January 2010 - Installer-dev

Re: Using AND and OR in package requirements
by Adam Mercer 23 Jan '10

23 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:received:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=C09Gmxhv84qE80TV3mSSQ7dGiSEuAnk0sCbXL+R1xXI=; b=p/41hkTzeEWcN5W2AwkwImhQCCmN9t/76ttHFi6fo/RRctooKLxUymylumpYZw4aEf MMxSP/EYLfOLg1HTL2Vb8XDAD+PMJeb7LgA/hbRqvfMHZYjjlYlcZwoNLZYVUComj8DN nv6jyBFnn0eH7D2mu8vHqaVuvLJ5MnizmtsE8= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; b=H+nbUJVs1y5QJdSdKTFdyDhgtSVWlgypLWv1/5Zvuz8DQSvJmzR6ll72Zcp3woZt03 OQgTU8Yhd199i4R7Rhquun74aMautbyC9bu3NF9j0fWNGI0Kbex57HN+Ld93PcdWSrbt NGEQ2mkRIdbs7JZpOcouLJR0Izjlr4/rhRGco= On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 17:48, Iceberg-Dev <dev.iceberg(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Use the value returned by system.sysctl('hw.optional.64bitops') then instead > of the one returned by system.sysctl('hw.ncpu'). sysctl returns an error when I query hw.optional.64bitops, in the past I have queried hw.cpu64bit_capable to determine if a system is 64bit capable. So I queried that instead, and it works! Thanks a lot for your help! Cheers Adam _______________________________________________ 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 23 Jan '10

23 Jan '10

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Re: Installer database for 10.6?
by Chris Devers 23 Jan '10

23 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; bh=gHsxFnDXsjWeJ54ywGgedWd0laPQfdag9MBDDOF3Fqc=; b=lFZd+U/FM3svY6frVhsa0ORFGlqykl4MgHsrsQVckyrQWshMm2qMd5kx8JTp8BWIMj gwaYeTFbSu0bZkESLArAx1ORMcZTWipU6jFwDshY45xFI6P28AwkY7KyQA0qOLVxCIED FxqTJHY7NQ7o7cKDoh0kN9HxnLOelQLp0Mgi4= 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; b=v2Ie4jmI66Q/4FKNMzN1PYiWMQgc8ZJ4/j2iWwxsf6WdIrs0KWx86YtYLmiRyHCqWd N5UiLWH7R8aVrSeALlyqmuRq/HmpwHep6klDBbwHKJ0796JcSu4jk9XH6bylEd9qE4OI 0XLruOrwA4FDTb9phs+cZqJCn8oN7ySjbYC9c= On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 9:23 PM, David Litwin <david_litwin(a)bigfix.com> wrote: > Any thoughts on what 10.6 is doing different and how I can make my > uninstaller remove that information as well? It looks like older style packages may still end up in /Library/Receipts, but most of them end up writing just the .bom & .plist files to /var/db/receipts As far as I can tell, there isn't a single list file there registering a catalog of what has been installed. Rather, as with earlier OSX versions, the folder itself comprises the list of installed software. But because /Library/Receipts isn't totally dead yet, you may end up having to check in both places to make sure you're cleaning up properly. -- 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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Installer database for 10.6?
by David Litwin 23 Jan '10

23 Jan '10

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RE: Packagemaker command line tool not preserving resource forks?
by David Litwin 23 Jan '10

23 Jan '10

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: Acqb0hHgO+KbgpqpQkK5q0QwVbhRQg== Thread-topic: RE: Packagemaker command line tool not preserving resource forks? Ø I'm working on a project where the files contain resource forks. The installer is Ø being built using the packagemaker command line tool on 10.6. When the files are Ø installed, attributes such as the file type and custom icons are being lost. Is Ø there a way to preserve them? I know it would be better to move to file extensions, Ø but at this point I just need to get a new installer out. _______________________________________________ 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: Using AND and OR in package requirements
by Iceberg-Dev 22 Jan '10

