January 2014 - Installer-dev

Re: Installing from the Resources folder
by Stephane Sudre 17 Jan '14

17 Jan '14

Stupid question (with a follow-up): Why not just keep all the languages for the EULA? If your license is available as a PDF and you only need to support 10.8 (or later), it's possible to create a fake PDF that includes all the languages. Apple uses this. I don't remember whether this is supported starting with 10.8 or 10.9 and, at the time of this writing, I can't find on which disk image I saw this On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 2:48 AM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: > Assuming I can implement Conor's locale code, I think I will just have postflight delete the languages I don't need. > > Thanks to both of you! > > /Mick > On Jan 14, 2014, at 5:39 PM, Bill Coderre wrote: > >> >> On Jan 14, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: >>> 2) Assuming that my payload does not include a standard app bundle (it does not), is it possible to install only the license agreement for the user's language as part of the payload? >> >> Sorta. The payload will be copied into place. You are then free to write a post install script to delete unneeded files. On the other hand, that’s at least as much trouble than copying the needed files. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Packaging Resources - http://s.sudre.free.fr/Packaging.html _______________________________________________ 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: Installing from the Resources folder
by Mitchell J Laurren-Ring 15 Jan '14

15 Jan '14

Assuming I can implement Conor's locale code, I think I will just have postflight delete the languages I don't need. Thanks to both of you! /Mick On Jan 14, 2014, at 5:39 PM, Bill Coderre wrote: > > On Jan 14, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: >> 2) Assuming that my payload does not include a standard app bundle (it does not), is it possible to install only the license agreement for the user's language as part of the payload? > > Sorta. The payload will be copied into place. You are then free to write a post install script to delete unneeded files. On the other hand, that’s at least as much trouble than copying the needed files. _______________________________________________ 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: Installing from the Resources folder
by Mitchell J Laurren-Ring 15 Jan '14

15 Jan '14

Thanks for your help, Conor. I added some ls commands to my postflight script to "have a look around" so to speak. From what I can tell, the Resources folder is not in the same hierarchy as the Scripts folder. /Mick On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:13 PM, Conor Schutzman wrote: > In post install, you should just be able to reference the file as ./filename (as your PWD for the post install script *should* be the same folder). You could then just use that as the source in a copy command. > > > > On Jan 14, 2014, at 2:58 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: > >> Is it possible to install a file from the installer package Resources folder? My overlords want to save the EULA so the user can look at it any time they like. >> >> Is there a way to do this from the postflight script? Environment variables? >> >> /Mick >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/conor%40mac.com >> >> This email sent to conor(a)mac.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: Installing from the Resources folder
by Bill Coderre 15 Jan '14

15 Jan '14

On Jan 14, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: > 2) Assuming that my payload does not include a standard app bundle (it does not), is it possible to install only the license agreement for the user's language as part of the payload? Sorta. The payload will be copied into place. You are then free to write a post install script to delete unneeded files. On the other hand, that’s at least as much trouble than copying the needed files. _______________________________________________ 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: Installing from the Resources folder
by Conor Schutzman 15 Jan '14

