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Re: Deleting and creating new alias in PackageMaker
by Iceberg-Dev 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '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:mime-version:in-reply-to :references:content-type:message-id:content-transfer-encoding:from :subject:date:to:x-mailer; bh=1B+QY2LepZFVuqCcAR4LSmO8Dhy1T/e+K/kvQ45Xnrw=; b=nkLGRiy2alCtIydBCslkDQOzLF7R4JNkynHx05493tMOdYllFATdksUt9mfzs0jzMR WgByhAVFSUdISAmPHiw8bIkyy0ed8D6PvqA6T2qh0tPtB2xEIgE0GUYMslKKLwL8YY/O 5l5k8s4aufPba1LFubkxVaBy54MJjq2RM5Y5U= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:content-type:message-id :content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; b=H0wQxPogqfFtRbx8AT8IqcWyZeNlpvZmcRq5hVgL7jK9p9UPiTpR9XX7sCTZZpBwKZ wJ43FizF7+D99qTjgReRVcSi3TxWKpXQ2XefCpiehL/J3wkBcF7yr731afdg4LUELbGe dEhKVHfF0aBjtar5nXIYsYcIB3bbowdE8vQ3M= On Apr 30, 2009, at 8:52 PM, kmcnair(a)lingraphica.com wrote: Which various lines? _______________________________________________ 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'm using PackageMaker to make a Tiger application upgrade and need to delete the old alias and replace it with a new one on the desktop. The various lines in postflight I've tried haven't worked. I seem to be able to create the new alias but not get rid of the old one. Any ideas? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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RE: File icon association with the application
by Francois Cournoyer 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcnJ1/K14BDTviOtSL2b2iAwdjZhRAAAGyPQ Thread-topic: File icon association with the application Ah, thanks, I didn't catch that one. Unfortunately, it still doesn't have any effect :/ (Logged off, re-logged just in case) As for the ???? it was more a test than anything and will be removed. Is it enough to just change the plist like this, or should I recompile the whole application just in case? -----Original Message----- From: Philip D. Wasson [mailto:pwasson@maned.com] Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:09 PM To: Francois Cournoyer Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Subject: Re: File icon association with the application On Apr 30, 2009, at 16:53, Francois Cournoyer wrote: > What we're trying to do is association 3 filetypes with our > application, each with their own icon. > > From what I gathered, this should be handled by the info.plist > contained in the .app, but so far all attempt have failed and all > we get is the "standard" unix exec icon. > > Here's the info.plist content, any help would be greatly appreciated > as at this point the project is going critical because of this. > [BEGIN] > <?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>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key> > <string>6.0</string> > <key>CFBundleSignature</key> > <string>????</string> > <key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key> > <array> > <dict> > > <key>CFBundleTypeExtentions</key> > > ... For one, "CFBundleTypeExtentions" ought to be "CFBundleTypeExtensions". Also, I'm not sure how happy the system will be with a CFBundleSignature of "????" (unless you've simply obfuscated that for the email). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip D. Wasson pwasson at maned dot com MEI Software Engineer _______________________________________________ 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: File icon association with the application
by Philip D. Wasson 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Apr 30, 2009, at 16:53, Francois Cournoyer wrote: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip D. Wasson pwasson at maned dot com MEI Software Engineer _______________________________________________ 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.… What we’re trying to do is association 3 filetypes with our application, each with their own icon. >From what I gathered, this should be handled by the info.plist contained in the .app, but so far all attempt have failed and all we get is the “standard” unix exec icon. Here’s the info.plist content, any help would be greatly appreciated as at this point the project is going critical because of this. [BEGIN] <?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>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key> <string>6.0</string> <key>CFBundleSignature</key> <string>????</string> <key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key> <array> <dict> <key>CFBundleTypeExtentions</key> ... For one, "CFBundleTypeExtentions" ought to be "CFBundleTypeExtensions". Also, I'm not sure how happy the system will be with a CFBundleSignature of "????" (unless you've simply obfuscated that for the email). This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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File icon association with the application
