January 2010 - Installer-dev

Re: Checking network status as .mpkg requirement
by Iceberg-Dev 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

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Re: Checking network status as .mpkg requirement
by Chris Adamson 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

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:subject:mime-version :content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc:content-transfer-encoding :message-id:references:to:x-mailer; bh=N+/EaZS23EAifr3sm8KjRaiqVHjpHUUhmNviczP2wJk=; b=c2UTOS3qT4hbxdXszVtz6ilG8Wb6437bt82X/10dv1RGZ3M4Ptc7mAL0ushpx0GmBk v8h3cyn/4o3ApYCLS9eIlVha2apc1+9iBrd3ECyLouYJZB4cBZGBZ1GiFO0dH6rODSaX jPuCGgT8bZ+2NzkBZ1B7q2bgEAiD2adEzBhkQ= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; b=aUBWpqNUURDlAwY3agFMDBG0M2ZMgKiDXQ3XxO27733AgjTnMcDnwC8egGx9DkCONz 5Bg/R4EAk91MbhN7NiEFh3orUXfuelfuPvos94pXR2QZjnrVFF1CkUnlUEaWR2knKG6M 79yNVydPLUemwjTDalUNmGpzmIRrDYR62nt2k= Fair enough, but using ping -t doesn't fix the problem: the requirement always fails, whether the pass value is set to "true" or "false". It's possible that sending arguments in a script command like this is illegal, but even no-arg scripts like "/bin/pwd" fail in all cases. I'm about ready to conclude that "result of script" as an .mpkg requirement has no meaningful functionality and cannot actually be used. --Chris On Jan 29, 2010, at 11:09 AM, Chris Devers wrote: > On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Chris Adamson <invalidname(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> At least as of 10.6, the -W is a timeout in milliseconds for each ping. > > I see. Maybe `ping -t` would be more robust? It exists on 10.5 & 10.6, > and sets an overall timeout for the command, rather than a specific > timeout for each ping request. Thus, `ping -t 10` would be roughly > equivalent to the `ping -c2 -w5000` that you're using. _______________________________________________ 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: Checking network status as .mpkg requirement
by Chris Devers 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

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Re: Checking network status as .mpkg requirement
by Chris Adamson 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

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Re: Checking network status as .mpkg requirement
by Chris Devers 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

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:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:from:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=csxaM69LzxGsxGNsOpbQ7eQhh1XOH+GP7ZMhlVjfoQU=; b=j5+255nq+QTV1DAqevbfvx9R1tiXfDNQpVD59WKfPfVpmNy54og7YV6MY1IKPnRL1E QZfxpTNACvzox9FZIolnZhiygumId/RmCvbRasfnoFHgDYeYMqQGJ+EdHag29rSp0SL9 4DmZTusAQJoGduGjDfldqmwaMBxG8fmMYasp4= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=r/ENRXT+fVlgQAJjp7luAu3dg171PXkOdVaiez4SFJ2atfymVY9KDkwrnxumYWID0L 9Tk4yWLbG2sq6+WejAQPNM6Mudt4ThlTzWfLGncBLg0/oTGlOD8Hjs32XWuWxIzPGUGa 3V7nq/pgE1Y3+zW0CgfPEyjA3LDya+GG6VVT8= On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Chris Adamson <invalidname(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > For the individual .mpkgs, PackageMaker will copy external scripts into the bundle, but that doesn't seem to be an option for the "Requirements" of the distribution object, which seems to work only with absolute paths. So I've tried to create the following requirement: > require: true: result of script: > with the following values in the sheet: > if -> result of script > file path -> /sbin/ping -c 2 -W 5000 www.subfurther.com What is `ping -W` supposed to do? On my 10.5.8 system here, that flag isn't in the manpage or the -h text, and it doesn't seem to do anything useful on the command line either. Maybe the ping is always failing because -W forces an error? -- Chris Devers _______________________________________________ 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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Checking network status as .mpkg requirement
by Chris Adamson 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

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[Installer Plugin] Sample code
by Iceberg-Dev 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

