site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev@lists.apple.com Thread-index: Acroch6NDPJJe0XsSUGHO9KohkXpYwAAJq0Q Thread-topic: Upgrading a manually installed app Fortunately this only affects a handful of beta users in this case, but certainly agree that it's not expected behaviour as standard. -----Original Message----- From: installer-dev-bounces+david.glover=prometheanworld.com@lists.apple.com [mailto:installer-dev-bounces+david.glover=prometheanworld.com@lists.apple.com] On Behalf Of Stephane Sudre Sent: 30 April 2010 15:32 To: installer-dev@lists.apple.com Subject: Re: Upgrading a manually installed app For the record, from a user point of of view, if the application was installed/moved to a custom location, the expected behavior of an update is to update the application where it is not remove it from where it is and install it somewhere else. On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Glover,David <David.Glover@prometheanworld.com> wrote:
Hi, thanks for the response. These options appear to locate the existence of an existing application, and then replace it with the new one. The solution I'm looking for is to locate and remove the existing application, before installing the new one.
It might require a preupgrade script although it could take forever to search for the app, unless there is some .plist somewhere that I can read the app path from.
-----Original Message----- From: installer-dev-bounces+david.glover=prometheanworld.com@lists.apple.com [mailto:installer-dev-bounces+david.glover=prometheanworld.com@lists.apple.com] On Behalf Of Stephane Sudre Sent: 30 April 2010 13:35 To: installer-dev@lists.apple.com Subject: Re: Upgrading a manually installed app
o PackageMaker: In your package section of your project, look at the Components tab view and select Allow Relocation for your application bundle.
o Packages: Select the payload tab of your package, select your application, add a Search rule
o Iceberg: Select the Files section for your package, select your application, show the inspector, add a search rule.
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Glover,David <David.Glover@prometheanworld.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I am creating an install package that is upgrading an existing application, however, the existing application was a manual install via a dmg. So the application could have been copied anywhere by the user.
Is there any way that I can locate where the application currently is, and remove it? The install package will be installing the application to a set location, so I want to avoid having to instances of the app on the same mac.
Kind Regards,
Dave
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