15 Jan '14

You could use read the current locale from global prefs, and have the appropriate file copied through post install based on what it reads. Something like (this is for demonstration, written on the fly here in email, has not been debugged): CurrentLocale=$(defaults read -g AppleLocale) if [[ “$CurrentLocale" = en_US ]]; then cp ./en.lproj/en_eula.txt /Users/Shared/en_eula.txt elif [[ “$CurrentLocale" = fr ]]; then cp ./fr.lproj/fr_eula.txt /Users/Shared/fr_eula.txt <insert each locale as an elif> fi Or… PossibleLocales=( en fr de ) for EachLocale in “${PossibleLocales[@]}; do CurrentLocale=$(defaults read -g AppleLocale) if [[ “$CurrentLocale” = “$EachLocale” ]]; then cp "./$EachLocale.lprog/eula.txt” “/Users/Shared/eula.txt” fi done Just shooting from the hip… On Jan 14, 2014, at 5:20 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: > Sadly, I'm still using packagemaker on the command line. I could make a copy of the EULAs and make them part of the payload, but it doesn't solve the localization problem - i.e. I'd like to only install one EULA, not all of them. > > > /Mick > > On Jan 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Conor Schutzman wrote: > >> What are you using for your development application? >> I use Packages, and thus can easily point both the installer plugin and the payload to reference the same file. >> >> >> On Jan 14, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for your reply, Bill. >>> >>> 1) I am using the plugin. I've asked management if it's sufficient. I want to know my options should they say "no". :) >>> >>> 2) Assuming that my payload does not include a standard app bundle (it does not), is it possible to install only the license agreement for the user's language as part of the payload? >>> >>> >>> /Mick >>> >>> >>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:43 PM, Bill Coderre wrote: >>> >>>> 1) If you are using the “License” installer plugin (and you should), there’s a button to save the license wherever the user wants. Isn’t that good enough? >>>> >>>> 2) Apple adds licenses/acknowledgements to the payload, usually as part of the application itself. This makes the package bigger, but it greatly simplifies coding. >>>> >>>> 3) Please bear in mind that this is not an endorsement, and is not guaranteed to work. >>>> >>>> You can find user language preferences here >>>> https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/qa/qa1391/_index.html >>>> >>>> As said below, your current working directory in a post install script is the “Resources” folder in your package. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: >>>>> I should have mentioned my installer is localized with 8 languages. How do I get the EULA for the current language? >>>>> >>>>> /Mick >>>>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:13 PM, Conor Schutzman wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> In post install, you should just be able to reference the file as ./filename (as your PWD for the post install script *should* be the same folder). You could then just use that as the source in a copy command. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 2:58 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Is it possible to install a file from the installer package Resources folder? My overlords want to save the EULA so the user can look at it any time they like. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is there a way to do this from the postflight script? Environment variables? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> /Mick >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> 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/conor%40mac.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This email sent to conor(a)mac.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/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: Installing from the Resources folder
by Mitchell J Laurren-Ring 15 Jan '14

15 Jan '14

Sadly, I'm still using packagemaker on the command line. I could make a copy of the EULAs and make them part of the payload, but it doesn't solve the localization problem - i.e. I'd like to only install one EULA, not all of them. /Mick On Jan 14, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Conor Schutzman wrote: > What are you using for your development application? > I use Packages, and thus can easily point both the installer plugin and the payload to reference the same file. > > > On Jan 14, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for your reply, Bill. >> >> 1) I am using the plugin. I've asked management if it's sufficient. I want to know my options should they say "no". :) >> >> 2) Assuming that my payload does not include a standard app bundle (it does not), is it possible to install only the license agreement for the user's language as part of the payload? >> >> >> /Mick >> >> >> On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:43 PM, Bill Coderre wrote: >> >>> 1) If you are using the “License” installer plugin (and you should), there’s a button to save the license wherever the user wants. Isn’t that good enough? >>> >>> 2) Apple adds licenses/acknowledgements to the payload, usually as part of the application itself. This makes the package bigger, but it greatly simplifies coding. >>> >>> 3) Please bear in mind that this is not an endorsement, and is not guaranteed to work. >>> >>> You can find user language preferences here >>> https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/qa/qa1391/_index.html >>> >>> As said below, your current working directory in a post install script is the “Resources” folder in your package. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: >>>> I should have mentioned my installer is localized with 8 languages. How do I get the EULA for the current language? >>>> >>>> /Mick >>>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:13 PM, Conor Schutzman wrote: >>>> >>>>> In post install, you should just be able to reference the file as ./filename (as your PWD for the post install script *should* be the same folder). You could then just use that as the source in a copy command. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 2:58 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Is it possible to install a file from the installer package Resources folder? My overlords want to save the EULA so the user can look at it any time they like. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a way to do this from the postflight script? Environment variables? >>>>>> >>>>>> /Mick >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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/conor%40mac.com >>>>>> >>>>>> This email sent to conor(a)mac.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/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: Installing from the Resources folder
by Conor Schutzman 15 Jan '14