22 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=u13ZU7OPX1WfyDV7BijXUKxhe+uiX/wSwxBv70T5hJI=; b=PNwwnF+GB0et9X5LyWRxgf9vJUceChwiq5fvCqnlqfRpNrY9XVoUDYSsz/VLYez0Dy M0eg2oA1fVd3NdjZDRql92NixXd/bPIEBK6mkldqM8mhaQEH0y46eZSDRp2yCrzGvFI4 Nbhq0QlBt1CyZZGwBvmoMNOG9EecQ679xH2F4= 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=OdG9aph+3FXRluablcPgwGG9VZlvjrHKBG0nidtHMDFGIeWnmOQpexZY3jgYdeOx+W UnAp7scKEHZajLy11zt0F/xfuAnJ3N8K6AvFxOAp85b1wzxbyTGcJsSAcq/XD5lDJcuf 20PgkraCZJvRKzxz3aGTyba8O8qNM3UxJidsY= On Jan 21, 2010, at 11:41 PM, Adam Mercer wrote: On Jan 21, 2010, at 9:50 PM, Adam Mercer wrote: Hi Is something like this possible with PackageMaker? If so how? If not any ideas how I can achieve this another way? This is possible but you need to write a custom JavaScript function. I mean on Snow Leopard it'll not run on a Core Duo, i.e. on Snow Leopard it requires a 64 bit capable machine, but on Intel Leopard it'll run on a 32bit or 64bit capable machine. The number of cores is irrelevant. That being said, it could look like this: if (system.sysctl('hw.cputype')==7) { if (system.sysctl('hw.ncpu')>=2) { return true; } } } return false; } With PackageMaker: 1. Go to the requirements pane 2. Add a requirement 3. Select Result of JavaScript 4. Type the name of the function 5. Set the true/false popupbutton to the value that makes sense. 7. Copy the code With Packages: 1. Go to the Requirements & Resources pane 2. Add a requirement 3. Select a JavaScript requirement 4. Write the function 5. Select the function name in the popup menu. You can define an error message. It can be localized easily. _______________________________________________ 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.… On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 16:37, Iceberg-Dev <dev.iceberg(a)gmail.com> wrote: I'm creating an installer for some software that requires either Snow Leopard or Intel Leopard, but will only run on a Snow Leopard system that has a Core 2 Duo processor, (its fine on Core Duo systems running Leopard). I'm trying to work out a way that I can specify this in the requirements section of PackageMaker.app but I can't find a way to build up this requirement. I'm not sure a requirement based on a CPU sub family is a good idea. So I switched it to 2 cores or more. function complexRequirement() { if ((system.compareVersions(system.version.ProductVersion, '10.6') >= 0) { // Snow Leopard if (system.sysctl('hw.ncpu')>=2) { return true; } } else if ((system.compareVersions (system.version.ProductVersion, '10.5') >= 0) { // Leopard // Leopard can run on PowerPC so we need to exclude them Use the value returned by system.sysctl('hw.optional.64bitops') then instead of the one returned by system.sysctl('hw.ncpu'). How do I go about using such a custom function? 6. Click on the button to display the text editor. You will probably want to write the code in a separate text editor as the text view is very small. You can define the error message in case the requirement is not set. It can not be localized easily. I'm writing this from the top of my mind so the names of the button may be a little bit different. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Using AND and OR in package requirements
by Adam Mercer 21 Jan '10

