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Re: Packages - how to make an uninstaller?
by Stephen Kay 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

Thanks for the example! Excuse my ignorance, but what does '-d' command do? I've been trying to search for info on this, related to shell-scripting, but couldn't find anything. Thanks, - Stephen On 3/27/17 12:35 PM, "Oakman" <installer-dev-bounces+sk=karma-lab.com(a)lists.apple.com on behalf of oakman(a)iplantedtrees.com> wrote: >On Mar 26, 2017, at 3:14PM, Stephen Kay wrote: > >> What I really need to see is an example script for removing installed >> files. > > >This is how I did it using a postinstall script. I am only an amateur, so >take it for what its worth. >---------- >#!/bin/sh ># >#################################################### >### Remove our application, Foo, if present. ### >#################################################### > >## Is Foo installed? ## >if [[ -d "$3/Applications/Foo.app" ]] ; then > >## Remove the application ## > rm -rf "$3/Applications/Foo.app" > >sleep 1 >## Is the optional FooSelection service installed? ## >if [[ -d "$3/Library/Services/FooSelection.service" ]] ; then > >## Remove Foo service if it exists ## > rm -rf "$3/Library/Services/FooSelection.service" >fi > >## Remove the files Mac OS X created when ## >## Foo was run per Boss's instructions ## > > /usr/bin/su $USER -c "/bin/rm -R ~/Library/Saved\ Application\ >State/Foo\ *.foo.prefs.savedState" > /usr/bin/su $USER -c "/bin/rm -R ~/Library/Preferences/Foo\ >*.foo.prefs.plist" > >## Remove record of Foo having been installed ## > /usr/sbin/pkgutil --forget "com.foo.pkg" > /usr/sbin/pkgutil --forget "com.foo.service.pkg" >fi > >exit 0 >---------- > > > > _______________________________________________ >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/sk%40karma-lab.com > >This email sent to sk(a)karma-lab.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: Packages - how to make an uninstaller?
by Oakman 27 Mar '17

27 Mar '17

On Mar 26, 2017, at 3:14PM, Stephen Kay wrote: > What I really need to see is an example script for removing installed > files. This is how I did it using a postinstall script. I am only an amateur, so take it for what its worth. ---------- #!/bin/sh # #################################################### ### Remove our application, Foo, if present. ### #################################################### ## Is Foo installed? ## if [[ -d "$3/Applications/Foo.app" ]] ; then ## Remove the application ## rm -rf "$3/Applications/Foo.app" sleep 1 ## Is the optional FooSelection service installed? ## if [[ -d "$3/Library/Services/FooSelection.service" ]] ; then ## Remove Foo service if it exists ## rm -rf "$3/Library/Services/FooSelection.service" fi ## Remove the files Mac OS X created when ## ## Foo was run per Boss's instructions ## /usr/bin/su $USER -c "/bin/rm -R ~/Library/Saved\ Application\ State/Foo\ *.foo.prefs.savedState" /usr/bin/su $USER -c "/bin/rm -R ~/Library/Preferences/Foo\ *.foo.prefs.plist" ## Remove record of Foo having been installed ## /usr/sbin/pkgutil --forget "com.foo.pkg" /usr/sbin/pkgutil --forget "com.foo.service.pkg" fi exit 0 ---------- _______________________________________________ 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 - how to make an uninstaller?
by Stephen Kay 26 Mar '17

26 Mar '17

Thanks for the reply and the suggestion. What I really need to see is an example script for removing installed files. I don't know a lot about command line scripting, but if I have some examples to follow I can grok it out. I know how to remove files i.e. 'rm' but I'm sure there are other issues such as using sudo at the right times and so on... Also, determining where the user installed the files if a choice is involved... If you have a script to share or a pointer to an example, would be much appreciated. Thanks, - Stephen On 3/25/17 5:58 PM, "Conor Schutzman" <conor(a)mac.com> wrote: >I make a payload-free raw flat package. I use the "preinstall" script in >Packages to script out a removal of the files my install package added >(this obviously varies greatly by software title). I then use a >"postinstall" script in Packages to script a 'pkgutil --forget" command >for the package identifier of the install package. > >> On Mar 25, 2017, at 5:53 PM, Stephen Kay <sk(a)karma-lab.com> wrote: >> >> (Sorry, reposting with correct title). >> >> How does one write an uninstaller for a Packages installer? >> >> Thanks, >> - Stephen >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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: Packages(.app) - open app folder script
by Stephen Kay 26 Mar '17

