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Re: Installer-dev Digest, Vol 94, Issue 29
by vishnu kulkarni 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

Hi Stephane, Below details i get from installer log when the script is included with the package. I tried modifying the dist file but to no avail. Any suggestions to get it running? Jun 27 18:06:29 cgmacjss installd[5799]: PackageKit: ----- Begin install ----- Jun 27 18:06:31 cgmacjss installd[5799]: PackageKit: Install Failed: PKG: pre-flight scripts for "com.wb.firefoxtest.Firefox.pkg"\nError Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 UserInfo=0x100118c80 "An error occurred while running scripts from the package “firefox.pkg”." {\n NSFilePath = "./preflight";\n NSLocalizedDescription = "An error occurred while running scripts from the package \U201cfirefox.pkg\U201d.";\n NSURL = "./Contents/Packages/firefox.pkg -- file://localhost/Users/admin/Documents/Firefox.test5.mpkg/";\n PKInstallPackageIdentifier = "com.wb.firefoxtest.Firefox.pkg";\n} On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 1:20 AM, Stephane Sudre <dev.iceberg(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 12:23 PM, vishnu kulkarni <vishnu5876(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Stephane, >> >> Thanks for explanation. But if i include only memory requirement, it >> does not create any dist file. When I add Disk space requirement and >> include a preflight script along with the package it fails while >> installing. If I do not include the script it works fine or vice >> versa, If i include script and removed disk space requirement it >> works. I think it's something to do with the dist file. I have pasted >> just a line from the dist file, I tried changing it though. But i >> guess you might help me out . >> >> options customize="never" allow-external-scripts="no" ( Script fails >> because of this ? ) Do i need to allow external scripts to run? >>> rootVolumeOnly="true"/> >>> <installation-check script="pm_install_check();"/> >>> <volume-check script="pm_volume_check();"/> > > If you're calling an external shell script from the installation- or > volume-check scripts, yes you need to allow external scripts. Even if > the shell script ends up being embedded in the distribution. -- 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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Re: Installer-dev Digest, Vol 94, Issue 29
by Per Olofsson 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

On 27 jun 2012, at 13:55, Stephane Sudre wrote: > . either you write a script to look for the "no" string and replace > it with "yes" or you edit the .dist XML file with some command line > tools (which I don't know) that lets you parse/modify a XML file. No need for a full XML parser to modify a simple string. Try: perl -p -i -e 's/allow-external-scripts="no"/allow-external-scripts="yes"/' distribution.dist -- Per Olofsson, IT-service, University of Gothenburg _______________________________________________ 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: Installer-dev Digest, Vol 94, Issue 29
by Stephane Sudre 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

2 solutions: - manually: you can edit the .dist file with any text file editor (even vi). - automatically: . either you write a script to look for the "no" string and replace it with "yes" or you edit the .dist XML file with some command line tools (which I don't know) that lets you parse/modify a XML file. On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 1:20 PM, vishnu kulkarni <vishnu5876(a)gmail.com> wrote: > What's the best way to modify the distribution.dist file inorder to > allow the external scripts to run? > > Thanks, > > Vishnu > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 1:20 AM, Stephane Sudre <dev.iceberg(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 12:23 PM, vishnu kulkarni <vishnu5876(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi Stephane, >>> >>> Thanks for explanation. But if i include only memory requirement, it >>> does not create any dist file. When I add Disk space requirement and >>> include a preflight script along with the package it fails while >>> installing. If I do not include the script it works fine or vice >>> versa, If i include script and removed disk space requirement it >>> works. I think it's something to do with the dist file. I have pasted >>> just a line from the dist file, I tried changing it though. But i >>> guess you might help me out . >>> >>> options customize="never" allow-external-scripts="no" ( Script fails >>> because of this ? ) Do i need to allow external scripts to run? >>>> rootVolumeOnly="true"/> >>>> <installation-check script="pm_install_check();"/> >>>> <volume-check script="pm_volume_check();"/> >> >> If you're calling an external shell script from the installation- or >> volume-check scripts, yes you need to allow external scripts. Even if >> the shell script ends up being embedded in the distribution. > > > > -- > 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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Re: Installer-dev Digest, Vol 94, Issue 29
