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PackageMaker is a utility for creating installer packages to be used with Mac OS X. Earlier, it was bundled with Apple's Xcode developer tools but with release of XCode 4.3, it comes in separate Auxiliary Tools package. It supports both GUI mode and command-line mode of creating installer packages for MacOS.

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Is it possible to install files on reboot on Mac?

I'm working on some Mac software that requires the browser to be closed in order to properly install. Instead of asking the user to shutdown their browser during the install process, i would prefer just to complete the install after the user's next…
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Applescript from PackageMaker

This is my first time using packagemaker. Basically, I need to copy some files to some folder, and then open photoshop and load a .atn file. I have the applescript written but how can I execute this applescript from package maker? Thanks.
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PackageMaker differentiate between PPC and Intel

Okay, so, I'm making an installer package for Mac OS X. I have it place a driver file onto the system, but there's no Universal version of the driver. How can I make the Installer drop a different file depending on whether the computer is a PowerPC…
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What are the risks of doing my own cross platform (Win + OSX) installer?

I have a quite complicated build process involving different directories (for plugins) ; currently using NSIS on Windows and PackageMaker on OSX but have issues improving them as my install / uninstall process is getting more complex with time. The…
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Mac OS and PackageMaker: Allowing user to choose language during installation

I am implementing a Mac application. Its Windows version is already implemented. Now I am facing the following issue: implementation of the new package with multiple languages. I.e., for the Windows version of the software, when executing the…
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How to create packages for different configurations of the same product in PackageScript?

we call Mac PackageMaker from an Ant script, to build our product installation package. I would like to pass a parameter 'productConfiguration', that will direct the package to include or exclude certain components, e.g. in order to create a smaller…
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Using PackageMaker to install a Mail plugin?

I'm trying to make an Installer package for a Mail.app plugin I've created. It needs to do two things: 1. Install the .mailbundle (which is simply a folder) to ~/Library/Mail/Bundles 2. Run two Terminal commands to enable Mail bundles The crux of…
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How do you include a preinstall script in an installer built via the packagemaker shell command?

I'm creating an installer via the packagemaker command as part of a script. I create the folder hierarchy in stagedRootPath and then use the --root parameter to build the installer. The problem is that I want to install things in the installing…
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What is the proper way to set modifiable install path in PackageMaker?

First of all, I'm talking about PackageMaker, a GUI application; not packagemaker, a command-line program. I'm trying to make a install package that has three components, installed in different locations: XxxxBin.app application, default installed…
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Insert a web link to Mac OS X package installation in PackageMaker

I am using PakageMaker.app to create an installation package for Mac OS X and I'd like to insert a web link to my site on the Introduction screen of the installation. Is there any way to do this because I have not find any instruction about it in…
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Packagemaker for copy files

I'm making an application and some default files for the entire organization and these files should be copied in the directory /Users//Library/MyDirectory/ in every machine. I want to deploy this application and files as an installer…
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How to get the absolute path of installer package inside package maker?

During installation, I want to get the the absolute path of current installer package (created using package maker). So that i can able to read the value of plist file(Located in same package path) inside post/pre install scripts during package…
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Not able to find Packagemaker

I am working with Xcode 6 on Mac osx 10.9.5. I need to create installer package but I am not able to find "Packagemaker". I have downloaded from "Downloads for Apple Developers" but that .dmg not contain "Packagemaker". So can anyone have faced same…
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Removing plugins from a .pkg file

I am using an user registration plugin that is included in iceberg installer. Registration dialog is appeared and everything works fine in the installer. But the problem here is when i right click the .pkg file and go to "Show Package contents"…
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PackageMaker install script for rxtx

I am using PackageMaker to create an installer for my application. During installation I need to run a bash script to properly install rxtx, a JNI library for serial port communication. This library needs to have the directory /var/lock in place…
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