26 Mar '17

On 3/4/17 10:30 AM, "Stephane Sudre" <dev.iceberg(a)gmail.com> wrote: >- open the folder %2/.. using the current user > > -> >http://s.sudre.free.fr/Stuff/Installer/Installation_Scripts/InstallationSc >ripts-FAQ003.html > > > That seems to be a typo %2 ? So would this be written as: /usr/bin/su $USER -c /usr/bin/open $2 Because it doesn't seem to work... What is $2 exactly? The full path to the app bundle? I.e. /Applications/My\ App.app Thanks, - Stephen On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 2:33 AM, Stephen Kay <sk(a)karma-lab.com> wrote: >I'm replacing a MindVision VISE X installer with Packages... > >My (ancient) app is installed in a folder in the /Applications directory >(I know, this is not the ideal way) but in any case, it was a simple task >in VISE to specify that the app folder be opened after installation. > >I gather that with Packages you would do this via a Post-installation >shell script on the application's package. > >I'm not very skilled with shell scripts, can any of you geniuses share how >to find the folder (when you don't know for sure where it might be >installed) and pass the result to the 'open' command? This can be done by attaching a post-installation script to the bundle of the application in the payload and using the $2 parameter (which is the location of the application). What can be done in the script is: - do nothing if the installation is not done via the UI: -> check the COMMAND_LINE_INSTALL en var. - open the folder %2/.. using the current user -> http://s.sudre.free.fr/Stuff/Installer/Installation_Scripts/InstallationScr ipts-FAQ003.html -if necessary, it might be possible to only do this on the first installation but I don't remember whether the following solution works as-is for bundle scripts: http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Packages/Q&A_5.html To attach the script to the app bundle: http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/documentation/Packages/en/Package_Payload.h tml#5 _______________________________________________ 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 - how to make an uninstaller?
by Conor Schutzman 26 Mar '17

26 Mar '17

I make a payload-free raw flat package. I use the "preinstall" script in Packages to script out a removal of the files my install package added (this obviously varies greatly by software title). I then use a "postinstall" script in Packages to script a 'pkgutil --forget" command for the package identifier of the install package. > On Mar 25, 2017, at 5:53 PM, Stephen Kay <sk(a)karma-lab.com> wrote: > > (Sorry, reposting with correct title). > > How does one write an uninstaller for a Packages installer? > > Thanks, > - Stephen > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Packages - how to make an uninstaller?
by Stephen Kay 26 Mar '17

26 Mar '17

(Sorry, reposting with correct title). How does one write an uninstaller for a Packages installer? Thanks, - Stephen _______________________________________________ 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 - installing to current user's home directory
by Stephen Kay 25 Mar '17

25 Mar '17

How does one write an uninstaller for a Packages installer? Thanks, - Stephen _______________________________________________ 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 - installing to current user's home directory
by Hanspeter Harpf 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

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Re: Packages - installing to current user's home directory
by Stephane Sudre 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 9:35 PM, Hanspeter Harpf <hanspeterharpf(a)mac.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > I just created with the Packages Installer a main installer which installs the application to the application folder and everything works fine. > Now I need to install in addition some files into the current user's home directory (a.k.a. ˜/). > Therefore I created based on the following guide (http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Packages/Q&A_3.html) a second installer (*.pkg). > > I tried now to integrate that „second“ installer into my main installer and it seems that everything works fine but the files do not be installed into the current user's home directory. > To do so I used this guide (https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/re-packaging-installer-package…) to integrate my second installer into the main installer. > I could see that this is done with a RAW Package. > > So my question is if anyone has some hints why it doesn’t work? It may be working but not as you're expecting. When the installation script of your first installation package is run, it is run as root. So if you do not use "/usr/bin/su $USER -c …" to invoke the installer command line tool for your secondary package, the secondary package will be installed in the home folder of the root user account. If this is not the problem and providing the installation package is not an issue, this could help investigate the issue. _______________________________________________ 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 - installing to current user's home directory
by Hanspeter Harpf 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

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