Interesting, Apple doesn't mention this in their very vague instructions... http://www.apple.com/mac/volume-licensing/ or http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4781 In any case, doesn't solve the problem...distributing the "Apple sanctioned way" (above) so we're forced to use a preflight script to remove the old application before installing the new application. Don On Nov 26, 2012, at 12:33 PM, Ben Gollmer <bgollmer@tcnetworks.com> wrote:

The Mac App Store does write package receipts:

$ pkgutil --pkgs [snip] com.artissoftware.mac.xScope com.mactrackerapp.Mactracker com.oleganza.gitbox com.omnigroup.OmniFocus.MacAppStore com.omnigroup.OmniPlan.MacAppStore com.panic.Transmit com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator com.reederapp.mac cx.c3.theunarchiver nu.tod.HTTPClient

$ pkgutil --pkg-info com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator package-id: com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator version: 2.1.3 volume: / location: Applications install-time: 1352393036

$ pkgutil --files com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator Pixelmator.app Pixelmator.app/Contents Pixelmator.app/Contents/Frameworks Pixelmator.app/Contents/Frameworks/MyPaint.framework Pixelmator.app/Contents/Frameworks/MyPaint.framework/Headers Pixelmator.app/Contents/Frameworks/MyPaint.framework/MyPaint Pixelmator.app/Contents/Frameworks/MyPaint.framework/Resources Pixelmator.app/Contents/Frameworks/MyPaint.framework/Versions [snip]

-- Ben

On Nov 24, 2012, at 3:30 PM, Don Montalvo <donmontalvo@gmail.com> wrote:

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Exception...drag install apps and Apple App Store don't leave receipts.

Our PackageMaker packages check HW/SW requirements, if OK it then finds/kills the process in case it's running, and deletes the old application (and maybe some other files if necessary) before installing.

We have a lot of Mac Packagers who don't always follow our guidelines (tough enough finding people who care to learn; some never learn and make a big mess out of things), and Help Desk and Desktop Support who sometimes delete old receipts (hard to break old habits when there is a rotating door).

In our case if we relied on PackageIdentifier or the presence of receipts we would be building a house of cards. :(

YMMV Don

Sent from my iPhone

Greg Neagle wrote:

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This is automatic behavior with Apple's Installer.

As long as you use the same PackageIdentifier for all versions of your package, any files that exist in a previous version of your package that do not exist in the current version of the package are removed.

Again, this requires that you use a consistent PackageIdentifier, and also that the receipt(s) for the prior install(s) are present (without this, Installer has no way to determine which files are now obsolete).

If this behavior is not sufficient for your needs, you'll need to write a preinstall script that removes obsolete files.

-Greg

Beatrix Willius wrote:

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Hi,

how do I force the Iceberg installer to delete the old application files before installing the new app? My app has a lot of files in the Frameworks folder. When using the installer to install a new version over an old one not all old files are deleted. As a result the files don't fit together and there is a nice Runtime error when starting the app.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Regards

Trixi Willius

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