August 2008 - Installer-dev

Re: PackageMaker Requirement
by Stéphane Sudre 31 Aug '08

31 Aug '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Aug 31, 2008, at 4:54 PM, Stéphane Sudre wrote: It's probably: that should be used if I am to believe the doc. _______________________________________________ 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.… [...] /* If the path has again changed in Snow Leopard, you would need to add another test */ if (my.target.systemVersion.ProductVersion >= '10.5.0') { tResult = system.files.fileExistsAtPath(tMountPoint + "/The/Path/ To/My/File/For/Leopard"); } else if (my.target.systemVersion.ProductVersion >= '10.4.0') if (system.compareVersions (my.target.systemVersion.ProductVersion,'10.4.0')>=0) This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: PackageMaker Requirement
by Stéphane Sudre 31 Aug '08

31 Aug '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Aug 30, 2008, at 11:44 PM, Steven J. Vogt wrote: Greetings! /* This version will check only the system volume */ function myRequirementFunction() { var tResult = false; return tResult; } /* This version will check the different volumes */ function myRequirementFunction() { var tResult = false; try { var tMountPoint; tMountPoint=my.target.mountpoint; return tResult; } -- STephane _______________________________________________ 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 currently trying to distribute a package that adds printers to student computers. So far I have it accommodating for Tiger and Leopard differences in where the PPD's live. This is in one installer and it's is working great. What I'm trying to do now is check if a certain PPD file exists and if it doesn't I want to not allow the installer to run. I looked at setting a requirement for the package "If file exists" I could then specify the file. What I really need to do is check if one or the other file exists. (PPD on Tiger or PPD on Leopard). I can't figure out a way to check multiple files and continue if one or the other is found. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I know I could split the package into to, but I'm hoping to be able to keep in one package. If you're targeting Tiger or Leopard, I would assume you're using a distribution script. If this is really the case, there is nothing preventing you from writing your own javascript function for the requirements. try { tResult = system.files.fileExistsAtPath('/The/Path/To/My/File') == true || system.files.fileExistsAtPath('/The/Path/To/My/File') == true; } catch (tException) { } AFAIK, it could be improved with something like this since you're saying the PPD is not at the same location depending on the OS version. /* If the path has again changed in Snow Leopard, you would need to add another test */ if (my.target.systemVersion.ProductVersion >= '10.5.0') { tResult = system.files.fileExistsAtPath(tMountPoint + "/The/Path/ To/My/File/For/Leopard"); } else if (my.target.systemVersion.ProductVersion >= '10.4.0') { tResult = system.files.fileExistsAtPath(tMountPoint + "/The/Path/ To/My/File/For/Tiger"); } } catch (tException) { } This has been typed in Apple Mail and I'm not a Javascript expert so this may not work. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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PackageMaker Requirement
by Steven J. Vogt 30 Aug '08

30 Aug '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Greetings! Thanks for any input! Steve _______________________________________________ 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 currently trying to distribute a package that adds printers to student computers. So far I have it accommodating for Tiger and Leopard differences in where the PPD's live. This is in one installer and it's is working great. What I'm trying to do now is check if a certain PPD file exists and if it doesn't I want to not allow the installer to run. I looked at setting a requirement for the package "If file exists" I could then specify the file. What I really need to do is check if one or the other file exists. (PPD on Tiger or PPD on Leopard). I can't figure out a way to check multiple files and continue if one or the other is found. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I know I could split the package into to, but I'm hoping to be able to keep in one package. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Missing outlets in the nib
by Jose R.C. Cruz 30 Aug '08