21 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:received:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=npsxlK9lt5xw/eAM+exOSTegdfleEhGlneQWbR9+AJY=; b=GwtRsZiHLOFCjKg3m6bLkqcRHE67hXhsnNaPp4BCEOSEIxQfP2NMuDJfE2tIbtqwkT RrUHHoAs7DXyDCG0v0TE6Ngy0V3PtzNcB+AAFDnJhPrAKXfDm4zNSrYI1wATQQPr42So 8y8gWCOnisgBGyWAXQlYgN7Wa47gmjI0iilTQ= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=ZF5HyJ+zkJ4z5hE05dD+WYSuB3t7Sru/Pe8gTWMdj2HHxwYCcm3VYKGqisSd00n+dJ SXI+2nVPD00DDXYUdHKyaMBqoUduZ8aEozsMCioHCbUzHFagSKaXxgCcpDvPu5lZd2JA EtnKNHgcaHe2WNN1OL5QYihyHMAaoThMMiE0Q= On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 16:37, Iceberg-Dev <dev.iceberg(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On Jan 21, 2010, at 9:50 PM, Adam Mercer wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I'm creating an installer for some software that requires either Snow >> Leopard or Intel Leopard, but will only run on a Snow Leopard system >> that has a Core 2 Duo processor, (its fine on Core Duo systems running >> Leopard). I'm trying to work out a way that I can specify this in the >> requirements section of PackageMaker.app but I can't find a way to >> build up this requirement. >> >> Is something like this possible with PackageMaker? If so how? If not >> any ideas how I can achieve this another way? > > This is possible but you need to write a custom JavaScript function. > > I'm not sure a requirement based on a CPU sub family is a good idea. So I > switched it to 2 cores or more. I mean on Snow Leopard it'll not run on a Core Duo, i.e. on Snow Leopard it requires a 64 bit capable machine, but on Intel Leopard it'll run on a 32bit or 64bit capable machine. The number of cores is irrelevant. > That being said, it could look like this: > > function complexRequirement() > { > if ((system.compareVersions(system.version.ProductVersion, '10.6') >= > 0) > { > // Snow Leopard > > if (system.sysctl('hw.ncpu')>=2) > { > return true; > } > } > else if ((system.compareVersions(system.version.ProductVersion, > '10.5') >= 0) > { > // Leopard > > // Leopard can run on PowerPC so we need to exclude them > > if (system.sysctl('hw.cputype')==7) > { > if (system.sysctl('hw.ncpu')>=2) > { > return true; > } > } > > } > > return false; > } > How do I go about using such a custom function? Cheers Adam _______________________________________________ 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: Using AND and OR in package requirements
by Iceberg-Dev 21 Jan '10

21 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=aCFrPscaQ1t0S61UauAL3D3ESjROLTx3raJKGOWP5oE=; b=UIDQckfMHJDl5eMoX9QvZWifHlxJxthmWNA+6rU3qnkeWkIFl1YJ7PnV0TAKjXdjWr osSaqAq27Ih1jXlHww7qu/XtIq/atSBj7xmkPwqzsmNXzXPkiuTRMAaIqSGYNAVFIk0z f7e4EGs4XOfa4SeY4pGqaslleY7MLulDXBAX0= 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=EuVQOKhWa+iSbOAfyRZ7jjGEL8JQElUJo/bT2Vk9ZhT25z0jEVsplaSRzMHJ/vu8Mi DH+uDCwj2POqxip6iKPyqmJffxkNblGscd6wUlQHaQVe4xnRV/qVtkv2PjTgcadbi1o2 a4PMRb2OpVsNAS/uJErrf2tGfY0p303vzfCbw= On Jan 21, 2010, at 9:50 PM, Adam Mercer wrote: Hi I'm creating an installer for some software that requires either Snow Leopard or Intel Leopard, but will only run on a Snow Leopard system that has a Core 2 Duo processor, (its fine on Core Duo systems running Leopard). I'm trying to work out a way that I can specify this in the requirements section of PackageMaker.app but I can't find a way to build up this requirement. Is something like this possible with PackageMaker? If so how? If not any ideas how I can achieve this another way? This is possible but you need to write a custom JavaScript function. That being said, it could look like this: Written in Packages. _______________________________________________ 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 not sure a requirement based on a CPU sub family is a good idea. So I switched it to 2 cores or more. function complexRequirement() { if ((system.compareVersions(system.version.ProductVersion, '10.6') >= 0) { // Snow Leopard if (system.sysctl('hw.ncpu')>=2) { return true; } } else if ((system.compareVersions(system.version.ProductVersion, '10.5') >= 0) { // Leopard // Leopard can run on PowerPC so we need to exclude them if (system.sysctl('hw.cputype')==7) { if (system.sysctl('hw.ncpu')>=2) { return true; } } } return false; } This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Using AND and OR in package requirements
by Adam Mercer 21 Jan '10

21 Jan '10

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Re: PackageMaker help
by Don Montalvo 19 Jan '10

19 Jan '10

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