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Building distribution package on the commandline
by kushal ghosh 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

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Re: dmg from flat installer?
by Roy Nielsen 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

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Re: Need to do some logic in a component pkg which is specific to the integrated distribution pkg
by Bill Coderre 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

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Re: Need to do some logic in a component pkg which is specific to the integrated distribution pkg
by Xochitl Lunde 17 Mar '10

17 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 <installer-dev-bounces+xochitl_lunde=tripplite.com(a)lists.apple.com> wrote on 03/17/2010 05:38:52 AM: > Hi All, > > I am developing a component pkg and the same component package will > be delivered to many other products teams. All products will > integrate this component package and create their own distribution > product package. > > Here in component pkg i need to identify in which distribution > package it is running and do some logic some thing like creating a > file based on the distribution package. This logic should be inside > my component package's preinstall and postinstall. > > Can this be done ? > > I am thinking that if Product distribution package, which is > integrating my component package can set some environment variables > such that the component pacakge's preinstall and post install can avail. > > Thanks And Regards, > -Sra1. While I do not know the exact answer, I think I know a way that you can figure out a little more. When the scripts are called from the installer, they will have certain environment variables set, including things like the name of the package. I do not know if it sets the name of a distribution in addition to this, but it might. Using a verbose command line installation, you can see the environment variables set in all of your scripts using the 'env' command in the script. Then you can check if a distribution environment variable is set for you. So in your script just add a line: env Then on the command line, run your distribution package verbosely. $> installer -verbose -dumplog -pkg path/to/yourdistpkg -target /Volumes/YourMacHDName The installer should then print out the result of your script running the 'env' command. There's the environment variable INSTALL_PKG_SESSION_ID, but that will probably have the name of your component. If there's a distribution environment variable set, then you probably can do this without problem.

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Re: dmg from flat installer?
by Allan Marcus 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com I decided to make a drag and drop Automator workflow applications to make this easier. here it is for your enjoyment: Just create a new workflow/application and add a Run Shell Script. Set the Pass Input: as arguments. Only pass one item that has no spaces in the name. for f in "$@" do DIRNAME=`dirname $f` BASENAME=`basename $f` break done # create a compress dmg with just the dropped file in it # save it in the same dir as the dropped file /usr/bin/hdiutil create -srcfolder $@ ${DIRNAME}/${BASENAME}.dmg --- Thanks, Allan Marcus 505-667-5666 On Mar 16, 2010, at 6:10 PM, Allan Marcus wrote: > Got It! > > Thanks Greg. > > srcfolder in hdiutil can be a file; doesn't have to be a folder. > > --- > Thanks, > > Allan Marcus > 505-667-5666 > > > > On Mar 16, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Allan Marcus wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I used to use DMGConverter to drag and drop a .mpkg installer and it would make a DMG for me. Now that that new packages are not folders, drag and drop onto DMGConverter, or make a DMG from a folder in Disk Utility don't work. >> >> Might I ask how you make your DMGs from flat installers? >> >> --- >> Thanks, >> >> Allan Marcus >> 505-667-5666 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/allan%40lanl.gov >> >> This email sent to allan(a)lanl.gov > > _______________________________________________ > 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/allan%40lanl.gov > > This email sent to allan(a)lanl.gov _______________________________________________ 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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Need to do some logic in a component pkg which is specific to the integrated distribution pkg
by Sravana Kumar 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

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Re: dmg from flat installer?
by Allan Marcus 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Got It! Thanks Greg. srcfolder in hdiutil can be a file; doesn't have to be a folder. --- Thanks, Allan Marcus 505-667-5666 On Mar 16, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Allan Marcus wrote: > Hi, > > I used to use DMGConverter to drag and drop a .mpkg installer and it would make a DMG for me. Now that that new packages are not folders, drag and drop onto DMGConverter, or make a DMG from a folder in Disk Utility don't work. > > Might I ask how you make your DMGs from flat installers? > > --- > Thanks, > > Allan Marcus > 505-667-5666 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/allan%40lanl.gov > > This email sent to allan(a)lanl.gov _______________________________________________ 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: dmg from flat installer?
by Greg Neagle 16 Mar '10

16 Mar '10

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com /usr/bin/hdiutil create -srcfolder foo.pkg foo.dmg Works even if foo.pkg is a flat package. -Greg On Mar 16, 2010, at 4:35 PM, Allan Marcus wrote: Hi, Might I ask how you make your DMGs from flat installers? --- Thanks, Allan Marcus 505-667-5666 _______________________________________________ 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/greg.neagle%40disneyan… _______________________________________________ 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.… But why? One of the advantages of flat packages is they can be transported as-is - there's no need to wrap them in a disk image. I used to use DMGConverter to drag and drop a .mpkg installer and it would make a DMG for me. Now that that new packages are not folders, drag and drop onto DMGConverter, or make a DMG from a folder in Disk Utility don't work. This email sent to greg.neagle(a)disneyanimation.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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dmg from flat installer?
by Allan Marcus 16 Mar '10

16 Mar '10

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi, I used to use DMGConverter to drag and drop a .mpkg installer and it would make a DMG for me. Now that that new packages are not folders, drag and drop onto DMGConverter, or make a DMG from a folder in Disk Utility don't work. Might I ask how you make your DMGs from flat installers? --- Thanks, Allan Marcus 505-667-5666 _______________________________________________ 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: Struggles with PackageMaker and Iceberg scripts
by Nick Peelman 16 Mar '10

16 Mar '10

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