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Re: How to replace old version of product?
by Bill Cheeseman 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcjWOO4GOypa+1SvRfiLf0k6kNC7/A== Thread-topic: How to replace old version of product? User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.10.0.080409 on 2008-06-24 4:10 PM, Bill Coderre at bc(a)apple.com wrote: >> Weird. I wonder if this has something to do with temporary caches >> remembering that the new version was installed once already during >> this >> session. If so, then maybe this is a reasonable solution for the >> typical >> installation scenario, where it gets installed only once. > > It might also be that touch works if the Get Info window is not > sitting around open, but fails if it is. > > That sounds likely to me, but I never got ambitious enough to test it. I never leave the Get Info window open, so that definitely is not the cause. I was just opening the Get Info window to see what it showed, then promptly closed it again. -- Bill Cheeseman - bill(a)cheeseman.name Quechee Software, Quechee, Vermont, USA www.quecheesoftware.com PreFab Software - www.prefabsoftware.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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Re: How to replace old version of product?
by Bill Coderre 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Actually, touch -c "$2" That sounds likely to me, but I never got ambitious enough to test it. _______________________________________________ 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 Jun 24, 2008, at 12:19 PM, Bill Cheeseman wrote: on 2008-06-24 9:53 AM, William J. Cheeseman at bill(a)cheeseman.name wrote: It appears that 'touch' does not accomplish my goal. does work, but only the first time I run it after shutting down the computer and restarting. If I then set up and run my installer AGAIN (that is, trash the newly-installed app, reinstall the old version, then re-run my installer), it does NOT work. Or, rather, it works only half way: it updates the Date Modified in the Finder window the second time, but it does not update the Version column or the version information that appears in the Finder Get Info window as it did the first time. Weird. I wonder if this has something to do with temporary caches remembering that the new version was installed once already during this session. If so, then maybe this is a reasonable solution for the typical installation scenario, where it gets installed only once. It might also be that touch works if the Get Info window is not sitting around open, but fails if it is. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: PackageMaker 3.0.1 built-in script error
by Scott Amory 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Bill, Scott On Jun 24, 2008, at 12:52 PM, Bill Cheeseman wrote: -- Bill Cheeseman - bill(a)cheeseman.name Quechee Software, Quechee, Vermont, USA www.quecheesoftware.com PreFab Software - www.prefabsoftware.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.… Please file a bug and note the configuration options that you used to get the script with the error to appear. Thanks. The basic script that PackageMaker 3.0.1 generates always reports this error when run in Installer: Jun 24 15:50:41 BillCheesemanPB /private/tmp/scripts.71Qz/./ preflight[623]: /private/tmp/scripts.71Qz/./preflight: line 6: [: -gt: unary operator expected It doesn't seem to cause any harm. I assume this is a bug in PackageMaker. Is it known to Apple? _______________________________________________ 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/samory %40apple.com This email sent to samory(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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PackageMaker 3.0.1 built-in script error
by Bill Cheeseman 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcjWM9jbjxE0QNi9QPSbQZk33CNjoQ== Thread-topic: PackageMaker 3.0.1 built-in script error User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.10.0.080409 The basic script that PackageMaker 3.0.1 generates always reports this error when run in Installer: Jun 24 15:50:41 BillCheesemanPB /private/tmp/scripts.71Qz/./preflight[623]: /private/tmp/scripts.71Qz/./preflight: line 6: [: -gt: unary operator expected It doesn't seem to cause any harm. I assume this is a bug in PackageMaker. Is it known to Apple? -- Bill Cheeseman - bill(a)cheeseman.name Quechee Software, Quechee, Vermont, USA www.quecheesoftware.com PreFab Software - www.prefabsoftware.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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Re: How to replace old version of product?