by Francois Cournoyer 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

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Deleting and creating new alias in PackageMaker
by kmcnair＠lingraphica.com 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

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Re: Modifying Strings on the Installing Dialog
by Iceberg-Dev 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '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=4Ffm+Y1zRs4vMnKTjeosP+9d2QNFFIuPsX06M6gWx9A=; b=uIVaqZnpcNTCs50CUgYzT7K3aeWTVV3mRyT3gwBnZEVlXNOoAWfPr2r74BP+d7XmQ0 XZedIGD5omqXDPRWmN5abEILzt+SdqHQqOpwu11ccM4cZ7tVw/X9w1J4H8wZ04cOVFLd I/YiisxdzlXuNnT/KLhLjkU2bQdVA7nvXBZRg= 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=Fcr28dTGgycTwrIOmB12AMwRXfZMg0TxJbrywStiwSnwIlghNPYL8MFH6K5CFzjYqZ U7JYGI/HkqMAbllLUdopOLmspQvVEWBQPV65f78BhjEYz+dnZIhkMY5UhMBPnXguAIOM eam6vtQqs2nWO1QpWWf0cya7qk1b5eFPGxpwQ= On Apr 30, 2009, at 5:37 PM, William Smith 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 install I'm working on is targeted to OS X 10.5, which means it is using the new format. It is a flat installation package. Pre build, I haven't found the correct XML file entries to modify to get the package to build with the desired names. If anyone knows these, I'd be grateful. [...] Andrew, in the 10.5 format, the generated package name seems to come from the source file, minus the extension. For example, MyAppClient.plist generates a package called myappclient.pkg. I'm afraid you are right. The name of package is built dynamically. I haven't found an entry for it in the XML files either. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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RE: Modifying Strings on the Installing Dialog
by William Smith 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcnJeXWaSRjgnEs4SOSPmLiSSOFzgAAKPHKQ Thread-topic: Modifying Strings on the Installing Dialog The install I'm working on is targeted to OS X 10.5, which means it is using the new format. It is a flat installation package. Pre build, I haven't found the correct XML file entries to modify to get the package to build with the desired names. If anyone knows these, I'd be grateful. Post build, the install package can be opened in Flat Package Editor. An entry in the file "Distribution" needs to be modified and the included package needs to be renamed. Andrew, in the 10.5 format, the generated package name seems to come from the source file, minus the extension. For example, MyAppClient.plist generates a package called myappclient.pkg. -William On Apr 30, 2009, at 12:48 AM, Andrew Peckover wrote: > Hi William, > > Not sure if you have got an answer yet... > > I find it strange that the program doesn't let us change the name > of the package - at least I don't know of a way. If anyone knows a > way, please let us know. You can change the name of the packages, not from PackageMaker. You have 2 solutions: - you can edit the XML project files directly with a text editor (not the easiest solution). - you can edit the metapackages after build. You must change the name of a package for both the package and its reference in the distribution script or Info.plist of the metapackage. _______________________________________________ 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/william.smith%40radial… This email sent to william.smith(a)radialpoint.com *********************************************************************** This e-mail and its attachments are confidential, legally privileged, may be subject to copyright and sent solely for the attention of the addressee(s). Any unauthorized use or disclosure is prohibited. Statements and opinions expressed in this e-mail may not represent those of Radialpoint. Le contenu de ce courriel est confidentiel, privilégié et peut être soumis à des droits d'auteur. Il est envoyé à l'intention exclusive de son ou de ses destinataires. Il est interdit de l'utiliser ou de le divulguer sans autorisation. Les opinions exprimées dans le présent courriel peuvent diverger de celles de Radialpoint. *********************************************************************** This e-mail and its attachments are confidential, legally privileged, may be subject to copyright and sent solely for the attention of the addressee(s). Any unauthorized use or disclosure is prohibited. Statements and opinions expressed in this e-mail may not represent those of Radialpoint. Le contenu de ce courriel est confidentiel, privilégié et peut être soumis à des droits d'auteur. Il est envoyé à l'intention exclusive de son ou de ses destinataires. Il est interdit de l'utiliser ou de le divulguer sans autorisation. Les opinions exprimées dans le présent courriel peuvent diverger de celles de Radialpoint. _______________________________________________ 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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Display progress of internal packages
