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Re: Making Installer display an alert
by Iceberg-Dev 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '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=lpsOn3f5+PNHLcC2ZQbQbT9kU4xYPFs//Fh/tPWk8EM=; b=u1G7BlDMM464k1B5UC10wy6TLj/UKVkrEEAMSjYb8d1Xu0J+lp1KV22i7jOaOvTf9H IGoobSfYkL5SJnBc/Y3ALrnOIF/rSe3NEHAxckGWhvKXaGWl7QCcPf1tU1RfuXuj68jU 4poWXJOh4HllwYpeiAgzayBiWrReW2zpywJkc= 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=ttmcbSOGr56gS9VRseNkvYLYMIcpevU/6wbmBchSWNUrH1M548jAdZTgrm+Xan6Bvy PP385t7BxEdmYPU6V/0qzDongW84IT87Jv8DVyCUEU5GIUbNRYRMSCT/3iMf4tGywKK0 nC2XcQzocUfmF71exQyBc02dy733o/nMMqdss= On Mar 31, 2009, at 12:29 AM, Aaron Griffin wrote: Hello all, In the past, our InstallationCheck script used the code described here: http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2001/qa1070.html We found the Installer process, made it load scripting additions via the process described in that link, and then sent a kDisplayDialog or kDisplayAlert event. However, this stopped working in 10.5.6. We now receive a -10004 error (errAEPrivilegeError: A privilege violation occurred). What needs to be done to ensure we have the ability to load scripting additions via a separate process? Is there a better way to load scripting additions in the Installer process itself? Or perhaps a better way to display an alert as if it were part of the installer process itself? Why not just use the alerts that can be displayed by the installer? _______________________________________________ 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 your InstallationCheck Script is a shell script (that is you don't use a distribution script), by returning a value greater than 48, you can display a custom stop alert or warning. If your InstallationCheck Script is a JavaScript (that is you use a distribution script), then it's just a matter of setting the proper value for the my.result attributes. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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RE: updaters again
by Glover,David 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: Acmu21EdTAW6DnqTQcCzGhUAvullDADJedCQ Thread-topic: updaters again Hi, Perhaps you could turn off 'Allow Custom Location', and install x to a temporary location (eg /tmp/temporaryxfolder1.1), and then look for the previous version of x through its receipt package (/Library/Receipts) using a postinstall/postupgrade script. Info.plist in the receipt has a key called IFPkgRelocatedPath, so your script can read that value and copy x to there from its temp location. Or if the value is ./ (I think) then it hasn't been relocated and will reside in the default location. Regards Dave -----Original Message----- From: installer-dev-bounces+david.glover=prometheanworld.com(a)lists.apple.com [mailto:installer-dev-bounces+david.glover=prometheanworld.com@lists.app le.com] On Behalf Of Piotr Rychlik Sent: 27 March 2009 12:55 To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: updaters again Hi, Some time ago I asked how to create packages that are able to update previously installed files. Now, I am returning to the above subject, because none of the answers helped me to resolve my problem. The task is very simple. Suppose we have a file, say x, installed using the installer package created by PackageMaker. During the installation of x, user had freedom to choose the location for x. He also had to authenticate himself as administrator in order to proceed with the installation. Suppose that a new version of x is available. What I need is to create the installer package that will replace the old version of x with the new one. This updater should only ask the user to authenticate as administrator and should not ask for the destination (which should be exactly the same as the location of the old version of x). My application checks if its new version is available on the server. If it finds the one, it downloads and then calls the updater and quits. Could someone send me a simple example of such updater? Regards, Piotr Rychlik _______________________________________________ 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/david.glover%40prom etheanworld.com This email sent to david.glover(a)prometheanworld.com Promethean Limited is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 1308938 and VAT number GB 572 2599 18 ______________________________________________ Promethean Ltd and or associated and or subsidiary companies : The views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be the views held by Promethean Ltd and or associated and or subsidiary companies. This e-mail is for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). Unauthorised disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited. This e-mail message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. Promethean Ltd and or associated and or subsidiary companies accepts no liability for any loss resulting from this email transmission. Promethean, Promethean House, Lower Philips Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5TH, UK. Please update your records accordingly. Thank you! ***************************************************************** This email has been checked by the e-Sweeper Service ***************************************************************** _______________________________________________ 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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Making Installer display an alert
by Aaron Griffin 30 Mar '09

