
by OSullivan, Steve 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AclgmzwGxFjBiLxAEEOOiWwITXisqA== Thread-topic: Do I want to install for all users? How is this dialog displayed? User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.15.0.081119 Hello, When I run my package (PackageMaker 3.0.1) which is configured for OS 10.5.x or above, sometimes I will get a panel in the installer dialog that asks me if I want to install this software for all users, and sometimes I do not get this panel. Can someone please tell me what the mechanism is that determines when and if this panel will be displayed? Thanks for any and all assistance! Regards, 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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