by vishnu kulkarni 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

What's the best way to modify the distribution.dist file inorder to allow the external scripts to run? Thanks, Vishnu On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 1:20 AM, Stephane Sudre <dev.iceberg(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 12:23 PM, vishnu kulkarni <vishnu5876(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Stephane, >> >> Thanks for explanation. But if i include only memory requirement, it >> does not create any dist file. When I add Disk space requirement and >> include a preflight script along with the package it fails while >> installing. If I do not include the script it works fine or vice >> versa, If i include script and removed disk space requirement it >> works. I think it's something to do with the dist file. I have pasted >> just a line from the dist file, I tried changing it though. But i >> guess you might help me out . >> >> options customize="never" allow-external-scripts="no" ( Script fails >> because of this ? ) Do i need to allow external scripts to run? >>> rootVolumeOnly="true"/> >>> <installation-check script="pm_install_check();"/> >>> <volume-check script="pm_volume_check();"/> > > If you're calling an external shell script from the installation- or > volume-check scripts, yes you need to allow external scripts. Even if > the shell script ends up being embedded in the distribution. -- 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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Re: Packagemaker command line options
by Stephane Sudre 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Per Olofsson <per.olofsson(a)gu.se> wrote: > On 23 jun 2012, at 07:09, Bill Coderre wrote: > >> Please use pkgutil and not xar. > > Out of curiosity, and since I've experimented with building mac packages on linux, in what way does the flattened package differ when you compress it with xar and not pkgutil? There should not be any difference as long as the contents you're putting in the xar .pkg archive is correctly prepared. e.g. additional resources need to be cpio dittoed, some metadata files are to be compressed, some not. _______________________________________________ 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: Packagemaker command line options
by Per Olofsson 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

On 23 jun 2012, at 07:09, Bill Coderre wrote: > Please use pkgutil and not xar. Out of curiosity, and since I've experimented with building mac packages on linux, in what way does the flattened package differ when you compress it with xar and not pkgutil? -- Per Olofsson, IT-service, University of Gothenburg _______________________________________________ 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: Installer-dev Digest, Vol 94, Issue 29
by vishnu kulkarni 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

Hi Stephane, Thanks for explanation. But if i include only memory requirement, it does not create any dist file. When I add Disk space requirement and include a preflight script along with the package it fails while installing. If I do not include the script it works fine or vice versa, If i include script and removed disk space requirement it works. I think it's something to do with the dist file. I have pasted just a line from the dist file, I tried changing it though. But i guess you might help me out . options customize="never" allow-external-scripts="no" ( Script fails because of this ? ) Do i need to allow external scripts to run? > rootVolumeOnly="true"/> > <installation-check script="pm_install_check();"/> > <volume-check script="pm_volume_check();"/> Thanks, Vishnu On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:30 AM, <installer-dev-request(a)lists.apple.com> wrote: > Send Installer-dev mailing list submissions to > installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/installer-dev > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > installer-dev-request(a)lists.apple.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > installer-dev-owner(a)lists.apple.