30 Mar '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:date:received:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=mG6C3KtemdJiCJdiyYqoKVgxEY0CYHbLmliOhmFmX5E=; b=jJmydGvPp1gt5BPYdrH9B0pFZamHb42qWjGjz66RuIkPcU8VFsRG3O+AKcR07IsrPh jk7NktSxxDkHt2y6V5oEe4XjYgKPHNRSqBgz6SvphukdrkbelQS+n14YuvEED0Frf2ER bql0leTusxWigokPoXT0DOVadsnydP9KG7IF8= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=bZvHqk6XvAkCogrnSR8+zyY6K41Yvi6RnJ5jZ5/NYLfHJ5NFL7SIJMKnmSMb49B1oQ u+kPmU1lFattYmz8UOnR0uL2HzRPfN26JWHeCY1AVdjwwsavlx3MImjOuFnqZBUkC3K7 fzilF2CTJWiaHb81anQSZfhA+5ULVF9yppWeY= Hello all, In the past, our InstallationCheck script used the code described here: http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2001/qa1070.html We found the Installer process, made it load scripting additions via the process described in that link, and then sent a kDisplayDialog or kDisplayAlert event. However, this stopped working in 10.5.6. We now receive a -10004 error (errAEPrivilegeError: A privilege violation occurred). What needs to be done to ensure we have the ability to load scripting additions via a separate process? Is there a better way to load scripting additions in the Installer process itself? Or perhaps a better way to display an alert as if it were part of the installer process itself? Cheers, Aaron _______________________________________________ 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: Upgrading and not replacing in a distribution package on Tiger or Leopard
by Iceberg-Dev 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '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=l6JjWluZ8RsoCopbDNNXb4s7hU/Qc15z4IFIT6pGDsY=; b=yIGGNYKzozehF72Zl2bmXrUfbAcd7bJExbCFHVyGErDho/48gXVi13v822trwgvtlL nEzhRY2DCMBHXx1MCS5ctw29WdzoqYTdW35Qth1M3XTkM6iqsYsbCTTpIBoo+nG9nzRz 4i0vKxy41cQG/UrEKS3NscFcAr3vz5gtrYpKE= 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=s4YmsRjOUrDaoAYTgGWOPVARR/o8Ipd5OqLEt/13FbFwDOapCPzH8SrSVDXtu0yucw TUpkc21g9afUqgdrb4MUUOSPi624gownmKQw/y5zFsjIJKkF65WU5B2QJoX6+tZP/2YD l93GzpRc/9yUN1XWTUPQ5BB5isxFDtCON0lho= On Mar 27, 2009, at 5:21 AM, Dymyr Winicki wrote: [...] </choice> If there is an easier way of doing this I would like to 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.… Theoretically Packages and Distributions can be made to upgrade and not just replace files however using PackageMaker from the gui I haven't yet been able to do this. With Packages I have using Iceberg. I have had trouble using Iceberg with metapackages with large number of files in the – With a simple mockup it upgrades and doesn't downgrade except with Leopard where it just replaces the files anyway. I have not seen any answer on the forum (either to my questions or to others) that have broached this – so I will post my answer in the hope it will help others. <choice id="choice1" title="btcc" Location="/Applications" selected="pm_choice1_selected()" enabled="false" start_enabled="false" > <pkg-ref id="com.edalive.btcc.pkg"/> This will select if the same or an upgrade but in all cases will not enable to be changed. I also changed customLocation to the keyword Location which means you cannot change the location of the install. With distribution scripts, you can tune more finely the behavior between upgrade, downgrade and so on of a choice. Have a look at the packageUgradeAction properties of the choice class. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Crash using CLI packagemaker
by Rick Mann 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Mar 27, 2009, at 06:05:10, Paul Walmsley wrote: Thanks, Paul, that did the trick! -- Rick _______________________________________________ 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've found building packages from the command line to be incredibly crash-prone. PackageMaker will not warn you if the parameters are incorrect or missing. Try explicitly setting the package ID with '- i com.mycompany.myproduct' This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Crash using CLI packagemaker
by Rick Mann 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Mar 27, 2009, at 06:05:10, Paul Walmsley wrote: TIA! -- Rick _______________________________________________ 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.… Rick Mann wrote: I have a .pmdoc that seems to build fine from the PackageMaker application. But when I try to invoke it like this, it crashes. Any ideas? $ /Developer/usr/bin/packagemaker --doc "/Users/rmann/MyCompany/ depot/main-digital-music/desktop/osx/install/MyProduct.pmdoc" --out "/Users/rmann/MyCompany/depot/main-digital-music/desktop/../osx/ build/Debug/MyProduct.pkg" --verbose 2009-03-26 17:22:15.107 packagemaker[10166:10b] Setting to : 0 (null) 2009-03-26 17:22:15.110 packagemaker[10166:10b] Setting to : 0 com.MyCompany.MyProduct.pkg 2009-03-26 17:22:15.115 packagemaker[10166:10b] relocate: (null) 0 2009-03-26 17:22:15.115 packagemaker[10166:10b] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '*** -[NSXMLDocument initWithXMLString:options:error:]: nil argument' 2009-03-26 17:22:15.116 packagemaker[10166:10b] Stack: ( 2508443915, 2515738171, 2508443371, 2508443434, 2428848564, 453371, 447720, 436209, 435510, 9986, 9918 ) Trace/BPT trap I've found building packages from the command line to be incredibly crash-prone. PackageMaker will not warn you if the parameters are incorrect or missing. Try explicitly setting the package ID with '- i com.mycompany.myproduct' That implies, to me, that it would only build a sub-part of my installer. Will this build the distribution package? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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RE: Upgrading and not replacing in a distribution package on Tiger orLeopard
