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Re: Can Installer.app download things?
by Nick Peelman 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

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Re: Can Installer.app download things?
by Nick Peelman 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

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Re: Can Installer.app download things?
by Xochitl Lunde 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.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.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com > I don't think it can directly, but your preflight/postflight could > use curl to download the payload, then install from within the same script. > I was told in an earlier discussion that script failure is not supported in preflight script, so if a download can fail - which it can - this is not a supported technique for getting your files. Can your program run without the download and then you provide an interface or instructions for getting the download from your application? In your installation check you can require that the download has already happened and provide an error message instructing the user to go do that first.

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Re: Can Installer.app download things?
by Patrick Gallagher 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

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Re: package maker - fixing error in my post
by Jim Dodd 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

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Jim ----- Original Message ---- > From: Nick Peelman <nick(a)peelman.us> > To: Jim Dodd <bcbuilderboy(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > Sent: Tue, March 23, 2010 10:46:04 AM > Subject: Re: package maker - fixing error in my post > > Please check out Iceberg. The placement and interface for > adding scripts is much more straight > forward. http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Iceberg.html You'll find much > more detail about InstallationCheck, InstallationCheck.strings, and packaging > in general > at: http://s.sudre.free.fr/Stuff/PackageMaker_Howto.html and http://peelman.us/tech/apple-packages/ -nick -- Nick > Peelman > href="mailto:nick@peelman.us">nick(a)peelman.us On Tue, Mar 23, > 2010 at 10:26 AM, Jim Dodd < > href="mailto:bcbuilderboy@yahoo.com">bcbuilderboy(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > I'm sorry. I got the error return values wrong. The first error > number > should be 112 (decimal) which corresponds to the line starting > with "16" in > the strings file. The next error number would be 113 which > corresponds to > the line starting with "17" in the strings file and so on > up to an error > return value of 127 (decimal) corresponding to an error > message line that > starts with "31". Only use the numbers you need. Yu > don't need to enter all > the numbers from 16 - 13. > > This > is because you want to set bits number 5 and number 6 (with first bit > > number being 0) of the return value to indicate it's an error and you > want > to stop the installation. That bit-pattern corresponds to 96 > (decimal). The > least significant five bits (numbers 0 through 4) hold > the value for the > error message you want to display to the user. Error > messages 0 - 15 are > reserved so your first error message must be 16 and > you can use up through > 31. So 96 + 16 gives a return value of 112 > telling the Installer that there > was an error and you want to display > error message 16. > > I hope this helps explain it. > > > Jim > > From: Jim Dodd < > ymailto="mailto:bcbuilderboy@yahoo.com" > href="mailto:bcbuilderboy@yahoo.com">bcbuilderboy(a)yahoo.com> > To: > > href="mailto:installer-dev@lists.apple.com">installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > > Sent: Tue, March 23, 2010 8:32:36 AM > Subject: Re: package > maker > > You won't have to do anything special with your > InstallationScript. Just > place it in the Install_resources folder where > you have any other scripts > (preinstall, postinstall etc.) that are > included in PackageMaker. Just make > sure you set its permissions to > Executable. The script should return 0 if > there was no error. If there > is an error, return 113 (decimal) for the first > type of error you want > to flag. Then, make a separate > InstallationCheck.strings file (in the > same folder) with someting like this > line: > > "16" = "The > sky is falling.\nBuild a roof and try installing again."; > > Enter > your own string in the quotes, of course. The "16" must be there (and > in > quotes) and corresponds to the return value of 113. Yes, this is strange > > but it's explained in the documentation. For your next error, return 114 > > (decimal) and have a line tht begins with "17" etc. Notice I used "\n" > to > get a newline in the dialog (Apple Installer takes care of generating > the > dialog) and, if you need Unicode characters, make sure you use > "\Unnnn" > where the 'U' must be capitalized! The "nnnn" is the four > Unicode numbers as > usual. And the semi-colon at the end MUST be > there. > > Regards, > > Jim Dodd > Onset Computer > Corporation > > > From: spondita Madhuri Neog < > ymailto="mailto:sponditamneog@tataelxsi.co.in" > href="mailto:sponditamneog@tataelxsi.co.in">sponditamneog(a)tataelxsi.co.in> > > To: Xochitl Lunde < > href="mailto:Xochitl_Lunde@tripplite.com">Xochitl_Lunde(a)tripplite.com> > > Cc: > href="mailto:installer-dev@lists.apple.com">installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > > Sent: Tue, March 23, 2010 2:41:30 AM > Subject: RE: package > maker > > > > Thanks for the response. > > I > have tried putting a requirement "Result of Script" for the distribution > > package but the path of the script is always taken as the absolute path > i.e > the path on my hard drive.This I have checked by seeing the > javascript code > in raw editing mode.Hence package installation always > fails in other MACs. > > I have tried going to distribution's > 'Actions' menu and use a "Get > Application" and "Kill > > Application",however it warns the user that all applications will be > closed > and the installation requires a logout.However i want it to > prompt that only > the running instance of my particular application > should be closed.I have > given the application's launch path in the > "identifier" tab of "Get > Application" and signal #9 in the "Kill > Application" > > I guess adding InstallationCheck script to the > package will be useful but i > dont know how to add it to the package > considering the fact that the > requirement "Result of Script" always > takes up the absolute path. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin > requests to the list. 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Re: package maker - fixing error in my post
by Nick Peelman 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