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Installer-dev digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Getting Installation failure error while using Script along > with custom requirements. (vishnu kulkarni) > 2. Getting Installation failure error while using Script along > with custom requirements. (vishnu kulkarni) > 3. Re: Getting Installation failure error while using Script > along with custom requirements. (Stephane Sudre) > 4. Re: Getting Installation failure error while using Script > along with custom requirements. (Don Montalvo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:07:30 +0530 > From: vishnu kulkarni <vishnu5876(a)gmail.com> > To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > Subject: Getting Installation failure error while using Script along > with custom requirements. > Message-ID: > <CAL-pCuVAmGj1afKcrvve-nDA=Rd3dA3Q9HRFa0GucijQgCcH9w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi All, > > > I'm trying to package firefox app with preflight script to kill the > app and trash the app before installing a fresh copy. The script works > pretty fine with the package. > When I try to add system requirements to the package it gets failed. > > I'm pretty new to packaging . Below are my queries. Please address > > 1) When I include minimum available hard disk bytes on target , It > creates a Distribution.dist file inside the package. ( Not sure of the > reason.) > 2) When I include memory requirement and include the preflight script > it works fine. ( For memory it does not create a .dist file) > > > I have pasted the details of the .dist file below. > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> > <installer-script minSpecVersion="1.000000" > authoringTool="com.apple.PackageMaker" authoringToolVersion="3.0.4" > authoringToolBuild="179"> > <title>Firefox</title> > <options customize="never" allow-external-scripts="no" > rootVolumeOnly="true"/> > <installation-check script="pm_install_check();"/> > <volume-check script="pm_volume_check();"/> > <script>function pm_volume_check() { > if(!(my.target.availableKilobytes >= 200 * 1024 * 1024)) { > my.result.title = 'Failure'; > my.result.message = 'Installation cannot proceed, as not all > requirements were met.'; > my.result.type = 'Fatal'; > return false; > } > return true; > } > > > function pm_install_check() { > if(!(system.sysctl('hw.memsize') >= 512*1024*1024*1024)) { > my.result.title = 'Memory Available'; > my.result.message = 'Installation cannot proceed, as not all > requirements were met.'; > my.result.type = 'Fatal'; > return false; > } > return true; > } > </script> > <choices-outline> > <line choice="choice3"/> > </choices-outline> > <choice id="choice3" title="Firefox"> > <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg"/> > </choice> > <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg" installKBytes="75808" > version="1.0" auth="Root">file:./Contents/Packages/firefox.pkg</pkg-ref> > <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg"> > <relocate search-id="pkmktoken81"> > <bundle id="org.mozilla.firefox"/> > </relocate> > </pkg-ref> > <locator> > <search id="pkmktoken81-1" type="component"> > <bundle CFBundleIdentifier="org.mozilla.firefox" > path="/Applications/Firefox.app"/> > </search> > <search id="pkmktoken81-0" type="script" > script="pkmktoken81_combined()"> > <script> > function pkmktoken81_combined() { > function pkmk_add_results_to_array(results, array) { > for(i = 0; i < results.length; i++) > array.push(results[i]); > } > var result = new Array(); > var search; > search = my.search.results['pkmktoken81-1']; > if(search) pkmk_add_results_to_array(search, result); > return result; > } > </script> > </search> > <search type="script" id="pkmktoken81" script="pkmktoken81_final()"> > <script> > function pkmktoken81_final() { > var combined = my.search.results['pkmktoken81-0']; > return combined; > } > </script> > </search> > </locator> > </installer-script> > > > Please do let me know where I'm going wrong. I tried to modify the > .dist fie but to no avail. > > > Thanks, > > Vishnu > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:31:04 +0530 > From: vishnu kulkarni <vishnu5876(a)gmail.com> > To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > Subject: Getting Installation failure error while using Script along > with custom requirements. > Message-ID: > <CAL-pCuVvdyNgiSy+8CAc3j0LHr7NYZB0=f3tTWP30NvUNVjcyQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi All, > > > I'm trying to package firefox app with preflight script to kill the > app and trash the app before installing a fresh copy. The script works > pretty fine with the package. > When I try to add system requirements to the package it gets failed. > > I'm pretty new to packaging . Below are my queries. Please address > > 1) When I include minimum available hard disk bytes on target , It > creates a Distribution.dist file inside the package. ( Not sure of the > reason.) > 2) When I include memory requirement and include the preflight script > it works fine. ( For memory it does not create a .dist file) > > > I have pasted the details of the .dist file below. > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> > <installer-script minSpecVersion="1.000000" > authoringTool="com.apple.PackageMaker" authoringToolVersion="3.0.4" > authoringToolBuild="179"> > <title>Firefox</title> > <options customize="never" allow-external-scripts="no" > rootVolumeOnly="true"/> > <installation-check script="pm_install_check();"/> > <volume-check script="pm_volume_check();"/> > <script>function pm_volume_check() { > if(!