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Invoking system.run in a flat package
by sakshi 16 Jun '10

16 Jun '10

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exec permission removed while building mpkg
by Sumit Beniwal 16 Jun '10

16 Jun '10

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Re: Editing a file by postinstall script
by Greg Neagle 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

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Editing a file by postinstall script
by kushal ghosh 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

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installSizeKB
by sakshi 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

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RE: Custom progress bar?
by Adam Peck 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcsMlbahQUb+coAYQfW3JnGPuon02wABlfKQ Thread-topic: Custom progress bar? There is no progress bar shown during a command line install. As long as you have the same task run both ways you can still make a Installer Plugin... -Adam -----Original Message----- From: installer-dev-bounces+adampeck=smarttech.com(a)lists.apple.com [mailto:installer-dev-bounces+adampeck=smarttech.com@lists.apple.com] On Behalf Of Nick Peelman Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 8:19 AM To: Paul Delivett Cc: Installer-Dev mailing-list Subject: Re: Custom progress bar? You break installs done from the command line or via Apple Remote Desktop (or other package deployment systems) when you do that. -nick -- Nick Peelman nick(a)peelman.us On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 7:24 AM, Paul Delivett <Paul.Delivett(a)eu.citrix.com> wrote: > You could write a custom panel that appears after the install and move your post flight stage into that. > > -----Original Message----- > From: installer-dev-bounces+paul.delivett=eu.citrix.com(a)lists.apple.com [mailto:installer-dev-bounces+paul.delivett=eu.citrix.com@lists.apple.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Peckover > Sent: 02 June 2010 18:45 > To: Installer-Dev mailing-list > Subject: Custom progress bar? > > Hi, > > I have a post-flight shell script that takes some time. The Installer > progress bar doesn't take it into account, so it gives the appearance that > it's hanging at the end of the install, while the script is running. > > Can anyone suggest some kind of method that I could use to display my own > progress bar while the script is running? > > Thanks, > Andrew > > _______________________________________________ > 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/paul.delivett%40eu.cit… > > This email sent to paul.delivett(a)eu.citrix.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/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/adampeck%40smarttech.c… This email sent to adampeck(a)smarttech.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

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Re: Custom progress bar?
by Nick Peelman 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

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RE: Custom progress bar?
by Paul Delivett 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcsCe3dXNmQVQd2mRrSpJ5KWTn49ggKAdUYQ Thread-topic: Custom progress bar? You could write a custom panel that appears after the install and move your post flight stage into that. -----Original Message----- From: installer-dev-bounces+paul.delivett=eu.citrix.com(a)lists.apple.com [mailto:installer-dev-bounces+paul.delivett=eu.citrix.com@lists.apple.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Peckover Sent: 02 June 2010 18:45 To: Installer-Dev mailing-list Subject: Custom progress bar? Hi, I have a post-flight shell script that takes some time. The Installer progress bar doesn't take it into account, so it gives the appearance that it's hanging at the end of the install, while the script is running. Can anyone suggest some kind of method that I could use to display my own progress bar while the script is running? Thanks, Andrew _______________________________________________ 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/paul.delivett%40eu.cit… This email sent to paul.delivett(a)eu.citrix.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

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Re: insufferable PackageMaker permissions defects
by G S 14 Jun '10

14 Jun '10

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Re: insufferable PackageMaker permissions defects
by G S 14 Jun '10

14 Jun '10

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