Re: Relocatable flag in Tiger
site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev@lists.apple.com Chris No, I'm using single package, I need to support 10.2 and 10.3 systems. Everything is included in the zip file. PM On Feb 17, 2006, at 8:17 PM, Peter Bierman wrote: -pmb Here's small zip file with project and package: http://www.monopolar.net/Project.zip Here are screenshots: http://www.monopolar.net/ProjectScreenshotTiger.png http://www.monopolar.net/ProjectScreenshotPanther.pdf PM On Feb 17, 2006, at 6:44 PM, Christopher Ryan wrote: Chris Thanks, Pavol Markovic _______________________________________________ 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/ryanc%40apple.com _______________________________________________ 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... Unfortunately, you are seeing the fallout from a bug in Panther, that we needed to workaround in Tiger. If a package is marked relocatable and it is installed in /Library or /System then the relocatable bit is ignored. This was done because relocation was broken for quite some time in Panther and there are a large number of packages in the wild that turned relocation by accident and when it was turned back on, we had to ensure these packages did not reek havoc on the system. Your workaround is to install your stuff somewhere other then / Library/Application Support. You should ask yourself why it is relocatable if it is in a location such as that (the default location that is). Your other option is to create a distribution script. Dist scripts do not have this legacy limitation and will only be read on Tiger and later. The current behavior will continue on Panther. If you are using a distribution script (.dist file), then you need to specify the relocation flag there. At 8:03 PM +0100 2/17/06, Pavol Markoviã wrote: It doesn't work here. I've made completely new package in Tiger, it doesn't work in 10.4.5 system, it does work in 10.3.9. If you select a disk, does it then allow you to select a folder? In Tiger, the only change is the folder selecting UI doesn't come up till you select a disk, otherwise, it should still work. I'm probably missing obvious, but when I try to install package made with relocatable flag on, the Panther and Jaguar installers allow me (user) to change installation folder. But the Tiger installer only allows disk selection. According to this document it should work: http:// developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/ SoftwareDistribution/Concepts/sd_install_features.html#// apple_ref/doc/uid/20001763-1039376-TPXREF30 I've tried to rebuild the package with Tiger PackageMaker, but without success. Can anyone give me advice on this? _______________________________________________ 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/ryanc% 40apple.com This email sent to ryanc@apple.com _______________________________________________ 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/bierman% 40apple.com This email sent to bierman@apple.com This email sent to ryanc@apple.com This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com
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