site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev@lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcosqciSidjJkji3Q9Op7NoP2cy+9A== Thread-topic: How to include a distribution script flat package in another distribution script project? On Sep 2, 2009, at 3:32 PM, Iceberg-Dev wrote:

On Sep 2, 2009, at 7:25 PM, Kennedy, Smith (Macintosh Software - IPG MCT) wrote:

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Hello,

[...] my E.pmdoc, even though add C and D to the project, D comes up as a question mark. When I build E.pkg, it includes C but not D.

Is there something I am doing wrong or is this just outside the capability of distribution scripts? If the latter, then it seems that distribution scripts are less capable than metapackages to create installers where a large number of software components need to be gathered together.

You can not have a distribution script as a component of another distribution script.

I was hoping I just didn't know what I was doing, rather than it being a limitation of the distribution script technology. This is really disappointing (I'm sure I am not even remotely the first person to voice this, given the age of distribution scripts). I hope this is a foolish oversight rather than a "feature" (conscious decision made by the designers) intended to prevent the re-distribution of other packages. If so, it is a lousy way to implement this. Deciding whether a package should be re-distributable or not is a policy decision best decided by the developers using PackageMaker to deploy their software.

You need to merge the 2 distribution scripts into one.

How does one go about doing that? Does that mean I need to merge D.pmdoc and E.pmdoc? If so, and I don't have access to D.pmdoc because it comes from someone else (third party who isn't sharing), what are my options aside from doing a "pkgutil --expand" etc.? _______________________________________________ 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