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The placement and interface for adding scripts is much more straight forward. http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Iceberg.html You'll find much more detail about InstallationCheck, InstallationCheck.strings, and packaging in general at: http://s.sudre.free.fr/Stuff/PackageMaker_Howto.html and http://peelman.us/tech/apple-packages/ -nick -- Nick Peelman nick(a)peelman.us On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Jim Dodd <bcbuilderboy(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm sorry. I got the error return values wrong. The first error number > should be 112 (decimal) which corresponds to the line starting with "16" in > the strings file. The next error number would be 113 which corresponds to > the line starting with "17" in the strings file and so on up to an error > return value of 127 (decimal) corresponding to an error message line that > starts with "31". Only use the numbers you need. Yu don't need to enter all > the numbers from 16 - 13. > > This is because you want to set bits number 5 and number 6 (with first bit > number being 0) of the return value to indicate it's an error and you want > to stop the installation. That bit-pattern corresponds to 96 (decimal). The > least significant five bits (numbers 0 through 4) hold the value for the > error message you want to display to the user. Error messages 0 - 15 are > reserved so your first error message must be 16 and you can use up through > 31. So 96 + 16 gives a return value of 112 telling the Installer that there > was an error and you want to display error message 16. > > I hope this helps explain it. > > Jim > > From: Jim Dodd <bcbuilderboy(a)yahoo.com> > To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > Sent: Tue, March 23, 2010 8:32:36 AM > Subject: Re: package maker > > You won't have to do anything special with your InstallationScript. Just > place it in the Install_resources folder where you have any other scripts > (preinstall, postinstall etc.) that are included in PackageMaker. Just make > sure you set its permissions to Executable. The script should return 0 if > there was no error. If there is an error, return 113 (decimal) for the first > type of error you want to flag. Then, make a separate > InstallationCheck.strings file (in the same folder) with someting like this > line: > > "16" = "The sky is falling.\nBuild a roof and try installing again."; > > Enter your own string in the quotes, of course. The "16" must be there (and > in quotes) and corresponds to the return value of 113. Yes, this is strange > but it's explained in the documentation. For your next error, return 114 > (decimal) and have a line tht begins with "17" etc. Notice I used "\n" to > get a newline in the dialog (Apple Installer takes care of generating the > dialog) and, if you need Unicode characters, make sure you use "\Unnnn" > where the 'U' must be capitalized! The "nnnn" is the four Unicode numbers as > usual. And the semi-colon at the end MUST be there. > > Regards, > > Jim Dodd > Onset Computer Corporation > > > From: spondita Madhuri Neog <sponditamneog(a)tataelxsi.co.in> > To: Xochitl Lunde <Xochitl_Lunde(a)tripplite.com> > Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > Sent: Tue, March 23, 2010 2:41:30 AM > Subject: RE: package maker > > > > Thanks for the response. > > I have tried putting a requirement "Result of Script" for the distribution > package but the path of the script is always taken as the absolute path i.e > the path on my hard drive.This I have checked by seeing the javascript code > in raw editing mode.Hence package installation always fails in other MACs. > > I have tried going to distribution's 'Actions' menu and use a "Get > Application" and "Kill > Application",however it warns the user that all applications will be closed > and the installation requires a logout.However i want it to prompt that only > the running instance of my particular application should be closed.I have > given the application's launch path in the "identifier" tab of "Get > Application" and signal #9 in the "Kill Application" > > I guess adding InstallationCheck script to the package will be useful but i > dont know how to add it to the package considering the fact that the > requirement "Result of Script" always takes up the absolute path. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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: package maker - fixing error in my post
by Jim Dodd 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

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Re: package maker
by Jim Dodd 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

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RE: package maker
by spondita Madhuri Neog 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

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Re: "Common" post-install script
by Rustam Muginov 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '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=mu/VuLLInU1cHaARbnqxp8timukyAg5HkJtAUafD8W8=; b=K1qLsVNRxzgYkPQBmEDYucrRQ9OwaQ9JzWNvaDg7EjqmmbIf+saEW124iByU+5sH9x wTqVmlGvXl5gwsEZDDC7UUQ2DmI3b8bzp5INsQ6kK0XGPr9rKmAf27KL+22PsRRvdvhV l/Xg2Clv19fMr94+7EKfgZV8cRCoouzobSHKU= 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=BGt6ArUvrJHtaI/M/ITcdNdWntqDgAGPcNYbw6y3PCMhGHJD+c664EfjqvW2c00qHO pv3dbxmqVdfrcqBIp3zcLQb/iFYcFkmiN9Ssb1XH2i6FDvEFp1esaabo2UnnNUKtJkHd UXQrO9OdJeztZQFv+AhYzxQZ4aERd9ryjJjrU= So, PackageMaker does guarantee to install components exactly in the order they are places in the package list? Is it documented anywhere? Thank you. On Mar 23, 2010, at 12:58 AM, Iceberg-Dev wrote: > > On Mar 22, 2010, at 8:46 PM, Rustam Muginov wrote: > >> Hello all. >> I am building installer for 10.5 and later. >> I do need a "common" post-install script, which would run after all components are installed. Currently, i can see options to assign preinstall/postinstall script for a particular component, but for whole distribution where are only "Actions" with the fixed list like "Create Alias", "Load Kernel Extension", e.t.c. >> How could i add a script which would guaranteed to run after all components have been installed? > > A solution (which is the one PackageMaker uses for its distribution pre/post actions) is to have a package that contains an empty payload (i.e. no files are being installed) and a postinstall script. This package needs to be placed as the last package of the packages list and its visible flag should be set to false. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/rmuginov%40gmail.com > > This email sent to rmuginov(a)gmail.com -- Sincerelly, Rustam Muginov _______________________________________________ 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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