30 Aug '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:cc:message-id:from:to :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version :subject:date:references:x-mailer; bh=AC2JAtFWaBbp7I6cDuSXUt8hdMfsiTEByjLluKJH3lA=; b=N0EVTEC16IYXEE10C4z0uW1uL9zmHNHA8Yf/ASpd9muNOd9MHseuHvvPp0CFYOCsKz cOIl7Yml30P514qZHT0wPNBYpemjc2P390HO5ChELqVXQghM79jUYBY9c9j9IT2CXKjy HyoZb2Uuz8j29uQkJx+SiKZcy9cmKjv1XhVHs= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=cc:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:date:references :x-mailer; b=rUc+InngoVQh9Y2GkBQDlx42BaE1uHNUaylholg+SRPNphF9LlTQ/12bMJOepeuIem BTBTIcrwzH7Wn+TD8KBUFSFOxsGjODpDAm+IAf6XfL/Lp+vqb8gB2DRrqdHgAUVWG1Vh NBzKAcprZsLaHB6CODRrgr3zVglDaQo4jYN8Y= 2008 Aug 30, 05:10 PST I'll see if I can fix the template as well. ----- J.C. Cruz Freelance Writer MacTech/REALbasic Developer/Python Magazine anarakisware-at-gmail-dot-com On 29 Aug 2008, at 20:51:30, Philip Aker wrote: On Aug 29, 2008, at 7:51 PM, Jose R.C.Cruz wrote: 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/anarakisware%40gmail.c… _______________________________________________ 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 tried to create a new plug-in project using the same template, but I still end up with the same missing outlets. It seems that the template itself may be broken. I was able to fix the problem by first downgrading my nib file to version 2.x. Then I added the missing outlets to the classes.nib file using TextWrangler. I am working on a sample project for my article on installer plug- ins. I used the Installer Plugin template as the basis for my project. When I inspect the InstallerPane instance in my nib file, I get the following list of outlets. <ib_foobar.jpg> Compare this with the one below, which is from the sample plug-in project from Apple. Note the following outlets are missing from the above panel: firstKeyView, initialKeyView, lastKeyView, nextPane. Note as well that the outlets contentView and parentSection appear to be connected, but in reality they are not <ib_sample.jpg> Has anyone run into this problem before? What cause it and is there a way to fix it? I am running Xcode 3.0 on a 10.5.1. system. I haven't but the first picture shows that your nib is messed up because the title shows that somewhere along the line your project was started from a template and the template entry for «PROJECTNAMEASIDENTIFIER» was not changed to the name of your project during instantiation. You might be able to edit the nib file with a text editor and salvage otherwise you'll have to recreate and make sure it gets instantiated correctly. This email sent to anarakisware(a)gmail.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Missing outlets in the nib
by Philip Aker 30 Aug '08

30 Aug '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Aug 29, 2008, at 7:51 PM, Jose R.C.Cruz wrote: 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 am working on a sample project for my article on installer plug- ins. I used the Installer Plugin template as the basis for my project. When I inspect the InstallerPane instance in my nib file, I get the following list of outlets. <ib_foobar.jpg> Compare this with the one below, which is from the sample plug-in project from Apple. Note the following outlets are missing from the above panel: firstKeyView, initialKeyView, lastKeyView, nextPane. Note as well that the outlets contentView and parentSection appear to be connected, but in reality they are not <ib_sample.jpg> Has anyone run into this problem before? What cause it and is there a way to fix it? I am running Xcode 3.0 on a 10.5.1. system. I haven't but the first picture shows that your nib is messed up because the title shows that somewhere along the line your project was started from a template and the template entry for «PROJECTNAMEASIDENTIFIER» was not changed to the name of your project during instantiation. You might be able to edit the nib file with a text editor and salvage otherwise you'll have to recreate and make sure it gets instantiated correctly. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Missing outlets in the nib
by Jose R.C.Cruz 30 Aug '08

30 Aug '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:from:to :content-type:mime-version:subject:date:x-mailer; bh=7eX1k4nTaJ/r9K3/Vtzbt4mGeTCrkC1rnL8N4pRybXQ=; b=bvzeDermmd+C4pl2XkPTKLL/0eghWZJsy/299zYnr3PMUu9mOSqODy87AlNSZMwMEN hja+24VsZ1I53MmbUDSeV/B0m/T+0sms7/K4LpNzLPt/uL+PU76cko7Yb5sW4XzAasaP D0vNxnvt9w76eKQNjxWSm1D+zKVQ5KWQxsgws= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:from:to:content-type:mime-version:subject:date:x-mailer; b=VOdoh7p010eBaMuQgWGr1sheeLicGZL/MwllCoakSYpO0JUt7BOxgg3r5L8VffqmPM mXTmVZKLI5DkR3t057Rysh6/inA1sye4ucbqt9+qgoY8YhzsHcPxlA6NQeEhOuatzyT8 8oNIpDJuR9GyZu9Qkj7JqK9iFlw2OPN3urzPg= 2008 Aug 29, 19:36 PST Hello, folks! ----- J.C. Cruz Freelance Writer MacTech/REALbasic Developer/Python Magazine anarakisware-at-gmail-dot-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 I am working on a sample project for my article on installer plug- ins. I used the Installer Plugin template as the basis for my project. When I inspect the InstallerPane instance in my nib file, I get the following list of outlets. Compare this with the one below, which is from the sample plug-in project from Apple. Note the following outlets are missing from the above panel: firstKeyView, initialKeyView, lastKeyView, nextPane. Note as well that the outlets contentView and parentSection appear to be connected, but in reality they are not Has anyone run into this problem before? What cause it and is there a way to fix it? I am running Xcode 3.0 on a 10.5.1. system.