by Bill Cheeseman 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcjVc515Y/ZuPTxWR2GWZKXmoO1spAAjgppQAAthoEE= Thread-topic: How to replace old version of product? User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.10.0.080409 on 2008-06-24 9:53 AM, William J. Cheeseman at bill(a)cheeseman.name wrote: > It appears that 'touch' does not accomplish my goal. Actually, touch -c "$2" does work, but only the first time I run it after shutting down the computer and restarting. If I then set up and run my installer AGAIN (that is, trash the newly-installed app, reinstall the old version, then re-run my installer), it does NOT work. Or, rather, it works only half way: it updates the Date Modified in the Finder window the second time, but it does not update the Version column or the version information that appears in the Finder Get Info window as it did the first time. Weird. I wonder if this has something to do with temporary caches remembering that the new version was installed once already during this session. If so, then maybe this is a reasonable solution for the typical installation scenario, where it gets installed only once. -- Bill Cheeseman - bill(a)cheeseman.name Quechee Software, Quechee, Vermont, USA www.quecheesoftware.com PreFab Software - www.prefabsoftware.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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Re: How to replace old version of product?
by Bill Cheeseman 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcjVc515Y/ZuPTxWR2GWZKXmoO1spAAjgppQ Thread-topic: How to replace old version of product? User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.10.0.080409 on 2008-06-23 4:56 PM, William J. Cheeseman at bill(a)cheeseman.name wrote: >>> I'm thinking of a postinstall script something like this: >>> >>> osascript -e "tell application \"Finder\" to update POSIX file >>> \"<fullpath>\"" >>> >>> Is there a way to do that without resorting to AppleScript? I >>> suspect not. >> >> touch /full/path ? > > I had looked at that, but it seems to be limited to updating the file dates. > I'm not sure I want to do that. But I'll experiment with it and see what > happens. It appears that 'touch' does not accomplish my goal. Furthermore, the Finder 'update' command in AppleScript is apparently broken in Leopard (10.5.3). So I'm stuck. I can't find any way to update the Finder's listing of the installed application's version, short of logging out and back in. In my opinion, this makes for a terrible user experience. It isn't good for AppleScripters, either, because the Finder continues to respond to AppleScript commands (such as 'get version of <path>) as if the old file were still installed. -- Bill Cheeseman - bill(a)cheeseman.name Quechee Software, Quechee, Vermont, USA www.quecheesoftware.com PreFab Software - www.prefabsoftware.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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How can I package data into a bundle and then simply execute a script during the installer?
by Ian Hummel 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com (AH...sorry forgot to change the subject) I am really having a terrible time figuring out how to do this. I am building the pkg with PackageMaker 3.0.1 on Leopard. Thanks for any tips! - ian. _______________________________________________ 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 am trying to create an installer for a product that consists of the following pieces * a firefox extension that needs to be placed into ~/Library/ Application Support/Profiles/XXXX/extensions/ * a script that needs to be run to install a 3rdparty piece of software Basically, I could do everything I need from a shell script, but I cannot figure out how to bundle the resources and have my pkg simply run a script that would unpack/copy/execute the resources as neccessary. Is there a way to simply put everything into one "bundle" with all the real data in the Resources directory and have it simply call a shell script during install? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: How to add a program as a login item after installing?
by Ian Hummel 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com I am really having a terrible time figuring out how to do this. I am building the pkg with PackageMaker 3.0.1 on Leopard. Thanks for any tips! - ian. _______________________________________________ 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 am trying to create an installer for a product that consists of the following pieces * a firefox extension that needs to be placed into ~/Library/ Application Support/Profiles/XXXX/extensions/ * a script that needs to be run to install a 3rdparty piece of software Basically, I could do everything I need from a shell script, but I cannot figure out how to bundle the resources and have my pkg simply run a script that would unpack/copy/execute the resources as neccessary. Is there a way to simply put everything into one "bundle" with all the real data in the Resources directory and have it simply call a shell script during install? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: How to add a program as a login item after installing?
by JongAm Park 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

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Re: How to add a program as a login item after installing?
by Michael Kiaer 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

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