January 2009 - Installer-dev

Re: One Package, 2 platforms
by Iceberg-Dev 28 Jan '09

28 Jan '09

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=lbl9p8mjWAmSYyDs0qRgUcIdDbJaKJHrjhJX0jgNwHc=; b=I30SnCWpVt/Sc/uUBu7J759jih2tzii4Q5g8zlXYRJ5pDcJJWZJU6NjhutK+sefTX7 IcDLA8qBOjAth6KOHlJdm3vFZcwvi/cduhF4DWrEnBEX3kHNRlz9BHGvxhNKILjFViO8 M2a/fS3dpfiKjl7UzPrztYEcWLb4SX/fAR5OI= 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=wnBzLnjRchv+KwgA5WpNavUfZwd9OXtQanbAX4s7v/ni9draDYSq9f6NSdOgYnZBNy EpPjR8+vBeaPI8hv19vSOE8AZtaXT0ECchWvfZyiWPHUm3UP5gdZLTTgPVDS7PVsmkzN F8JK26Qw0a6ke48cOQGL9Pbq2YIz8GfgYmUp8= On Jan 28, 2009, at 6:52 PM, Greg Neagle wrote: _______________________________________________ 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.… The second alternative is the way to go if we ever want to have uninstall capabilities in the future. A generic uninstaller could use receipt info to figure out what to remove. A generic uninstaller could not "rewind" a post-install or post-upgrade script. Alas, I think we may never see robust uninstall on OS X, because it would require changes from Apple _and_ from all package developers. Actually, it would first require preventing installation by drag and drop. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: One Package, 2 platforms
by Greg Neagle 28 Jan '09

28 Jan '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com -Greg On Jan 27, 2009, at 9:37 PM, Pradeep Kumar Udupi wrote: Hi Jason -- Thanks Pradeep Hi All, I want to create a package installer that works on both Tiger and Leopard. My issue is that 10.4 and 10.5 keep system Python files in a different location. Thoughts? Thanks, -Jason _______________________________________________ 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/pradeep%40robosoftin.c… This email sent to pradeep(a)robosoftin.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/greg.neagle%40disneyan… _______________________________________________ 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.… The second alternative is the way to go if we ever want to have uninstall capabilities in the future. A generic uninstaller could use receipt info to figure out what to remove. A generic uninstaller could not "rewind" a post-install or post-upgrade script. Alas, I think we may never see robust uninstall on OS X, because it would require changes from Apple _and_ from all package developers. You can install the files in a temporary location and then move them to the OS specific location using postinstall or postupgrade scripts. Of course in this case the BOM will not contain the location where the files really end up, but if that's not a problem then the above mentioned method should work. Another alternative is to create 2 pkgs and then wrap them into a meta package and have the OS based version check in the InstallationCheck script that will block the installation of one pkg or the other depending on the OS the mpkg is installed on. Is it possible to create an installer that can put files in a different location depending upon platform version? I have tried and I am not seeing what I can do. This email sent to greg.neagle(a)disneyanimation.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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RE: One Package, 2 platforms
by Adam Peck 28 Jan '09

