site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev@lists.apple.com Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:references:in-reply-to :mime-version:content-type:message-id:content-transfer-encoding:cc :from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; bh=d6C93aYTkA/0R9OEAkMjcStzt/U+Zrf08LDiTApTE5s=; b=q9+XhNLNxukWkqfkUfS8OoNNUmgIsUZvVKNT3quWBLbmnr9+wm9tTr7uU73EZ2vxVn fiVIZkbYZOUUGqddEmTbgtk6cHkai3p6SeKMSfe0ybHsyhyLLUX1PR8sz1GHqQgmLKVC mCrNXtNEk5LAmk9bQ/b4OJGODOcumvuRaGXrc= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:message-id :content-transfer-encoding:cc:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; b=HqqfVwJtZMQXH2yblm627qM3jA+y0NjB2v9WbAgbtIv7QHD2HDW9LFp5jQltaYZREn p7LitdzKE8i2DRpJefuFvCeruaLTVLOE4mQgb0fh4sl32h5CmfrrGAxWrHs7BHD3b6gM +KqnQTKidHqKGNNl/SzMBagq2zmawMp7tpG20= Bill Coderre <bc@apple.com> wrote:
On Mar 5, 2010, at 10:43 AM, Karthikeyan M wrote:
The package we create using snapshot method in Composer normally has following
1.Welcome Window will show continue button 2.Installation type with Install button, 3.Authentication Dialog 4.progress bar 5.The Final Close Window
I have to make two changes (ie) remove the Install Type window and add Install button in the Welcome Screen and finally installer window should close (if possible).
Even i too consider to use Standard Install but our management requirement. :-(
OK, I'll bite the bait: It would be difficult if not impossible to make the official Apple Installer.app behave in accordance with your spec.
Run that one up the flagpole and see how it goes.
I'll leave it up to other people to discuss third-party installer applications. I don't use them.
My off-the-cuff guess as to how to achieve the result using Mac-standard tools would be to write a program that provides the kind of user experience you specify, then calls the unix command "installer" to do the actual installation.
IT WOULD BE A NON-TRIVIAL PROGRAM, since it would involve hooking up password authorization, gathering progress information, setting up the Unix launch environment so that existing packages get the environment variables they expect, etc.
Would end users tolerate such a thing? I probably should not comment.
I agree, that default behavior for Apple Installer is probably something that's not safe to futz with (for vulnerability risk management if anything). Just a guess, this may be a request from management with the intent to align with the Wintel side installer behavior? Adobe (CS suite) is a good example of how things can go haywire if one platform's default installer processes are bent to align with other platform processes. It can be quite a management nightmare. :) I am also not a fan of third party installer formats (InstallerVISE, Mindvision, etc.), preferring Apple's standard pkg/mpkg format for distribution. That said, if the environment has Casper, the software is deployable using Self Service. Don _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a... This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com