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 :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:content-type:to:from:subject :date:x-mailer; bh=QlyFkNjofZjxBQ2UQ3xhv28YHo2fXQwhR6h3yE1KYGQ=; b=rkhZuWimPGqofVGy+NuB3gcJZAobMB12HBi1xi9DB1tkpVDsjRriB6ZgJyupU05B+5 juogbZJJRvWTfH8sBwPnf+uZz38ZsTCAmgiv6/9VVAkKZOPUfRUD3kfCjQsFwS9GTyvS OeafZoJsqkHdvUYIsW+rSwq9SAZGi/u/GsLqE= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:content-type:to :from:subject:date:x-mailer; b=N01JuPAuqzow6TO48Vd2X5FK+tvHTLe4OKA+x0VZcpMuZqnzsk9Cbd0zny8aA6idbu uGrlPDlR5ShUqt0P8x1A1QHQVtFwXuje8JwQrC+YEOSRWpHvdZUdPf6J2lyZQwpbrSun IOwVKtecfzwDRyL5QfV/yZSTxB6442DmCNim0= http://s.sudre.free.fr/files/EULA_Plugin.zip It shows how to: - add Print and Save buttons. - dynamically localize a UI It uses the JRSwizzle from Jonathan 'Wolf' Rentzsch (MIT License). Hope it can help. _______________________________________________ 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.… At the URL above, you can find a project to build a custom Installer Plugin to display an End User License Agreement. It works like the default License step. The point being that if you need to display more than one EULA, you need a plugin. It's not 100% complete yet, it currently lacks the implementation for the Print… and Save… button but it might still prove useful as is. The source code is available under BSD license unless stated otherwise in the code. It has been tested on Mac OS X 10.4 (PowerPC) and Mac OS X 10.6 (x86_64). This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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RE: Installer database for 10.6?
by David Litwin 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcqeHPrSVlOnHHP0SsCJZvrH54z35gAALgzQ Thread-topic: Installer database for 10.6? Ah, I see. I am installing a Bundle package so this matches what you have been experiencing. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Iceberg-Dev [mailto:dev.iceberg@gmail.com] On Jan 25, 2010, at 11:06 PM, David Litwin wrote: > I am a bit confused though, as when I install on OSX 10.5 I don't > see my package added, nor do I need to run --forget. From what I've been experiencing so far: On Mac OS X 10.5.x: - If you are installing a Flat package, it will only be listed in the Installer Database - If you re installing a Bundle package, it will not be listed in the Installer Database and its receipt will be where you expect it to be (/Library/Receipts or ?/Library/Receipts). On Mac OS X 10.6.x: - It will only be listed in the Installer Database _______________________________________________ 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: Installer database for 10.6?
by Iceberg-Dev 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

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=sY/wCRxGgGwc1cu8PIrGAsUzHHquk+U07aVKAPJNnZU=; b=FxZT1ZYANO9d1K7T+rIxYPvFSXTBfrdsoKLaX5D0gtGTnU4zVpLVy2+2F09EhkneCe R/TYTrGvBO09PCXOzr2DY9spXndvOSjZ0ae9KE95jY9wwDlujzh0h4QJnz7RvGS/XyJO s0Jp9JzUa3MsmH+rDMAbos4fq+VLsKrzWDrac= 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=YX8VHkwI6wxZFvnLn2qBKlbz40xM4tEfVvgUfg6GkW5TojTUzJg6PC/naruxE1YSev p6dsRtLoDJJTO3sv3jojtAYWuURt8CzJmXvJD3ZsdV7QVA8vicwVqPsdtA6DObTJrd50 rXDzOJoUtHeqLnX2t4eT2oQzQMTLoDvcl8fic= On Jan 25, 2010, at 11:06 PM, David Litwin wrote: >From what I've been experiencing so far: On Mac OS X 10.5.x: On Mac OS X 10.6.x: - It will only be listed in the Installer Database _______________________________________________ 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.… Thank you, this is just what I was looking for and solves my problem for 10.6. I am a bit confused though, as when I install on OSX 10.5 I don't see my package added, nor do I need to run --forget. That's fine, but you were implying this would happen with 10.5. Perhaps a later version (I am still on 10.5.5)? It isn't overly important as I can use --forget only if --pkgs lists my app. - If you are installing a Flat package, it will only be listed in the Installer Database - If you re installing a Bundle package, it will not be listed in the Installer Database and its receipt will be where you expect it to be (/Library/Receipts or ˜/Library/Receipts). This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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RE: Installer database for 10.6?
by David Litwin 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcqcHxcm60jjQNDyQIGdsrLokiXC4gB2xkQg Thread-topic: Installer database for 10.6? Thank you, this is just what I was looking for and solves my problem for 10.6. I am a bit confused though, as when I install on OSX 10.5 I don't see my package added, nor do I need to run --forget. That's fine, but you were implying this would happen with 10.5. Perhaps a later version (I am still on 10.5.5)? It isn't overly important as I can use --forget only if --pkgs lists my app. Also, the man page has this to say about --forget: 2. The --forget command is a debugging tool and should not be used routinely. There are better ways to permanently disable upgrade logic within a package. I can't seem to find any documentation on what these "better ways" are. It seems all of the "Software Distribution" page links get redirected right back to the Introduction page: http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/DeveloperTools/Concept… So if the answer was there, I can't access it. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Iceberg-Dev [mailto:dev.iceberg@gmail.com] Staring with Mac OS X 10.5, files installed through packages are registered in(to?) a (SQLite) database. You can access this database through the pkgutil tool. Usually, when you need to make the OS forget a package got installed, you use the following command: sudo pkgutil --forget my.package.identifier You need to run this as root. _______________________________________________ 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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