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Setting postinstall-action in PackageInfo-file to "restart" via pkgbuild or component.plist possible?
by Alexander Zigelski 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

-- Ali _______________________________________________ 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: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com I'm creating flat-package-installers for drivers via pkgbuild. Therefore I'd like it to set the postinstall-action-attribute in the PackageInfo-file to be set to "restart". I've found no parameter to pass to pkgbuild or attribute in the component.plist which does that. Is there a way to accomplish this without expanding, editing and flattening the package again?

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Re: Script help
by Don Montalvo 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Hi Bill, We've always removed the previous version, citing undesired merges. In some environments where users have admin rights, they might tinker with /Applications/Firefox.app so if we don't first find/kill/remove the application, we've run into problems. Deferring to your installer developer guru-ness, just curious what problems might happen if the removed apps are designed by the developer to be drag-installed? PS, I wish Apple could provide Mac Packaging training/certification... :) Thanks, Don Bill Coderre wrote: > vishnu kulkarni wrote: > > 3) Your /bin/rm will not work if the user moves Firefox. Also, it's probably unnecessary. _______________________________________________ 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: https://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: WWDC?
by Don Montalvo 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Hi Michelle, If you post "I brought Cisco t-shirts" I'm sure they'll come flocking to you. LOL Nice to see Cisco invested in a Mac guru. Hoping we will see an Any Connect configuration tool for Mac one day (of course with proper PKG installer). :D Don "Michele Corum -X (mcorum - aap3 at Cisco)" <mcorum(a)cisco.com> wrote: > I'd meant to post this earlier but I am wondering if anyone on this list is attending WWDC this week and if there was any interest in a Packager meet-up? > > Michele Corum > Mac Developer/Engineer > Cisco Systems, Inc. _______________________________________________ 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: https://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: PostScript Echo message Help
by Karthikeyan M 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Hi, I have a query regarding the PostScript in PackageMaker. I want to know where could I see the message which I echoed in Postscript for debugging puposes. I tried to find out in Console, but I didn't see any message. I might be finding in wrong place or I am doing it wrong. Thanks _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (mailto:Installer-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/karthikeyan.mac%40gma… This email sent to mailto:karthikeyan.mac@gmail.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: https://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: PostScript Echo message Help
by Stephane Sudre 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

You can check the log window of Installer.app or the install.log file (/private/var/log or in Console). On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Khushneet Inder Singh <ksingh(a)quark.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a query regarding the PostScript in PackageMaker. I want to know > where could I see the message which I echoed in Postscript for debugging > puposes. I tried to find out in Console, but I didn't see any message. I > might be finding in wrong place or I am doing it wrong. > > Thanks > > _______________________________________________ > 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: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/dev.iceberg%40gmail.c… > > This email sent to dev.iceberg(a)gmail.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: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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PostScript Echo message Help
by Khushneet Inder Singh 12 Jun '12

12 Jun '12

Hi, I have a query regarding the PostScript in PackageMaker. I want to know where could I see the message which I echoed in Postscript for debugging puposes. I tried to find out in Console, but I didn't see any message. I might be finding in wrong place or I am doing it wrong. Thanks _______________________________________________ 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: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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WWDC?
by Michele Corum -X (mcorum - aap3 at Cisco) 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

I'd meant to post this earlier but I am wondering if anyone on this list is attending WWDC this week and if there was any interest in a Packager meet-up? Michele Corum Mac Developer/Engineer Cisco Systems, Inc. _______________________________________________ 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: https://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: Script help
by Bill Coderre 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

1) It is pretty OK for what it is, but, most importantly, you should ALWAYS use the same capitalizations as the real files have, such as Firefox.app. Some users set their Macs to use "case sensitive file systems, and your script will fail on their machines. 1.5) Also, always use the full path to unix commands. 2) You could use this line instead: > /usr/bin/killall Firefox 3) Your /bin/rm will not work if the user moves Firefox. Also, it's probably unnecessary. 5) Whenever you write a script, return the value 0. If you return an error, installation will stop. This might seem like a good idea, but a) The user will see a scary error message and call you and complain; b) if you have multiple packages being installed as part of one big distribution, it could result in some preflights being run, without the files being copied, which might result in bad things. 6) In bundle packages, there were six scripts run: > preflight preinstall preupgrade > postflight postinstall postupgrade In flat packages, there are two: > preinstall postinstall 7) There are differences in the package layouts, so if you have a script call another tool that might change. There's probably more, but this should get you started. (And why is all this so important? Well, because installers have to be perfect, or you have a bigger problem than when you started.) On Jun 11, 2012, at 11:36 AM, vishnu kulkarni <vishnu5876(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I'm pretty new to scripting. I have written a script to be included as > preflight script while packaging Firefox App. I have used the below > script to Kill the app before it installs and to remove the app before > installing the App. Can some one please validate the Script if it's > right? Script works fine with the package. > > #!/bin/sh > ps -ef | awk '/firefox/ && !/awk/ {print $2}'|xargs kill -9 > > rm -rf /Applications/firefox.app > > > Thanks, > > Vishnu > _______________________________________________ > 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: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/bc%40apple.com > > This email sent to bc(a)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: https://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: Script help
by Stephane Sudre 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

It's not right yet because the capitalization of Firefox is incorrect. On a case sensitive filesystem this will not work. Also it's preferable to use absolute paths for the command line tools you invoke. Finally, removing a version of an application you are about to install is not necessarily a good idea. This may lead to unexpected results. On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:36 AM, vishnu kulkarni <vishnu5876(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm pretty new to scripting. I have written a script to be included as > preflight script while packaging Firefox App. I have used the below > script to Kill the app before it installs and to remove the app before > installing the App. Can some one please validate the Script if it's > right? Script works fine with the package. > > #!/bin/sh > ps -ef | awk '/firefox/ && !/awk/ {print $2}'|xargs kill -9 > > rm -rf /Applications/firefox.app > > > Thanks, > > Vishnu > _______________________________________________ > 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: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/dev.iceberg%40gmail.c… > > This email sent to dev.iceberg(a)gmail.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: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Script help
by vishnu kulkarni 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

Hi All, I'm pretty new to scripting. I have written a script to be included as preflight script while packaging Firefox App. I have used the below script to Kill the app before it installs and to remove the app before installing the App. Can some one please validate the Script if it's right? Script works fine with the package. #!/bin/sh ps -ef | awk '/firefox/ && !/awk/ {print $2}'|xargs kill -9 rm -rf /Applications/firefox.app Thanks, Vishnu _______________________________________________ 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: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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