15 Jan '14

What are you using for your development application? I use Packages, and thus can easily point both the installer plugin and the payload to reference the same file. On Jan 14, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: > Thanks for your reply, Bill. > > 1) I am using the plugin. I've asked management if it's sufficient. I want to know my options should they say "no". :) > > 2) Assuming that my payload does not include a standard app bundle (it does not), is it possible to install only the license agreement for the user's language as part of the payload? > > > /Mick > > > On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:43 PM, Bill Coderre wrote: > >> 1) If you are using the “License” installer plugin (and you should), there’s a button to save the license wherever the user wants. Isn’t that good enough? >> >> 2) Apple adds licenses/acknowledgements to the payload, usually as part of the application itself. This makes the package bigger, but it greatly simplifies coding. >> >> 3) Please bear in mind that this is not an endorsement, and is not guaranteed to work. >> >> You can find user language preferences here >> https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/qa/qa1391/_index.html >> >> As said below, your current working directory in a post install script is the “Resources” folder in your package. >> >> >> >> On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: >>> I should have mentioned my installer is localized with 8 languages. How do I get the EULA for the current language? >>> >>> /Mick >>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:13 PM, Conor Schutzman wrote: >>> >>>> In post install, you should just be able to reference the file as ./filename (as your PWD for the post install script *should* be the same folder). You could then just use that as the source in a copy command. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 2:58 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is it possible to install a file from the installer package Resources folder? My overlords want to save the EULA so the user can look at it any time they like. >>>>> >>>>> Is there a way to do this from the postflight script? Environment variables? >>>>> >>>>> /Mick >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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/conor%40mac.com >>>>> >>>>> This email sent to conor(a)mac.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/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: Installing from the Resources folder
by Mitchell J Laurren-Ring 15 Jan '14

15 Jan '14

Thanks for your reply, Bill. 1) I am using the plugin. I've asked management if it's sufficient. I want to know my options should they say "no". :) 2) Assuming that my payload does not include a standard app bundle (it does not), is it possible to install only the license agreement for the user's language as part of the payload? /Mick On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:43 PM, Bill Coderre wrote: > 1) If you are using the “License” installer plugin (and you should), there’s a button to save the license wherever the user wants. Isn’t that good enough? > > 2) Apple adds licenses/acknowledgements to the payload, usually as part of the application itself. This makes the package bigger, but it greatly simplifies coding. > > 3) Please bear in mind that this is not an endorsement, and is not guaranteed to work. > > You can find user language preferences here > https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/qa/qa1391/_index.html > > As said below, your current working directory in a post install script is the “Resources” folder in your package. > > > > On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: >> I should have mentioned my installer is localized with 8 languages. How do I get the EULA for the current language? >> >> /Mick >> On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:13 PM, Conor Schutzman wrote: >> >>> In post install, you should just be able to reference the file as ./filename (as your PWD for the post install script *should* be the same folder). You could then just use that as the source in a copy command. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 2:58 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Is it possible to install a file from the installer package Resources folder? My overlords want to save the EULA so the user can look at it any time they like. >>>> >>>> Is there a way to do this from the postflight script? Environment variables? >>>> >>>> /Mick >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/conor%40mac.com >>>> >>>> This email sent to conor(a)mac.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/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: Installing from the Resources folder
by Bill Coderre 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

1) If you are using the “License” installer plugin (and you should), there’s a button to save the license wherever the user wants. Isn’t that good enough? 2) Apple adds licenses/acknowledgements to the payload, usually as part of the application itself. This makes the package bigger, but it greatly simplifies coding. 3) Please bear in mind that this is not an endorsement, and is not guaranteed to work. You can find user language preferences here https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/qa/qa1391/_index.html As said below, your current working directory in a post install script is the “Resources” folder in your package. On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: > I should have mentioned my installer is localized with 8 languages. How do I get the EULA for the current language? > > /Mick > On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:13 PM, Conor Schutzman wrote: > >> In post install, you should just be able to reference the file as ./filename (as your PWD for the post install script *should* be the same folder). You could then just use that as the source in a copy command. >> >> >> >> On Jan 14, 2014, at 2:58 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: >> >>> Is it possible to install a file from the installer package Resources folder? My overlords want to save the EULA so the user can look at it any time they like. >>> >>> Is there a way to do this from the postflight script? Environment variables? >>> >>> /Mick >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/conor%40mac.com >>> >>> This email sent to conor(a)mac.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/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: Installing from the Resources folder
by Mitchell J Laurren-Ring 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

I should have mentioned my installer is localized with 8 languages. How do I get the EULA for the current language? /Mick On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:13 PM, Conor Schutzman wrote: > In post install, you should just be able to reference the file as ./filename (as your PWD for the post install script *should* be the same folder). You could then just use that as the source in a copy command. > > > > On Jan 14, 2014, at 2:58 PM, Mitchell J Laurren-Ring <lists(a)rynosoft.com> wrote: > >> Is it possible to install a file from the installer package Resources folder? My overlords want to save the EULA so the user can look at it any time they like. >> >> Is there a way to do this from the postflight script? Environment variables? >> >> /Mick >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/conor%40mac.com >> >> This email sent to conor(a)mac.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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