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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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Create installer that runs application on login

I have spent more time on this task than I did actually creating the application. I want to create an installer for my app that will: Install the app into /Applications Make the application launch on boot (it's just a menu bar status based…
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Get a debian directory out of a source package

I'm trying to decompile a source package because I want to look at the preist en prerm files. Those files are normally in the debian folder but when I extract the source package I don't find any debian folder. Is there a simple command or other way…
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Packagemaker to build installer on Mac

I am a Mac newbie. I need to create a installer for Mac 10.8. I did some research and it seems it can be built by packagemaker. I built .pkg using packagemaker. I have few questions 1.When I inspect what's inside it, it's different from other…
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Will PackageMaker work for me?

I have an application to be distributed. Pretty much everything is self-contained within one bundle so I could just put the bundle in a DMG for the first version-- however this won't work for upgrades, so I figured I'd best work out the process…
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Signing mac application failed

I have ".pkg" file that I'm trying to sign with Apple. The pkg include 2 ".app" files and 2 executable files. I'm trying to sign it as an mac application (not an iOS). I got 5 certificates from apple: Mac Development Mac App Distribution Mac…
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Using productbuild for mac os x app with additional tools and files

For one of my projects i used building script using packagemaker. Packagemaker allows specify all files i need install from root, so my root had following structure: Applications My Application.app Library Preferences MyCompanyName …
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.pkg installation when does authentication required is necessary?

The question is about packagemaker and not the appstore based app. I packaged a cocoa app via packagemaker to install on mac. PackageMaker has an option to require authentication from user while installing. My questions is under what situations…
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can we changed pmkg installer file extension

I am new in mpkg installer. when we create a mpkg installer from GUI it also create a .pmdoc workspace. where the file extension is .xml. my question is that can we change the files file extension as txt or other format. if yes is it possible to…
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using packagemaker on mac os

i want to make the installation package on the mac os of my java application using the package maker. is there any one having the link that will show step by step guidance for performing this.
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PreUpgrade and PostUpgrade option is not showing up in Packagemaker

I add trying to add PreUpgrade and Post Upgrade script in the existing pmdoc file created for a project.but under script section I am only getting only three Text box i.e for Script Directory, PreInstall and PostInstall.I am not getting Post Upgrade…
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FileMaker Plugin Package

Is anyone familiar with installing plugins in FileMaker? I created a package in PackageMaker using a new plugin. Everything seems to install correctly, I can see the new plugin in the extensions folder, but when I open FileMaker and look at the list…
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Using packagemaker to build iOS app installer

I'm developing a sophisticated engineering calculation iPad app for a specific customer (much like the poster of this question). I'm getting ready to release a first version to them, and trying to get this distribution issue sorted out. There are…
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Remove package identifier file during installation

I'm a newbie in OSx development. I'm creating an installer package using Packagemaker 3.0.4. Since I want to remove the local settings of my app during installation, I decided to remove the com.identifier.plist. However, I'm not that good in…
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PackageMaker Custom UI Dialog

I'm using PackageMaker to build an installer package for my OS X application. I need to customize the dialog that the user sees when installation fails (return non-zero value from post install script). The Edit Interface dialog in PackageMaker…
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PackageMaker - result of script always failes

I added a script to the package maker - under Distribution->Requirements. The problem I have is the script result is always false (at least from the installer prospective). I have simplified my script below. Even this script fails? I've executed…
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