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Disable Change Install Location button
by Nava Carmon 31 May '11

31 May '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com How do I remove/disable Change Install Location button. Why does it appear anyway? I mean which "checkbox"/setting in PackageMaker is responsible for it? Thanks Nava Carmon ncarmon(a)mac.com "Think good and it will be good!" _______________________________________________ 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: Application Support folder in ~/Library
by Nava Carmon 31 May '11

31 May '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Well, after rethinking this a bit... The files in this folder are supposed to be there for all users on this machine, so I'll leave it as is probably and change the path in the application. Thanks. On May 31, 2011, at 9:06 PM, Greg Neagle wrote: > On May 31, 2011, at 7:07 AM, Nava Carmon wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I need to install a folder in ~/Library/Application Support/MyFolder > > Why? > >> >> How Do I do it with PackageMaker? I have my folders tree, i.e. /Library/Application Support/MyFolder as an install item. I cannot use the option Install in user home directory only, since I use same installer to install a couple of applications to /Applications folder. How do I do it? >> Meanwhile as a workaround I install this folder in /Library/Application Support/MyFolder and then move it to ~/Library/Application Support/MyFolder, but probably there is a more straight-forward solution. > > No, there's not. > > How does this work if there is more than one user of the machine? > How does this work for users created after your installer runs? > How does this work when there is no user logged in when your software is installed? > > If there _really_ needs to be files in ~/Library/Application Support/MyFolder for your software, it's better to have the software itself copy them from /Library/Application Support/MyFolder to the user's ~/Library/Application Support/MyFolder on first launch. This gets all users of a machine, including users created after your software was installed. > > -Greg Nava Carmon ncarmon(a)mac.com "Think good and it will be good!" _______________________________________________ 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: Application Support folder in ~/Library
by Greg Neagle 31 May '11

31 May '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On May 31, 2011, at 7:07 AM, Nava Carmon wrote: > Hi, > > I need to install a folder in ~/Library/Application Support/MyFolder Why? > > How Do I do it with PackageMaker? I have my folders tree, i.e. /Library/Application Support/MyFolder as an install item. I cannot use the option Install in user home directory only, since I use same installer to install a couple of applications to /Applications folder. How do I do it? > Meanwhile as a workaround I install this folder in /Library/Application Support/MyFolder and then move it to ~/Library/Application Support/MyFolder, but probably there is a more straight-forward solution. No, there's not. How does this work if there is more than one user of the machine? How does this work for users created after your installer runs? How does this work when there is no user logged in when your software is installed? If there _really_ needs to be files in ~/Library/Application Support/MyFolder for your software, it's better to have the software itself copy them from /Library/Application Support/MyFolder to the user's ~/Library/Application Support/MyFolder on first launch. This gets all users of a machine, including users created after your software was installed. -Greg _______________________________________________ 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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Application Support folder in ~/Library
by Nava Carmon 31 May '11

31 May '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi, I need to install a folder in ~/Library/Application Support/MyFolder How Do I do it with PackageMaker? I have my folders tree, i.e. /Library/Application Support/MyFolder as an install item. I cannot use the option Install in user home directory only, since I use same installer to install a couple of applications to /Applications folder. How do I do it? Meanwhile as a workaround I install this folder in /Library/Application Support/MyFolder and then move it to ~/Library/Application Support/MyFolder, but probably there is a more straight-forward solution. Thanks in advance Nava Carmon ncarmon(a)mac.com "Think good and it will be good!" _______________________________________________ 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: Sort/Arrange contents of PackageMaker after creating them all?
by helpcrypto helpcrypto 30 May '11

30 May '11

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:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=drlf7/ZUHikAtoeZUJvEUW7Ru3jyNwYVbf76OGzmFaM=; b=LW70gPFn8+y+uhf6bjIPMIjN6vb4zKIAzXAS7ieIEHF1Fqs/9/7hMq+TOJnfXAWBGm Nt2RlcTRqhaaZxMNfeLb89Ch9s6zneSxZLDryZ0jlHsAU112vG26LCZMjHSYyhJ/0SmY /7DboAoyNEZ7lKFtv1m+eQrfqZVHP3lHCJd68= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=owF96BOjG7wFbh9/NVjM9XXk9L8rtavdL/Z2tHvoopSjB7IBWgNiLk68vkw4fDfQWh cQDCczg9lZQyhfvzZGAqrJd9e7FxTqP30XvJuIO1il5eYivuY4t86zFfI0pbzK/c05NF EaKEStUCHZYFBZfzwDo/pKMOYs9QJUjJh7DGM= Dear Stephane. I didnt realize you were the author of http://s.sudre.free.fr/Stuff/PackageMaker_Howto.html, which is the guide i followed to create my first packages and tests. Actually i noticed http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Iceberg.html http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Packages/about.html And would like to ask you a few things: Which one should i use? Are they for different purposes? Congrats and thanks for such a great package editors, that can do what Apple software doesnt. Really, thanks a lot. _______________________________________________ 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: Sort/Arrange contents of PackageMaker after creating them all?
by helpcrypto helpcrypto 30 May '11

