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Re: Associating files in Packages
by Greg Neagle 30 May '14

30 May '14

Apart from any syntax issues, scripts in installation packages generally run as root. So your "defaults" command below is most likely affecting _root_'s com.apple.LaunchServices preferences. This would explain why it works when you run it manually in Terminal -- you are probably running it in your own user context. -Greg On May 30, 2014, at 1:58 AM, James Pritchard <james(a)emnetsoftware.com> wrote: > Has anyone had experience associating a file type during an install? I have a script as shown below: > > #!/bin/sh > > defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSHandlers -array-add '{ LSHandlerContentType = "net.company.software.file"; LSHandlerRoleAll = "net.company.software.app"; }' > > /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user > > When I run this script from Terminal it works fine but when I add it to my Packages installer. The second part of the script doesn't seem to run. The file associations aren't changed until I restart the computer. > > Does anyone know what might be happening? > > Thanks, > James > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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: Associating files in Packages
by James Pritchard 30 May '14

30 May '14

I tried changing the lsregister command to lsregister -kill -r -all local,system,user On 30/05/2014 10:19, Matthias Schroeder wrote: Hi, On 05/30/2014 10:58 AM, James Pritchard wrote: Has anyone had experience associating a file type during an install? I have a script as shown below: #!/bin/sh defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSHandlers -array-add '{ LSHandlerContentType = "net.company.software.file"; LSHandlerRoleAll = "net.company.software.app"; }' -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user Seems the syntax was changed sometimes in the past? Matthias When I run this script from Terminal it works fine but when I add it to my Packages installer. The second part of the script doesn't seem to run. The file associations aren't changed until I restart the computer. Does anyone know what might be happening? Thanks, James _______________________________________________ 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: This email sent to matthias.schroder(a)cern.ch _______________________________________________ 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: This email sent to james(a)emnetsoftware.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 and again I get the same issue, that it works in terminal but not as part of the install. /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister Are you sure the '-domain X' is correct? I have the impresion that 'domain' is not an option, but an optional argument. So you just use 'local' instead of '-domain local'. https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/matthias.schroder%40c… https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/james%40emnetsoftware…

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Re: Associating files in Packages
by Matthias Schroeder 30 May '14

30 May '14

Hi, On 05/30/2014 10:58 AM, James Pritchard wrote: Has anyone had experience associating a file type during an install? I have a script as shown below: #!/bin/sh defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSHandlers -array-add '{ LSHandlerContentType = "net.company.software.file"; LSHandlerRoleAll = "net.company.software.app"; }' /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user Seems the syntax was changed sometimes in the past? Matthias When I run this script from Terminal it works fine but when I add it to my Packages installer. The second part of the script doesn't seem to run. The file associations aren't changed until I restart the computer. Does anyone know what might be happening? Thanks, James _______________________________________________ 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/matthias.schroder%40c… This email sent to matthias.schroder(a)cern.ch _______________________________________________ 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 Are you sure the '-domain X' is correct? I have the impresion that 'domain' is not an option, but an optional argument. So you just use 'local' instead of '-domain local'.

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Associating files in Packages
by James Pritchard 30 May '14

30 May '14

#!/bin/sh Does anyone know what might be happening? Thanks, James _______________________________________________ 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 Has anyone had experience associating a file type during an install? I have a script as shown below: defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSHandlers -array-add '{ LSHandlerContentType = "net.company.software.file"; LSHandlerRoleAll = "net.company.software.app"; }' /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user When I run this script from Terminal it works fine but when I add it to my Packages installer. The second part of the script doesn't seem to run. The file associations aren't changed until I restart the computer.

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Re: Welcome, Readme and License graphics in .mpkg on OS X 10.9 Mavericks
by Nick Beadman 08 May '14

08 May '14

On May 2, 2014, at 4:57 pm, Nick Beadman <nick.beadman.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Am I correct in that the only way to use rtfds is to build the final installer with a “dummy” file and then replace that filename (and file) and repackage the installer? Just to document how I do this as I have not received any answers. If your distribution.xml file contains: <welcome file='Welcome-ReplaceMe.rtf' /> and Welcome-ReplaceMe.rtf exists in a .lproj folder inside Resources. Once the installer is built, but before you sign it with productsign expand the package: pkgutil --expand Installer.mpkg Installer.expanded change the Distribution file inside Installer.expanded to use: <welcome file='Welcome.rtfd' /> and delete the dummy Welcome-ReplaceMe.rtf and add Welcome.rftd. Finally repackage the installer: pkgutil --flatten Installer.expanded Installer.mpkg -- Nick Beadman nick.beadman.lists(a)gmail.com (Mailing Lists only) _______________________________________________ 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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Welcome, Readme and License graphics in .mpkg on OS X 10.9 Mavericks
by Nick Beadman 02 May '14

02 May '14

I have an installer where I use HTML files with embedded, base 64 encoded png files for welcome, readme and license files of distribution.xml as follows: <welcome file='Welcome.html' /> <readme file='ReadMe.html' /> <license file='License.html' /> Since OS 10.9 Mavericks these embedded graphics have not been displayed although the HTML files work fine in the installer on 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 as well as Safari in 10.9. I found Packages [1] and determined that converting the files into rftd would solve the problem by building a test installer. However, when just switching the file= section of distribution.xml to (e.g.) Welcome.rtfd then productbuild reports permission errors. Searching found a couple of stackoverflow answers [2] which suggest using HTML files as the rtfd problem is known. However, Packages does work with rtfd files but I think that must be using xar and/or pkgutil directly to build the .mpkg installers. Does anyone have any idea why HTML files won’t work with embedded png files in OS X 10.9? Am I correct in that the only way to use rtfds is to build the final installer with a “dummy” file and then replace that filename (and file) and repackage the installer? Thanks for any help in advance, Nick [1] http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Packages/about.html [2] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11487596/making-os-x-installer-packages-… "RTFD for Welcome, Read-me, License and Conclusion is not accepted by productbuild” http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15697516/mac-os-installer-package-with-r… -- Nick Beadman nick.beadman.lists(a)gmail.com (Mailing Lists only) _______________________________________________ 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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moved from Iceberg to Packages
by Vachik Hovhannisyan 01 May '14

01 May '14

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