by Adam Peck 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: Acmuk4yHH5M44I6WTzy4b62+zihW7wAUf6+Q Thread-topic: Upgrading and not replacing in a distribution package on Tiger orLeopard I would not use > to compare versions. You should be using the built in version comparison command: system.compareVersions. Also that code could be simplified to be: if(system.files.fileExistsAtPath(path)) { if((bundle = system.files.bundleAtBath(path)) && system.compareVersions(bundle.CFBundleShortVersionString, '1.32') < 0) return false; } return true; ________________________________________ From: installer-dev-bounces+adampeck=smarttech.com(a)lists.apple.com [mailto:installer-dev-bounces+adampeck=smarttech.com@lists.apple.com] On Behalf Of Dymyr Winicki Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:21 PM To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: Upgrading and not replacing in a distribution package on Tiger orLeopard Theoretically Packages and Distributions can be made to upgrade and not just replace files however using PackageMaker from the gui I haven't yet been able to do this. With Packages I have using Iceberg. I have had trouble using Iceberg with metapackages with large number of files in the - With a simple mockup it upgrades and doesn't downgrade except with Leopard where it just replaces the files anyway. I have not seen any answer on the forum (either to my questions or to others) that have broached this - so I will post my answer in the hope it will help others. Basically I had a modular system that could be added to in terms of content and reward games and these could be updated from time to time. In the example listed only the core module has been updated. Product X = Core Module v1 + Content Module A and Games Module K Product Y = Core Module v2 + Content Module B and Games Module L So if you install Product Y after Product X then the installer will upgrade Core Module to v2 a nd copy the Content Modules and Game modules side by side. I you install Product X after Product Y, what happens is that the Core Module is replaced from v2 to v1 So it seems the distribution replaces rather than upgrades. (In in gui for PackageMaker I have this problem with plain packages as well) What I have done is implement an action to the distribution - I have had to manually do this at the distribution.dist level as the actions found in the PackageMaker gui are not sophicated enough. I have basically added the following code to the script section and modified the choice. function pm_choice1_selected() { result = true; if (!(system.files.fileExistsAtPath(my.target.mountpoint + '/Library/Receipts/btcc.pkg') == true)) { result = true; } else result = result && !(system.files.bundleAtPath('/Library/Receipts/btcc.pkg').CFBundleShortVersionString > '1.32'); return result; and the corresponding choice <choice id="choice1" title="btcc" Location="/Applications" selected="pm_choice1_selected()" enabled="false" start_enabled="false" > <pkg-ref id="com.edalive.btcc.pkg"/> </choice> This will select if the same or an upgrade but in all cases will not enable to be changed. I also changed customLocation to the keyword Location which means you cannot change the location of the install. If there is an easier way of doing this I would like to 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.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Crash using CLI packagemaker
by Paul Walmsley 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-GB; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090302 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 TIA! Paul _______________________________________________ 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.… Rick Mann wrote: I have a .pmdoc that seems to build fine from the PackageMaker application. But when I try to invoke it like this, it crashes. Any ideas? $ /Developer/usr/bin/packagemaker --doc "/Users/rmann/MyCompany/depot/main-digital-music/desktop/osx/install/MyProduct.pmdoc" --out "/Users/rmann/MyCompany/depot/main-digital-music/desktop/../osx/build/Debug/MyProduct.pkg" --verbose 2009-03-26 17:22:15.107 packagemaker[10166:10b] Setting to : 0 (null) 2009-03-26 17:22:15.110 packagemaker[10166:10b] Setting to : 0 com.MyCompany.MyProduct.pkg 2009-03-26 17:22:15.115 packagemaker[10166:10b] relocate: (null) 0 2009-03-26 17:22:15.115 packagemaker[10166:10b] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '*** -[NSXMLDocument initWithXMLString:options:error:]: nil argument' 2009-03-26 17:22:15.116 packagemaker[10166:10b] Stack: ( 2508443915, 2515738171, 2508443371, 2508443434, 2428848564, 453371, 447720, 436209, 435510, 9986, 9918 ) Trace/BPT trap I've found building packages from the command line to be incredibly crash-prone. PackageMaker will not warn you if the parameters are incorrect or missing. Try explicitly setting the package ID with '-i com.mycompany.myproduct' This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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updaters again
by Piotr Rychlik 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi, Could someone send me a simple example of such updater? Regards, Piotr Rychlik _______________________________________________ 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.… Some time ago I asked how to create packages that are able to update previously installed files. Now, I am returning to the above subject, because none of the answers helped me to resolve my problem. The task is very simple. Suppose we have a file, say x, installed using the installer package created by PackageMaker. During the installation of x, user had freedom to choose the location for x. He also had to authenticate himself as administrator in order to proceed with the installation. Suppose that a new version of x is available. What I need is to create the installer package that will replace the old version of x with the new one. This updater should only ask the user to authenticate as administrator and should not ask for the destination (which should be exactly the same as the location of the old version of x). My application checks if its new version is available on the server. If it finds the one, it downloads and then calls the updater and quits. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Upgrading and not replacing in a distribution package on Tiger or Leopard
by Dymyr Winicki 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

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