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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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Custom Apple Packages with new notarization requirement

Is there a method that would allow the creation of custom apple .pkg files that could be generated on the fly that is compatible with the new signing/notarization processes? Is there a recommended apple method? Currently, I am able to change the…
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Mac OS PackageMaker .app bundle not being installed?

I'm making an application installer with PackageMaker, and one of the resources I've added to the install is the .app bundle. Now my finished installer is installing all components of the application except for the .app bundle itself. Has anyone…
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Building distribution Installer package (.pkg) with postflight script without requiring authentication

I'm using the new domain feature of PackageMaker (introduced for Mac OS 10.5) to target the user home directory. I have created a .pmdoc file in PackageMaker.app, and everything works perfectly until I add my post-install script. Then, suddenly, my…
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Compatibility issues with package developed on OS X10.6.4 on older OS X

I am using Os X 10.6.4 and X code Version 3.2.3 for developing some simple app files and using PackageMaker to distribute these app files. But when trying to run the package on some other mac I am getting error that the package is not compatible…
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How to write preinstall script for packagemaker for Mac os

Hi I am using package-maker of Mac OS to create installer package for Mac OS. I gave created a simple installer package it worked fine. But I want to create a new folder under /Applications directory under which myApplication.app file will be…
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"Overwrite Project Package" option in PackageMaker — What does it do?

PackageMaker's Project menu contains an "Overwrite Project Package" option. I can't find any documentation of this option, nor any references to it online. Does anybody know what its function is?
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Signing mac installer (pkgmaker)

My installer is created using PackageMaker. After that I codesigned the installer using the following command. productsign --sign 'Blah, Inc.' Install.mpkg/ CS/Install.mpkg This seem to work pretty well and I could see that it is signed using the…
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Is PackageMaker considered the standard for Mac OS X software installation? Or is there something else out there?

I've put together my very first package with PackageMaker (for a system service), but I am not happy about several faults: Frequent crashes while applying target permissions to my source files Package source files are not automatically or easily…
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OS X package with multiple domains

I am looking to create a mpkg that targets installations to both the user home directory and the system volume (for example, plugins in both ~/Library/ and /Library/). I can only seem to be able to do one or the other (not two together). I also…
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Installing a daemon for Mac OS X

I created a daemon for running into Mac OS X platform. I made an installer using PackageMaker and the Daemon is installed without problems. It seems that after the installation has finished, I need to reboot the system in order to have the daemon…
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Unable to find the packagemaker command line tool in Mac 10.8

I am using Mac 10.8 and Xcode 4.4.1 . I have installed command line tools for Xcode 4.4.1 and Auxilium tools for xcode 4.4.1 (Package Maker ). I have put the PackageMaker.app into applications folder. I am looking for command line tool for Package…
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Using packagemaker to combine multiple packages under one

I am making an installer for Mac, and I need to distribute multiple packages under one. But the problem is that when I drag the packages on the Contents pane of the Package Maker, they are marked with "?" So can anyone wxplain me how to do something…
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Android Packagemanager queryIntentActivitys

I want to get all the Applications that have intentlisteners to Intent.CATEGORY_HOME so basically the launcher I have this code : final Intent mainIntent = null; mainIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME); final List pkgAppsList =…
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Proper way to locate an .app on Mac OS X / run PackageMaker with XCode 4.3

Background: On Mac OS X one can use open -a PackageMaker to run PackageMaker.app, independent of its exact location. Since XCode 4.3 doesn't install /Developer/usr/bin/packagemaker any more, I would like to run…
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Mac OS X PackageMaker

I'm trying to automate Mac OS X package building via command line interface of PackageMaker. So far i managed to build package and run postinstall script. Tell me is there a way to add choices while building via command line? Because I want user to…
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