Packagemaker and destination folder

netta63 · 01-03-2013, 07:58 AM

I am trying to find out if it is possible during an install to read a .plist file on a user's system, and install a file into a location listed in that .plist. Anyone have any ideas how to do this, and if it is even possible??

agentx · 01-05-2013, 01:44 PM

Yes. But PackageMaker is EOL product i don't really use it as other Tools exist that have always done a better job ( Iceberg http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Iceberg.html (FREE) or Packages http://s.sudre.free.fr/Packaging.html , Composer ( Commercial) and good for snapshots.

So you would have a pre-install script that would read the contents of file and determine if to continue i presume ? Then if all is Ok it continues to install a plist or manipulate it using Plistbuddy ;-)

01-03-2013, 07:58 AM	#1
netta63 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 1	Packagemaker and destination folder I am trying to find out if it is possible during an install to read a .plist file on a user's system, and install a file into a location listed in that .plist. Anyone have any ideas how to do this, and if it is even possible??

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01-05-2013, 01:44 PM	#2
agentx Hall of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 3,806	Yes. But PackageMaker is EOL product i don't really use it as other Tools exist that have always done a better job ( Iceberg http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Iceberg.html (FREE) or Packages http://s.sudre.free.fr/Packaging.html , Composer ( Commercial) and good for snapshots. So you would have a pre-install script that would read the contents of file and determine if to continue i presume ? Then if all is Ok it continues to install a plist or manipulate it using Plistbuddy ;-)