by Bryan S. Lee 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcnJqY5AEl7NS31geE+al1JUWYZTFw== Thread-topic: Display progress of internal packages User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.17.0.090302 I'm fairly sure that this can't be done, but if someone knows the trick, I'd love to hear it. I have a package that contains other packages (.mpkg) inside of it and would love for it to display it's progress as it installs the internal packages. For instance, if I run the .mpkg, it will show each step as it moves through all of its components (which are even more .mpkgs). But, when I put it in a flat-package .pkg format (10.5 only), I get a non-moving progress bar until it is complete with that particular .mpkg. I'd considered using my iHook trick I use with a different deployment, but since I didn't create the original .mpkg and am just re-packing them into a larger installer, I don't have the freedom to add hooks where I want to. I'm open for suggestions. -- Bryan S. Lee _______________________________________________ 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: PackageMaker and AppleScript check
by Iceberg-Dev 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '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=MbnHZk9UDKmElJvwhIR56F9EwSqEc18Rb9f0/ZgzV6I=; b=gPwB8P7r7sMJ/lEXDTS8rPV3MUtMRUAu97/iwnnDP8Md+I56a4f/mMJl5bCeqLc3dO l2ZEydNJLaaXdvIxt/FvRD71EJlcJ4DMtTbjaTioF9UwvskVXqXsznXMT/vgZC3biVuq KLw4YzGun52agg/dK1x0icidm/uCqHLKfSZqY= 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=g2py28x4YY/8kD+kOrsIA80kK1rYNzMbQIsoUIvrriwl95s3O6mA5s/X3oat1+Ijsx a/RjGQXBWrPXiWqJS9arNJgbKS0/WoliUv/7Nzj09Ndlr+TjsbYcM+NLsZX1NIzJ+JKc ApkURgp+ATLFkisC0oDVoztT1SYjV3FI1Hsv4= On Apr 30, 2009, at 10:38 AM, Marco Bambini wrote: Hello, <script> function installation_check() { system.run(relative_path_to_your_script); return true; } </script> [...] ./ is the Resources folder of your distribution as far as I can tell. _______________________________________________ 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 developing an installer using PackageMaker (10.4 target) ... what I would like to do at startup is to check if a file exists and then ask the user if he want to remove it? If yes the file will be deleted, otherwise it will be retained... then the standard installation process can continue. I can use AppleScript and the script would be easy to write, but I wonder how I can embed it into the installer. Call your AppleScript script from the Installation Check JavaScript. Don't forget to allow the use of external scripts. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <installer-script authoringTool="Ivanhoe" authoringToolVersion="2.0" authoringToolBuild="2B2" minSpecVersion="1.0"> <options allow-external-scripts="true"/> <installation-check script="installation_check()"/> [...] This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Modifying Strings on the Installing Dialog
by Iceberg-Dev 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '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:x-priority:content-type:message-id:cc :content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; bh=Nz8q3nlrj82o7aQuUCZ6dH6eUpOT2/IstZoVf/7/yEg=; b=ZvRj9/oJ52wvE4x446MCkK4euyWAfS7OC4BUN2iRSkNYCkkdFCdtcaRihQChDHNsiV mSJeWpKOzW+dVEEFpJEIq4GuYgTJclwqPblehlwifyMLwn9jEPPYtWwwylgZv0sZg5hY 2EcdAg5j+82Mv/O8982tIdSc9zACXtO2yiN9M= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=in-reply-to:references:mime-version:x-priority:content-type :message-id:cc:content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to :x-mailer; b=XO77VlfPTPd7foMhRI6cbEjJD6Ehc7fd3TruYZHWYpzIWIgt9AmfjO2sOdW/9SV0hj kFRtjYu1VB7pNzZy5QUZ5L+qX4uTjxrorZSjAITPBz4rDmddO4pn/jYPlyKnV72wqQUm fyiidQonmXTnSTFXqYBkU2xCSKchvpiUNkXgY= On Apr 30, 2009, at 12:48 AM, Andrew Peckover wrote: Hi William, Not sure if you have got an answer yet... You can change the name of the packages, not from PackageMaker. You have 2 solutions: _______________________________________________ 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 find it strange that the program doesn't let us change the name of the package - at least I don't know of a way. If anyone knows a way, please let us know. - you can edit the XML project files directly with a text editor (not the easiest solution). - you can edit the metapackages after build. You must change the name of a package for both the package and its reference in the distribution script or Info.plist of the metapackage. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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