30 May '11

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:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=FYfQF37WMH0NKRNPH5rtyc3Eo4CaiZ+kWVZVHEUnyLI=; b=D8sRegAAlxKl8RuT/xVLRJU/S+N9TSkIGDZsuYhK1qnPZfE0Lcg86l4Tzk6zslQoo7 Fupn6SLkWk6BgsP5l6tVKWR4+T8EDHvK2GI5q4j/Xl0xna8CJ4dO26JgPTdkoRTZt/RW jjKvfasAVoZhXOKouIj8SJwfgdeMWllp5D2/o= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=JppKLOBEw6Zsh2aXAURiZpLRwW73xtMT9FPN2tmIzmLFLOSl+/Apiox5rBEM1LNQp6 24yYC8P6YZa+FDMbOTkrZFjW9Y0PbvgcX44Nwv9whDLRK6/W0KdQdyNMLTDdPmHy2sJT zbT9F33hzzdjbnfXhsxJVaoNahMn6P+mF48Wo= 2011/5/30 Stephane Sudre <dev.iceberg(a)gmail.com>: > Indeed, it does not seem to be possible. OMG. Really? REALLY? in Apple/im-sooooo-user-friendly-that-all-love-me, really? > I would suggest filing a bug report (enhancement request?) because other tools support this. Been working for a while with PackageMaker and -imho- it really sucks. Cant uninstall, cant reference packages from sub-choices, cant make a package install if "choice OR choice" selected, packages cant send usefull args to scripts, lot of crashes, buggy RAW mode... A 100% shame-on-you-Apple tool. Using Xcode 321. Does xcode4 includes a better/improved version of packagemaker? _______________________________________________ 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: Sort/Arrange contents of PackageMaker after creating them all?
by Stephane Sudre 30 May '11

30 May '11

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:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=2T0LGgcbQkoS25DhGWjT3Tj6hmNiGYF068FWawM6M+8=; b=o36islI4UjwodsWpA3VyDh/t9lejEP5GbuqGzpe46kBLhz5yEJE/y1ZBVF/X4R8VLe 6MFn8NNd9Pv3/8AXd1BPIZEbjKe9914pzRO1uknj6xHQhBZSL/arrc0n+pEhcWpGrySA mw8nA01tuLSlzly4SnsrAoC1d/6lea/zEkOAM= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=W8VvyU90AZFDjs7+TaMijuXZ0LJELECRY9BLjMs0+wD5XqgbfIajeBbRinWCaD7t+0 0DiCP4g8iBx5hBiKXF6HWqolHrJrvQP4y7nVl+OU2pdMj7XysHiITl0/dZD5aExBLl2z PeXxXWNNmmuj12agap0IIKgYKzztJjgMj3vdw= Indeed, it does not seem to be possible. I would suggest filing a bug report (enhancement request?) because other tools support this. On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 9:07 AM, helpcrypto helpcrypto <helpcrypto(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi list. > > Using Mac OSX 10.6 PackageMaker... > ...Can anyone tell me, how can i sort/arrange contents of my package > (Choices, Packages, etc) AFTER creating them? > > Scenario: > 1.Create a choice "bar" at root level > 2.Create a choice "foo" at root level > > After doing, running installer, i noticed is displayed like: > bar > foo > > What i need: > foo > bar > > Changes on raw mode dont commit :S ? > > (Already asked at StackOverflow: > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6138560/mac-osx-packagemaker-sort-arrang… > ) _______________________________________________ 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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Sort/Arrange contents of PackageMaker after creating them all?
by helpcrypto helpcrypto 30 May '11

30 May '11

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Package maker, building from script, and constantly appearing "Relocatable" checkbox.
by Rustam Muginov 27 May '11

27 May '11

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Re: .pkg stored on Windows Servers
by Sean Perry 27 May '11

27 May '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com I .pkg _IS_ a directory. OS X just shows it to you as a file. Look at it in Terminal. This is why installers are shipped as DMG files online. You could zip it up if you had to but that is not what customers expect. Probably ok for just storage though. On Thu May 26 17:08 , Michele Corum sent: >I have created a simple distribution .pkg. When it is copied to a Windows >2003 server share, the .pkg is no longer recognized as a single file, rather >it shows up as a directory. Normally I turn the .pkg into .dmg which solves >the issue. However I am being asked to create a .pkg that is readable as a >single .pkg on the Windows platform. > >Is this possible and how do I do that? > > > >Michele Corum >Macintosh Engineer/Developer >aap3 at Cisco Systems, Inc. >400 East Tasman Drive, SJ12-4, F3 >San Jose, California 95134 >Desk 408.853.3430 >Cell 925.586.6173 >mcorum(a)cisco.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/shaleh%40speakeasy.net > >This email sent to shaleh(a)speakeasy.net _______________________________________________ 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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