28 Jan '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcmBRU6J8F4sHi3cRvSyn+1DxQ8igwAFKpOw Thread-topic: One Package, 2 platforms Something like this should work: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <installer-script minSpecVersion="1.000000" authoringTool="com.apple.PackageMaker" authoringToolVersion="3.0.1" authoringToolBuild="172"> <title>Title</title> <options customize="allow" allow-external-scripts="no"/> <script type="text/javascript"> function check_osver(osver) { var myVer = System.version['ProductVersion']; if(check_version(myVer, osver)) return false; else return true; } function is_higher(ver1, ver2) { ver1 = ver1.split("."); ver2 = ver2.split("."); for(var i=0;i<2;i++) { if(parseInt(ver1[i]) > parseInt(ver2[i])) { return true; } else if(parseInt(ver1[i]) < parseInt(ver2[i])) { return false; } } return false; } </script> <choices-outline> <line choice="choice0" /> <line choice="choice1" /> </choices-outline> <choice id="choice0" title="Package 10.5" description="This package is for 10.5 only." start_visible="check_osver('10.5')" start_selected="check_osver('10.5')"> <pkg-ref id="com.smarttech.notebook10" /> </choice> <choice id="choice1" title="Package 10.4" description="This package is for 10.4 only." start_visible="check_osver('10.4')" start_selected="check_osver('10.4')"> <pkg-ref id="com.smarttech.notebookTools" /> </choice> <pkg-ref id="com.test.pkg" installKBytes="126656" version="10.0.246.1" auth="Root">file:./Contents/Packages/10.5.pkg</pkg-ref> <pkg-ref id="com.test.pkg" installKBytes="40576" version="10.0.241.1" auth="Root">file:./Contents/Packages/10.4.pkg</pkg-ref> </installer-script> I have not tested this though but should get you moving in the right direction (this is a distribution.dist file.) -----Original Message----- From: installer-dev-bounces+adampeck=smarttech.com(a)lists.apple.com [mailto:installer-dev-bounces+adampeck=smarttech.com@lists.apple.com] On Behalf Of Jason Todd Slack-Moehrle Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 5:38 AM To: Pradeep Kumar Udupi Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: Re: One Package, 2 platforms Hi Pradeep, Awesome information, do you have an example on meta packages? I dont quite know what I should about them. Thanks, -Jason On Jan 27, 2009, at 9:37 PM, Pradeep Kumar Udupi wrote: > Hi Jason > > You can install the files in a temporary location and then move them > to the > OS specific location using postinstall or postupgrade scripts. Of > course in > this case the BOM will not contain the location where the files > really end > up, but if that's not a problem then the above mentioned method > should work. > > Another alternative is to create 2 pkgs and then wrap them into a meta > package and have the OS based version check in the InstallationCheck > script > that will block the installation of one pkg or the other depending > on the OS > the mpkg is installed on. > > -- > Thanks > Pradeep > > > > > >> Hi All, >> >> I want to create a package installer that works on both Tiger and >> Leopard. My issue is that 10.4 and 10.5 keep system Python files in a >> different location. >> >> Is it possible to create an installer that can put files in a >> different location depending upon platform version? I have tried >> and I >> am not seeing what I can do. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Thanks, >> >> -Jason >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/pradeep%40robosofti n.com >> >> This email sent to pradeep(a)robosoftin.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/adampeck%40smarttec h.com This email sent to adampeck(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/site_archiver%40lists.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: One Package, 2 platforms
by Jason Todd Slack-Moehrle 28 Jan '09

28 Jan '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Pradeep, Thanks, -Jason On Jan 27, 2009, at 9:37 PM, Pradeep Kumar Udupi wrote: Hi Jason -- Thanks Pradeep Hi All, I want to create a package installer that works on both Tiger and Leopard. My issue is that 10.4 and 10.5 keep system Python files in a different location. Thoughts? Thanks, -Jason _______________________________________________ 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/pradeep%40robosoftin.c… This email sent to pradeep(a)robosoftin.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.… Awesome information, do you have an example on meta packages? I dont quite know what I should about them. You can install the files in a temporary location and then move them to the OS specific location using postinstall or postupgrade scripts. Of course in this case the BOM will not contain the location where the files really end up, but if that's not a problem then the above mentioned method should work. Another alternative is to create 2 pkgs and then wrap them into a meta package and have the OS based version check in the InstallationCheck script that will block the installation of one pkg or the other depending on the OS the mpkg is installed on. Is it possible to create an installer that can put files in a different location depending upon platform version? I have tried and I am not seeing what I can do. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Convert HFS path to POSIX in Javascript (Packagemaker 3.0.3)
by Dodger 28 Jan '09

28 Jan '09

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:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=9VuHimCQH0d19SGRnkDLpCYXQQLcvMXREYJXk4DPatE=; b=CZs+dNtjdF9cmlyA8ZGDUFSXZPuLMvCflC7z7V2CA1Tu1A2g5eVJTLEgXHi4JGpmrT 1WAfX2Uj/h4Xd/yhzA16qfBysgIJXizq+rRByfYH0glj2VOjHjly+PuVQIyDN7zqQZOr REy9salSA0/ZQOlYDzDHtBU4x1w7XQQznH4Fk= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=o+yC9/wdyZoSYKHbKG+tR7CvMR0+gVK2rnQfVVUw2aab/1rcX/h9AfdOTqBE+G0Mu1 DGEHEbnB7d/YbZ6RbMpc1GSMFspr3jr3TIlES9rlL7+EMIUWTdO+HK9qfDao0bSuRLVg HWTUbuxaKyeflw/Xh3dwPbz6DsvghXCAd4Jvw= Er, just changing the path delimiters basically? Or working out where the equivalents of things are? If the former, couldn't you just do: path.replace(/:/g, '/'); or something? -- Dodger 2009/1/27 David Schara <David.Schara(a)native-instruments.de>: > Hi all, > > I need to convert a HFS path to POSIX for a installation check. Problem is > that I am programming it in Javascript and I can not use a Shell Script > because of security issues. > > Does anyone has any experiences on this issue? Grateful for any ideas on > solving this problem. > > Greetings > > David > _______________________________________________ > 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/el.dodgero%40gmail.com > > This email sent to el.dodgero(a)gmail.com > -- Dodger _______________________________________________ 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: One Package, 2 platforms
by Pradeep Kumar Udupi 28 Jan '09