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Re: Command line created installer pkg not installing target application
by Scott Amory 29 Aug '08

29 Aug '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Scott On Aug 29, 2008, at 10:50 AM, OSullivan, Steve wrote: Hello All, Here is the command line that I am using: Regards, SteveO _______________________________________________ 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.… It sounds like your app is being relocated. Check your install log and you'll probably see some line mentioning the diverting of your app to somewhere else. The bad news is that the current way you are calling PM there isn't a way to turn off relocation. For now you'll have to create a pmdoc with the setting disabled. That is unless you want your app to be upgraded wherever it happens to be on the system. It's not a bad idea at all, but it can make it difficult for testing for developers. I am slowly working my way through problems one by one. Thanks for your help so far! I am now able to create a package through the PM GUI, and have it install and run a postinstall script properly. My issue now is that I am trying to implement a command line build of my installer package. When I run the following command line, it creates a package where I expect it to be, but in the application directory, it only installs two text files that should accompany the target application. The application itself is not installed! packagemaker -r /Users/admin/Desktop/installer_packages/MyApp\ X -o /Users/admin/Desktop/MyApp\ X.pkg -i com.mycompany.MyApp -n 0.0.1 -t MyApp\ X -l /Applications/MyApp\ X/ -s /Users/admin/Desktop/installer_packages/resources -g 10.5 -h system - v -b I really appreciate any and all assistance! I am trying to make my questions as complete as possible. Please let me know if I am not including the proper information with which to formulate a suggestion. _______________________________________________ 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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Command line created installer pkg not installing target application
by OSullivan, Steve 29 Aug '08

29 Aug '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AckJ/7Xo0VG272RtoU+fn/X4pBQJow== Thread-topic: Command line created installer pkg not installing target application User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.11.0.080522 Hello All, I am slowly working my way through problems one by one. Thanks for your help so far! I am now able to create a package through the PM GUI, and have it install and run a postinstall script properly. My issue now is that I am trying to implement a command line build of my installer package. When I run the following command line, it creates a package where I expect it to be, but in the application directory, it only installs two text files that should accompany the target application. The application itself is not installed! Here is the command line that I am using: packagemaker -r /Users/admin/Desktop/installer_packages/MyApp\ X -o /Users/admin/Desktop/MyApp\ X.pkg -i com.mycompany.MyApp -n 0.0.1 -t MyApp\ X -l /Applications/MyApp\ X/ -s /Users/admin/Desktop/installer_packages/resources -g 10.5 -h system -v -b I really appreciate any and all assistance! I am trying to make my questions as complete as possible. Please let me know if I am not including the proper information with which to formulate a suggestion. Regards, SteveO _______________________________________________ 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: Problems from command line with PackageMaker 3.0.2 and Allow Downgrade
by John Gee 29 Aug '08

29 Aug '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On 28/08/2008, at 20:22 , John Gee wrote: -- John Gee, ADInstruments Programmers live in interesting times... _______________________________________________ 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 have now discovered that "Allow Downgrade" is not working from the command line, but does seem to work fine when built interactively using the PackageMaker application. I found a work-around for this particular issue, which is to turn on the Downgrades in a merged info file using "--info". <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd "> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>IFPkgFlagAllowBackRev</key> <true/> </dict> </plist> (Now if I could also disable the relocation via the info file, would be pretty happy! I won't believe this is stable and working for a few days yet, the problems have been thick and fast.) This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Problems from command line with PackageMaker 3.0.2 and Allow Downgrade
by John Gee 29 Aug '08

29 Aug '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On 29/08/2008, at 01:00 , Aaron London wrote: -- John Gee, ADInstruments Programmers live in interesting times... _______________________________________________ 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.… Given all the bugs with PackageMaker 3.x, I've stayed with PackageMaker 2 from the Xcode 2.5 install for command-line builds. Stop wasting your time. Open bugs with Apple and cross your fingers for Snow Leopard fixes. Thanks Aaron. Can this be hosted on Leopard? Using Xcode 2.5 on Leopard, I am having much the same problems as with PackageMaker 3. I can build the installer by launching the PackageMaker 2.1.1 application and using it interactively, but I can not build the installer from the command line. (I suspect it is a bad sign that /Xcode2.5/Tools/packagemaker is a link to the PackageMaker 3 application...) $ sudo /Xcode2.5/Applications/Utilities/PackageMaker.app/Contents/ MacOS/PackageMaker -build -proj InstallerFinal.pmproj -p LabChart.pkg The package could not be created because of the following errors: No package identifier specified. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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