(my.target.availableKilobytes >= 200 * 1024 * 1024)) { > my.result.title = 'Failure'; > my.result.message = 'Installation cannot proceed, as not all > requirements were met.'; > my.result.type = 'Fatal'; > return false; > } > return true; > } > > > function pm_install_check() { > if(!(system.sysctl('hw.memsize') >= 512*1024*1024*1024)) { > my.result.title = 'Memory Available'; > my.result.message = 'Installation cannot proceed, as not all > requirements were met.'; > my.result.type = 'Fatal'; > return false; > } > return true; > } > </script> > <choices-outline> > <line choice="choice3"/> > </choices-outline> > <choice id="choice3" title="Firefox"> > <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg"/> > </choice> > <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg" installKBytes="75808" > version="1.0" auth="Root">file:./Contents/Packages/firefox.pkg</pkg-ref> > <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg"> > <relocate search-id="pkmktoken81"> > <bundle id="org.mozilla.firefox"/> > </relocate> > </pkg-ref> > <locator> > <search id="pkmktoken81-1" type="component"> > <bundle CFBundleIdentifier="org.mozilla.firefox" > path="/Applications/Firefox.app"/> > </search> > <search id="pkmktoken81-0" type="script" > script="pkmktoken81_combined()"> > <script> > function pkmktoken81_combined() { > function pkmk_add_results_to_array(results, array) { > for(i = 0; i < results.length; i++) > array.push(results[i]); > } > var result = new Array(); > var search; > search = my.search.results['pkmktoken81-1']; > if(search) pkmk_add_results_to_array(search, result); > return result; > } > </script> > </search> > <search type="script" id="pkmktoken81" script="pkmktoken81_final()"> > <script> > function pkmktoken81_final() { > var combined = my.search.results['pkmktoken81-0']; > return combined; > } > </script> > </search> > </locator> > </installer-script> > > > Please do let me know where I'm going wrong. I tried to modify the > .dist fie but to no avail. > > > Thanks, > > Vishnu > > > -- > vishnu > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:42:47 +0200 > From: Stephane Sudre <dev.iceberg(a)gmail.com> > To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > Subject: Re: Getting Installation failure error while using Script > along with custom requirements. > Message-ID: > <CAMKfz2BSYgtw=4_jNfsXGnkiWHE7RVBxE-SZKoPm+pwF=uC21Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 1:37 PM, vishnu kulkarni <vishnu5876(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> >> I'm trying to package firefox app with preflight script to kill the >> app and trash the app before installing a fresh copy. The script works >> pretty fine with the package. >> When I try to add system requirements to the package it gets failed. >> >> I'm pretty new to packaging . Below are my queries. Please address >> >> 1) When I include minimum available hard disk bytes on target , It >> creates a Distribution.dist file inside the package. ( Not sure of the >> reason.) > > Because requirements can be defined only from within a distribution. > >> 2) When I include memory requirement and include the preflight script >> it works fine. ( For memory it does not create a .dist file) > > > For memory, it should create a .dist file too to write the > pm_install_check function. > >> >> I have pasted the details of the .dist file below. >> >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> >> <installer-script minSpecVersion="1.000000" >> authoringTool="com.apple.PackageMaker" authoringToolVersion="3.0.4" >> authoringToolBuild="179"> >> <title>Firefox</title> >> <options customize="never" allow-external-scripts="no" >> rootVolumeOnly="true"/> >> <installation-check script="pm_install_check();"/> >> <volume-check script="pm_volume_check();"/> >> <script>function pm_volume_check() { >> if(!(my.target.availableKilobytes >= 200 * 1024 * 1024)) { > > Just for the record, don't worry about this part. It does not require > 200GB. It's just a known bug of this attributes (the value is actually > in bytes). > > >> my.result.title = 'Failure'; >> my.result.message = 'Installation cannot proceed, as not all >> requirements were met.'; >> my.result.type = 'Fatal'; >> return false; >> } >> return true; >> } >> >> >> function pm_install_check() { >> if(!