28 Jan '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcmBCnIObwy2cNrh6EmSStzv9Q/L5g== Thread-topic: One Package, 2 platforms User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.15.0.081119 Hi Jason You can install the files in a temporary location and then move them to the OS specific location using postinstall or postupgrade scripts. Of course in this case the BOM will not contain the location where the files really end up, but if that's not a problem then the above mentioned method should work. Another alternative is to create 2 pkgs and then wrap them into a meta package and have the OS based version check in the InstallationCheck script that will block the installation of one pkg or the other depending on the OS the mpkg is installed on. -- Thanks Pradeep > Hi All, > > I want to create a package installer that works on both Tiger and > Leopard. My issue is that 10.4 and 10.5 keep system Python files in a > different location. > > Is it possible to create an installer that can put files in a > different location depending upon platform version? I have tried and I > am not seeing what I can do. > > Thoughts? > > Thanks, > > -Jason > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/pradeep%40robosoftin.c… > > This email sent to pradeep(a)robosoftin.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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One Package, 2 platforms
by Jason Todd Slack-Moehrle 28 Jan '09

28 Jan '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi All, Thoughts? Thanks, -Jason _______________________________________________ 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 want to create a package installer that works on both Tiger and Leopard. My issue is that 10.4 and 10.5 keep system Python files in a different location. Is it possible to create an installer that can put files in a different location depending upon platform version? I have tried and I am not seeing what I can do. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Convert HFS path to POSIX in Javascript (Packagemaker 3.0.3)
by David Schara 27 Jan '09

27 Jan '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com User-agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Macintosh/20081209) Hi all, Greetings David _______________________________________________ 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 need to convert a HFS path to POSIX for a installation check. Problem is that I am programming it in Javascript and I can not use a Shell Script because of security issues. Does anyone has any experiences on this issue? Grateful for any ideas on solving this problem. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Installer and the languages it runs in
by Iceberg-Dev 26 Jan '09

26 Jan '09

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=R8cySjFmaxyiUyXqQpY+phnJYWOwpA4i7iLXFyWzfSg=; b=Zzn9y7QCkNoohnq0V+Spwv2JnwjzOaLfDM21TMvLd7CORVuB4kyf69j866ZrmDFwOv ppzCo6qep367wSoywRXRhymYkVCFNFArzj8grPdMIHWcPV8pjiCTgA5dyQ0UGJhPQFxD k6DKWFEUmvnnBGJk7fbaqjGwu4hVCWO5A6TRw= 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=T3uujoVkq9CFLbKAnS2KdSzVoUg6mz5kOf8deuWuWPeRJqNFq+npau0F3BDA42f0lQ bg2S/Aso6nf8CIsy4/BNCkzrVC+OqQ2EDWAeqy53Lis3o2ygCmZyt0RhbBE2zYE0R5Zt GWi6MIkTAMIpO8w4EjGEVxlBxwo2rzed7BQe4= On Jan 26, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Glover,David wrote: Hi all, _______________________________________________ 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 was wondering if anybody knew which languages installer.app can support and which it can’t? A package will open up in Polish, but not Arabic for example If you mean the languages in which Installer.app is localized, then you can find this information with the Finder by getting the info for the Installer.app application in /System/Library/CoreServices. Basically, the answer is the ones that have been set to be installed during Mac OS X installation. If you mean the language you can use for the Welcome, ReadMe, License documents for instance, then it just depends on using the good name for the .lproj folder or the language name you type in addition to en. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Installer and the languages it runs in
by Glover,David 26 Jan '09

26 Jan '09

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