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system.run in script leads to "Path for embedded script ... not available"
by Jaroslav Šnajdr 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

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Re: Unable to apply Custom Icon to Flat package
by Stephane Sudre 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

In addition to manual copy and paste: Shell script with sips, Rez, DeRez. This doesn't set the 256x256 and 512x512 representation AFAIK. And I'm not sure this is the best way to do it. >From http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1298391 for instance. --------8<---------8<---------8<---------8<---------8<---------8<--------- /usr/bin/sips -i "myicon.icns" /usr/bin/DeRez -only icns "myicon.icns" > /tmp/tmp.rsrc /usr/bin/Rez -append /tmp/tmp.rsrc -o "myPackage.pkg" /usr/bin/SetFile -a C "myPackage.pkg" /bin/rm -f /tmp/tmp.rsrc On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Khushneet Inder Singh <ksingh(a)quark.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Can someone tell me the how to apply custom icon to a flat package. So > far I successfully managed to apply the custom icon to the expanded flat > package. But as soon as I flatten back the expanded package, then icon > converted back to default icon(opened brown package/box). Is there any > other way to apply Custom Icon to flat package. > > Thanks and regards, _______________________________________________ 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 launched by launchd 10.6/10.7 difference.
by Stephane Sudre 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

This looks like opening an AppKit application from a launchd daemon. The contexts are not the same. It should not work. And the issue is that your application would be launched with the root uid. Which is not a good idea. A possible workaround may be to install a launchd agent triggered by file changes and trigger the launch agent by touching a file at the end of the installation. But this depends on what you are trying to accomplish. On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 4:47 AM, Rustam Muginov <rmuginov(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I have an installer (with admin authorization) which does using "Open > Application" action after install. > If i run this package from Apple Installer of from terminal using > "installer" command, it working ok. > If i launch installer command from launchd daemon, the "Open Application" > action fails on 10.7 while working on 10.6. > > Could anyone advice on how could I launch open the UI application while > launching installer from daemon? > Thank you. _______________________________________________ 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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Unable to apply Custom Icon to Flat package
by Khushneet Inder Singh 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Hi, Can someone tell me the how to apply custom icon to a flat package. So far I successfully managed to apply the custom icon to the expanded flat package. But as soon as I flatten back the expanded package, then icon converted back to default icon(opened brown package/box). Is there any other way to apply Custom Icon to flat package. Thanks and regards, Khushneet _______________________________________________ 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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Installer launched by launchd 10.6/10.7 difference.
by Rustam Muginov 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

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Re: creating .pkg using "productbuild" command
by Stephane Sudre 09 Jul '12

09 Jul '12

On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Satyanarayana Chebrolu <Satyanarayanac(a)ivycomptech.com> wrote: [..] > The bottom line is > how to add "custom installer plugin" in the package by using "productbuild" command. AFAIK, it doesn't really matter whether adding a custom installer plugin is technically possible or not as: - the end user will never see your plugin when purchasing/downloading/installing your application from the Mac App Store - the review team will quite probably reject your application submission. _______________________________________________ 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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creating .pkg using "productbuild" command
by Satyanarayana Chebrolu 09 Jul '12

09 Jul '12

Hi all, I am using PackageMaker 3.0.5 to create a package(.pkg) for my application. To get this done, I am doing the following steps. 1)creating a .pmdoc(say MyApp.pmdoc) file by using PackageMaker, which will have application(.app) bundled, and a custom installer plugin added. 2) to generate the actual output package(.pkg), running the following commands in the terminal, which eventually produces MyApp.pkg. cd /Developer/Applications/Utilities/PackageMaker.app/Contents/MacOS ./PackageMaker -d MyApp.pmdoc --no-relocate -o MyApp.pkg Now we would like to push my application to Mac Store. Apple will only accept the applications/installers, which are generated by using "productbuild" command. Can any one have an idea how to achieve the above things using "productbuild" command. I would like to use the the below mode, as I have some localizations/resources to be passed. productbuild [options] --distribution dist-path [--package-path search-path] product-output-path The bottom line is how to add "custom installer plugin" in the package by using "productbuild" command. Thank you. -Satya. This email and any attachments are confidential, and may be legally privileged and protected by copyright. If you are not the intended recipient dissemination or copying of this email is prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify the sender by replying by email and then delete the email completely from your system. Any views or opinions are solely those of the sender. This communication is not intended to form a binding contract unless expressly indicated to the contrary and properly authorised. Any actions taken on the basis of this email are at the recipient's own risk. _______________________________________________ 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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Pacakage maker tricks to include script within the package to run as preflight script.
by vishnu kulkarni 07 Jul '12

07 Jul '12

I have created a package using packagemaker 3.0.4. Included all the SW/HW checks within package using requirements option. Our requirement is to include HW/SW checks along with a script to kill and trash the app from applications before installing. I have been trying to use preflight script along with the package but it was failing. When we create a package with requirements built for Hw/SW checks it creates a distributed package. Distributed packages by default won't allow external scripts to run within the package, You can find it out in the distribution.dist file. Number of attempts to modify the dist.file to allow script to run failed as well. To over come this , I included a Action with in package to Kill the App before installing. When you create a package using a Action, By default it creates a Preflight package within in the original package. I have edited the script within the package to meet the other requirement, which is to trash the app. Package works perfectly with all the requirements we wanted. Below are my questions 1) Anyone ever tried this kind of method? 2) Any suggestions to modify the distributiion.dist to allow external scripts? 3) Is there any kind of bug within packagemaker, which does not allow external script to run? Since the Packagemaker documentation is so poorly documented I'm not finding the answers to over come the obstacles which we faced. Let me know if any one ever tried to achieve the requirements in the way i have done. 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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Unable to apply custom Icon to insalled folder
by Khushneet Inder Singh 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

Hi all, Is there any way to apply custom icon to installed Folder. I have script which applies custom icon to folder. The custom icon is of zero kb(Data Fork) size and have Icon(Resource Fork) in its Finder Info. Normally the script works fine. But when I add the custom icon to the flat pkg, then it just looks like the terminal application without any extension. The Finder Info of the Icon contain nothing but the preview of some terminal app. I think this is issue regarding the Resource Fork. The flat installer removes the resource fork. Also tell me the approach I am using is right or not. Thanks, Khushneet _______________________________________________ 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: Packages with custom plugins show "Reopen Installer" messsage on MacOS 10.8
by Vikram Singh 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

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