(system.sysctl('hw.memsize') >= 512*1024*1024*1024)) { > > 512GB of RAM seems a bit excessive as a requirement. > >> my.result.title = 'Memory Available'; >> my.result.message = 'Installation cannot proceed, as not all >> requirements were met.'; >> my.result.type = 'Fatal'; >> return false; >> } >> return true; >> } >> </script> >> <choices-outline> >> <line choice="choice3"/> >> </choices-outline> >> <choice id="choice3" title="Firefox"> >> <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg"/> >> </choice> >> <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg" installKBytes="75808" >> version="1.0" auth="Root">file:./Contents/Packages/firefox.pkg</pkg-ref> >> <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg"> >> <relocate search-id="pkmktoken81"> >> <bundle id="org.mozilla.firefox"/> >> </relocate> >> </pkg-ref> >> <locator> >> <search id="pkmktoken81-1" type="component"> >> <bundle CFBundleIdentifier="org.mozilla.firefox" >> path="/Applications/Firefox.app"/> >> </search> >> <search id="pkmktoken81-0" type="script" >> script="pkmktoken81_combined()"> >> <script> >> function pkmktoken81_combined() { >> function pkmk_add_results_to_array(results, array) { >> for(i = 0; i < results.length; i++) >> array.push(results[i]); >> } >> var result = new Array(); >> var search; >> search = my.search.results['pkmktoken81-1']; >> if(search) pkmk_add_results_to_array(search, result); >> return result; >> } >> </script> >> </search> >> <search type="script" id="pkmktoken81" script="pkmktoken81_final()"> >> <script> >> function pkmktoken81_final() { >> var combined = my.search.results['pkmktoken81-0']; >> return combined; >> } >> </script> >> </search> >> </locator> >> </installer-script> >> >> >> Please do let me know where I'm going wrong. I tried to modify the >> .dist fie but to no avail. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:48:04 -0500 > From: Don Montalvo <donmontalvo(a)gmail.com> > To: Sudre Stéphane <s.sudre(a)free.fr>, Kulkarni Vishnu > <vishnu5876(a)hotmail.com> > Cc: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > Subject: Re: Getting Installation failure error while using Script > along with custom requirements. > Message-ID: <D94434FC-94F3-421C-979D-7E83F1B1F102(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Stephane Sudre <email@hidden> wrote: > >>> function pm_install_check() { >>> if(!(system.sysctl('hw.memsize') >= 512*1024*1024*1024)) { >> >> 512GB of RAM seems a bit excessive as a requirement. > > I think the folks at NASA might disagree. :) > > Don > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Installer-dev mailing list > Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/installer-dev > > > End of Installer-dev Digest, Vol 94, Issue 29 > ********************************************* -- vishnu _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. 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Re: Getting Installation failure error while using Script along with custom requirements.
by Don Montalvo 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

Stephane Sudre <email@hidden> wrote: >> function pm_install_check() { >> if(!(system.sysctl('hw.memsize') >= 512*1024*1024*1024)) { > > 512GB of RAM seems a bit excessive as a requirement. I think the folks at NASA might disagree. :) Don _______________________________________________ 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: Getting Installation failure error while using Script along with custom requirements.
by Stephane Sudre 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 1:37 PM, vishnu kulkarni <vishnu5876(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > > I'm trying to package firefox app with preflight script to kill the > app and trash the app before installing a fresh copy. The script works > pretty fine with the package. > When I try to add system requirements to the package it gets failed. > > I'm pretty new to packaging . Below are my queries. Please address > > 1) When I include minimum available hard disk bytes on target , It > creates a Distribution.dist file inside the package. ( Not sure of the > reason.) Because requirements can be defined only from within a distribution. > 2) When I include memory requirement and include the preflight script > it works fine. ( For memory it does not create a .dist file) For memory, it should create a .dist file too to write the pm_install_check function. > > I have pasted the details of the .dist file below. > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> > <installer-script minSpecVersion="1.000000" > authoringTool="com.apple.PackageMaker" authoringToolVersion="3.0.4" > authoringToolBuild="179"> > <title>Firefox</title> > <options customize="never" allow-external-scripts="no" > rootVolumeOnly="true"/> > <installation-check script="pm_install_check();"/> > <volume-check script="pm_volume_check();"/> > <script>function pm_volume_check() { > if(!(my.target.availableKilobytes >= 200 * 1024 * 1024)) { Just for the record, don't worry about this part. It does not require 200GB. It's just a known bug of this attributes (the value is actually in bytes). > my.result.title = 'Failure'; > my.result.message = 'Installation cannot proceed, as not all > requirements were met.'; > my.result.type = 'Fatal'; > return false; > } > return true; > } > > > function pm_install_check() { > if(!