August 2012 - Installer-dev

Re: Defaults read without error in script
by Greg Neagle 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

You can't. So catch and handle the error appropriately. -Greg On Aug 7, 2012, at 8:26 PM, Paul Cook <cook.p.d(a)comcast.net> wrote: > I'm trying to make a payload-free package to run a script. Amazingly, the problem seems to be with the script. I want to read a Mac OS X user default. But if the default doesn't exist, I get an error such as below. > > ************** > *************** > $ defaults read -g key > 2012-08-07 22:17:46.115 defaults[2394:903] > The domain/default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, key) does not exist > ************** > *************** > > For me, this seems to be a "catch 22" as I can't figure out if it has a value without reading it first. Does anyone know how to do this without getting an error if it doesn't exist? > > Best Wishes, > > Paul > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/greg.neagle%40disneya… > > This email sent to greg.neagle(a)disneyanimation.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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Defaults read without error in script
by Paul Cook 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

I'm trying to make a payload-free package to run a script. Amazingly, the problem seems to be with the script. I want to read a Mac OS X user default. But if the default doesn't exist, I get an error such as below. ************** *************** $ defaults read -g key 2012-08-07 22:17:46.115 defaults[2394:903] The domain/default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, key) does not exist ************** *************** For me, this seems to be a "catch 22" as I can't figure out if it has a value without reading it first. Does anyone know how to do this without getting an error if it doesn't exist? Best Wishes, Paul _______________________________________________ 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 and pkgbuild brain dump
by Christopher Atlan 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

Hopefully this is some help for others: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11487596/making-os-x-installer-packages-… Cheers, Christopher _______________________________________________ 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: Customizing the PKG deploy UI workflow Screens
by Stephane Sudre 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Sachin Porwal <sachinporwal(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > Presently I am working on authoring a PKG bundle for our application. > When a default PKG is deployed in UI workflow, the various default > screens are shown, even if I configure the PKG in PackageMaker for > minimal interaction (Welcome, Install location, summary screen,...). > My application is hard-bound to install to a specific location. Can I > reduce the number of screens in the Workflow to just one. No, you can't do that when installing a package with Installer.app. > Also I would like to customize the screen layout/controls as per my needs. Is there > a way to achieve this? No. You can not customize the position of the controls. And users are quite probably expecting these controls to be the same when they install a package. _______________________________________________ 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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Customizing the PKG deploy UI workflow Screens
by Sachin Porwal 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

Hi All, Presently I am working on authoring a PKG bundle for our application. When a default PKG is deployed in UI workflow, the various default screens are shown, even if I configure the PKG in PackageMaker for minimal interaction (Welcome, Install location, summary screen,...). My application is hard-bound to install to a specific location. Can I reduce the number of screens in the Workflow to just one. Also I would like to customize the screen layout/controls as per my needs. Is there a way to achieve this? Thanks for your help in advance. Much appreciated. Thanks, Sachin _______________________________________________ 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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productsign crash
by Alexander Klyuev 05 Aug '12

05 Aug '12

Hi ALL, ------------------- *** Call stack at first throw: ( 5 productsign 0x000000016c074dff 0x0 + 6107385343 6 productsign 0x000000016c074062 0x0 + 6107381858 7 productsign 0x000000016c0739ac 0x0 + 6107380140 ) terminate called after throwing an instance of 'NSException' Command /bin/sh failed with exit code 134 -------------------- Has anybody experienced such an issue ? 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 Just got "productsign" tool crash after moving a project from one Mac to another: 2012-08-04 20:31:36.929 productsign[1804:903] -[PKTrust initWithCertificates:usingAppleRoot:signatureDate:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x1001287e0 2012-08-04 20:31:36.932 productsign[1804:903] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[PKTrust initWithCertificates:usingAppleRoot:signatureDate:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x1001287e0' 0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff83bc97b4 __exceptionPreprocess + 180 1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff80254f03 objc_exception_throw + 45 2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff83c23110 +[NSObject(NSObject) doesNotRecognizeSelector:] + 0 3 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff83b9b91f ___forwarding___ + 751 4 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff83b97a68 _CF_forwarding_prep_0 + 232 productsign: signing product with identity "3rd Party Mac Developer Installer: <myCompany>" from keychain /Users/developer/Library/Keychains/login.keychain ./build-package.sh: line 62: 1804 Abort trap productsign --sign "$PKGIDENTITY" "$PKG" "$SPKG" On first Mac "productsign" tool works just fine, on the other one it crashes. Both Mac machines are running Mac OS X 10.6.8 (build 10K549). Both systems are up to date. "productsign" tool is taken from 10.7.4. Alex

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Re: Signed installers - Slow??
by Jean Suisse 03 Aug '12

03 Aug '12

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Can a certificate be validated without internet connection?
by Swaroop Bhola 02 Aug '12

02 Aug '12

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Re: productsign [update]
by Michael Babin 01 Aug '12

01 Aug '12

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Re: productsign [update]
by koko 01 Aug '12

01 Aug '12

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