October 2009 - Installer-dev

Re: postinstall script packagemaker
by Bill Coderre 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

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Privileges and Permissions
by Eugen M. 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

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Re: postinstall script packagemaker
by Russell Gray 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

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Re: postinstall script packagemaker
by Russell Gray 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

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Re: postinstall script packagemaker
by Iceberg-Dev 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

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Re: postinstall script packagemaker
by Russell Gray 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

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I can't figure it out either, I tried renaming the key to something simple, but the script still deletes the entire plist. Russell On 19/10/2009, at 8:24 AM, Nick Peelman wrote: Yeah I'm not sure what the deal is. The delete subcommand should only delete the key you specify. The only reason it would delete the whole domain is if the key wasn't present. You may look closer at the actual key you're trying to delete for a character like & (just an example, there are several others) that would cause bash to not hand that arguement through. Or maybe it has spaces in it, double check spelling, etc. -nick -- Nick Peelman peelman(a)gmail.com Sent via my BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Russell Gray <sweetpproductions(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:19:29 To: <installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com> Subject: Re: postinstall script packagemaker 10.6.1, and PackageMaker 3.0.4 On 19/10/2009, at 8:16 AM, Nick Peelman wrote: What version of OSX are you working on? -nick -- Nick Peelman peelman(a)gmail.com Sent via my BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Russell Gray <sweetpproductions(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:17:18 To: <installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com> Subject: Re: postinstall script packagemaker that deletes the enitire plist file..... im stuck On 19/10/2009, at 8:00 AM, Nick Peelman wrote: defaults delete ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari deleteKey -nick On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Russell Gray <sweetpproductions(a)gmail.com> wrote: how do I delete a key in a plist file, in a postinstall script? I have tried: Code: #!/bin/sh defaults delete $HOME/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari myKeyToDelete the script deletes the entire plist file though, not the key? I tried this: Code: #!/bin/sh /usr/bin/defaults delete myKeyToDelete which generates an error in the installer, and doesn't delete the key. and this one: Code: #!/bin/sh MY_UNUSED_KEY="com.apple.Safari myKeyToDelete" if [ -d "MY_UNUSED_KEY" ]; then echo "Removing unused preferences" /usr/bin/defaults delete "MY_UNUSED_KEY" fi which doesnt generate an error, but also doesnt delete the key? this shouldnt be that difficult.... _______________________________________________ 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/nick %40peelman.us This email sent to nick(a)peelman.us -- Nick Peelman peelman(a)gmail.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/nick %40peelman.us _______________________________________________ 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/nick%40peelman.us _______________________________________________ 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 script works perfectly, when run directly through Terminal - just not as a postinstall script in PackageMaker? works as expected for me...you sure there isn't something else wrong there? I've used similar deletes elsewhere, syntactically identical to that, without issue. This email sent to nick(a)peelman.us _______________________________________________ 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/nick %40peelman.us This email sent to nick(a)peelman.us This email sent to nick(a)peelman.us This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: postinstall script packagemaker
by Russell Gray 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

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Re: postinstall script packagemaker
by Russell Gray 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

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Re: postinstall script packagemaker
by Russell Gray 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '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:content-type:mime-version :subject:from:in-reply-to:date:content-transfer-encoding:message-id :references:to:x-mailer; bh=CkX+0NZMjiavRj8zxw7FM4qPSzn6B6Vj7soljd7bY0I=; b=k2fDxVrcZldskwagkLlohw0SuhsBcetLRJRVSnsw/X+jnWglaXgxlSaRnZI7fjNLrH NJI0emhEeSnJ0oLF8/2DELM+NzRGjm+Ya1TcWss2t9AvaV1SnyKOeYaVZcIGbWjeqvY1 fyCbdoLWvGdTEDvvraMyzUV5jFrRu9t4BadnM= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; b=lok1fdWVAyUKxNFYBrT00RjdmnV2eFr7DoVzDhfc9c7Ln7Yk3eN39M249B9UX6o9PV oewZYZn8KE4aVoWdXbxnFkOM0PWBTcZJ/xOjDYmLqd6VZ7u3xymj4EymsAzG9/MJky5e 1Mk9FW6WtapwT31oPOAd14XwmGZUIoFrPYwm0= that deletes the enitire plist file..... im stuck On 19/10/2009, at 8:00 AM, Nick Peelman wrote: defaults delete ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari deleteKey works as expected for me...you sure there isn't something else wrong there? I've used similar deletes elsewhere, syntactically identical to that, without issue. -nick On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Russell Gray <sweetpproductions(a)gmail.com> wrote: how do I delete a key in a plist file, in a postinstall script? I have tried: Code: #!/bin/sh the script deletes the entire plist file though, not the key? I tried this: Code: #!/bin/sh /usr/bin/defaults delete myKeyToDelete Code: #!/bin/sh MY_UNUSED_KEY="com.apple.Safari myKeyToDelete" if [ -d "MY_UNUSED_KEY" ]; then echo "Removing unused preferences" /usr/bin/defaults delete "MY_UNUSED_KEY" fi which doesnt generate an error, but also doesnt delete the key? This email sent to nick(a)peelman.us -- Nick Peelman peelman(a)gmail.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.… defaults delete $HOME/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari myKeyToDelete which generates an error in the installer, and doesn't delete the key. and this one: this shouldnt be that difficult.... _______________________________________________ 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/nick %40peelman.us This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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postinstall script packagemaker
by Russell Gray 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '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:from:content-type:subject :date:message-id:to:mime-version:x-mailer; bh=Jug23yts+JOUkt88HnfMXu4E5JIl72nzNKRCenqDN6U=; b=YEhCQflAUF8sY3CupwyK84Yi0L2FDAUBOOD9wy/6Xx3VtDy80Rdp199hRi8DIDONLH Bg7MjbfJo9p9fBYuAXa6Dptf53ai8NLPcyqEt7ZRqc4ODh9U2ud2eTZTMc2g3vpcFJh2 la47O7Nv/GM1Oxm5e8OZ/QYwt368vO7audChU= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:content-type:subject:date:message-id:to:mime-version:x-mailer; b=L46Ja5GgzgQ5Uv1ljg4r+Wf770bcpiNdtHdj/Tl/agxO7qOdIawPXpHJEqLU9Z+8oy 8gAUSb4/iHFGjO2nvTr/JOxcmvTEkQMIndaVhnT12WfbtN20UQ6Fx6RH1tm4Djai9KBK 3a1fr6EE+G8O7/hMVETVhQQ/yitvIPf2BVQL8= #!/bin/sh defaults delete $HOME/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari myKeyToDelete #!/bin/sh /usr/bin/defaults delete myKeyToDelete #!/bin/sh MY_UNUSED_KEY="com.apple.Safari myKeyToDelete" if [ -d "MY_UNUSED_KEY" ]; then echo "Removing unused preferences" /usr/bin/defaults delete "MY_UNUSED_KEY" fi _______________________________________________ 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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