(system.sysctl('hw.memsize') >= 512*1024*1024*1024)) { 512GB of RAM seems a bit excessive as a requirement. > my.result.title = 'Memory Available'; > my.result.message = 'Installation cannot proceed, as not all > requirements were met.'; > my.result.type = 'Fatal'; > return false; > } > return true; > } > </script> > <choices-outline> > <line choice="choice3"/> > </choices-outline> > <choice id="choice3" title="Firefox"> > <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg"/> > </choice> > <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg" installKBytes="75808" > version="1.0" auth="Root">file:./Contents/Packages/firefox.pkg</pkg-ref> > <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg"> > <relocate search-id="pkmktoken81"> > <bundle id="org.mozilla.firefox"/> > </relocate> > </pkg-ref> > <locator> > <search id="pkmktoken81-1" type="component"> > <bundle CFBundleIdentifier="org.mozilla.firefox" > path="/Applications/Firefox.app"/> > </search> > <search id="pkmktoken81-0" type="script" > script="pkmktoken81_combined()"> > <script> > function pkmktoken81_combined() { > function pkmk_add_results_to_array(results, array) { > for(i = 0; i < results.length; i++) > array.push(results[i]); > } > var result = new Array(); > var search; > search = my.search.results['pkmktoken81-1']; > if(search) pkmk_add_results_to_array(search, result); > return result; > } > </script> > </search> > <search type="script" id="pkmktoken81" script="pkmktoken81_final()"> > <script> > function pkmktoken81_final() { > var combined = my.search.results['pkmktoken81-0']; > return combined; > } > </script> > </search> > </locator> > </installer-script> > > > Please do let me know where I'm going wrong. I tried to modify the > .dist fie but to no avail. _______________________________________________ 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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Getting Installation failure error while using Script along with custom requirements.
by vishnu kulkarni 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

Hi All, I'm trying to package firefox app with preflight script to kill the app and trash the app before installing a fresh copy. The script works pretty fine with the package. When I try to add system requirements to the package it gets failed. I'm pretty new to packaging . Below are my queries. Please address 1) When I include minimum available hard disk bytes on target , It creates a Distribution.dist file inside the package. ( Not sure of the reason.) 2) When I include memory requirement and include the preflight script it works fine. ( For memory it does not create a .dist file) I have pasted the details of the .dist file below. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> <installer-script minSpecVersion="1.000000" authoringTool="com.apple.PackageMaker" authoringToolVersion="3.0.4" authoringToolBuild="179"> <title>Firefox</title> <options customize="never" allow-external-scripts="no" rootVolumeOnly="true"/> <installation-check script="pm_install_check();"/> <volume-check script="pm_volume_check();"/> <script>function pm_volume_check() { if(!(my.target.availableKilobytes >= 200 * 1024 * 1024)) { my.result.title = 'Failure'; my.result.message = 'Installation cannot proceed, as not all requirements were met.'; my.result.type = 'Fatal'; return false; } return true; } function pm_install_check() { if(!(system.sysctl('hw.memsize') >= 512*1024*1024*1024)) { my.result.title = 'Memory Available'; my.result.message = 'Installation cannot proceed, as not all requirements were met.'; my.result.type = 'Fatal'; return false; } return true; } </script> <choices-outline> <line choice="choice3"/> </choices-outline> <choice id="choice3" title="Firefox"> <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg"/> </choice> <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg" installKBytes="75808" version="1.0" auth="Root">file:./Contents/Packages/firefox.pkg</pkg-ref> <pkg-ref id="com.wb.firefox.Firefox.pkg"> <relocate search-id="pkmktoken81"> <bundle id="org.mozilla.firefox"/> </relocate> </pkg-ref> <locator> <search id="pkmktoken81-1" type="component"> <bundle CFBundleIdentifier="org.mozilla.firefox" path="/Applications/Firefox.app"/> </search> <search id="pkmktoken81-0" type="script" script="pkmktoken81_combined()"> <script> function pkmktoken81_combined() { function pkmk_add_results_to_array(results, array) { for(i = 0; i < results.length; i++) array.push(results[i]); } var result = new Array(); var search; search = my.search.results['pkmktoken81-1']; if(search) pkmk_add_results_to_array(search, result); return result; } </script> </search> <search type="script" id="pkmktoken81" script="pkmktoken81_final()"> <script> function pkmktoken81_final() { var combined = my.search.results['pkmktoken81-0']; return combined; } </script> </search> </locator> </installer-script> Please do let me know where I'm going wrong. I tried to modify the .dist fie but to no avail. Thanks, Vishnu -- 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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