site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev@lists.apple.com Hi, Did I do something wrong? Did I misunderstand something here? Any hints? Thanks! Mike -- Mike Fischer Softwareentwicklung, EDV-Beratung Schulung, Vertrieb Web: <http://homepage.mac.com/mike_fischer/index.html> Note: I read this list in digest mode! Send me a private copy for faster responses. _______________________________________________ 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... I've been trying to get an Installer Plugin to work, so far without any luck. I used Xcode 2.2.1, created a new project from the "Standard Apple Plug-Ins" -> "Installer Plugin" template, built the project (without any modifications), created a simple installer package using Iceberg 1.1.6, placed the plugin .bundle into Contents/Plugins/ of the .pkg and copied the InstallerSections.plist from the Xcode project folder into Contents/ of the the .pkg. Then I launched the .pkg using a double-click. I also tried with permutations of the folder name "Plugins", different sort order of the sections in the InstallerSections.plist and adding some elements in the .nib of the plugin and the a few additions to the pane class of the plugin. Same result, i.e. nothing to see at all. I don't see the additional installer phase in the UI of the installer. Nothing in any log files (install.log or console.log) either. I'm trying this on Mac OS X 10.4.5 Build 8H14 on a dual G5 PowerMac. The Apple Installer is version 2.1.0 (86.1). I realize Installer Plugins are not yet documented apart from the header files and that they require Tiger and up. But from the comments I found on this list, I gather that others have been more successful in getting an Installer Plugin to at least show up during the install. High level goal: I would like to find out if an Installer Plugin would be a viable way for entering a license code for a software during the install. I'm aware of the issues this might cause for command-line installs in lab settings and alternatives will probably be provided for them. Unfortunatly the software requires the license code early during the installation because depending on this code different things are installed. (Not my idea, I'm just doing the installer.) My alternatives are: a) calling a separate GUI tool from one of the installer scripts or b) building my own installer. Neither is very appealing although I probably need one of these options for Mac OS X versions before Tiger. This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com