site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev@lists.apple.com 10.5 is very happy to run 10.3 mpkgs. On Jul 1, 2008, at 9:57 AM, Ryan McGann wrote: What I want to do is just launch a silent install of this package (using "installer") in my postinstall/postupgrade scripts. I'll embed the dependent package in my primary package Resources, and just launch it from the script. I'll let somebody else confirm, but I don't believe running two instances of "installer" at the same time is supported (or more appropriately, two instances of the underlying install package mechanism, "runner" or whatever it is in 10.5, is not supported). That is why if you double click 2 .pkg's in the Finder, Installer.app waits until one package is finished installing before going on to the next. It might work, but I wouldn't count on it. I won't swear it won't work, but I am pretty sure it won't. Also, the lack of progress bar is sub-wonderful. Why don't you want to create a metapackage? It's not that hard really--unless you need to support 10.3 through 10.5. You can set up the entire thing as a 10.3 style mpkg, where all the packages have InstallationChecks and VolumeChecks, and each mpkg has a listing of its subpackages, marked "required" or "optional" etc. OR you can have the 10.3 stuff AND a 10.4 distribution. That's what iLife did in 06. (Distributions have extra powers and launch faster.) _______________________________________________ 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