[shaiss]

So here is my first go at creating my own installer.app package.
I got everything to work, however I'm getting this error while installing the package through installer.app

"Error"
"Main script execution failed"

From what I can tell I wrote the plist file correctly and the install instructions are correct, so I'm not sure why it wouldn't work.

Here is the plist file: http://pastie.caboo.se/113476

If someone can help me figure out whats going on I appreciate the help.

anyone? please help I wanna get this done today pls

tried again creating a package for itoggle, got the same error, heres the plist file
http://pastie.caboo.se/113493

[chancre_scolex]

Contact Ste.

http://blog.psmxy.org/

[shaiss]

ok, I've emailed them, hopefully they can help figure out whats up

[sterickson]

If you follow the first eight debugging steps at the link below, you'll almost certainly find your problem. If not, feel free to email me again.

http://blog.psmxy.org/debugging/

-ste

[shaiss]

ok, SSH'd into my phone ran installer via SSH and I get this as the error for the scipt failure.
"2007-11-02 12:12:28.361 Installer[338:d03] ATUnpacker: Could not create destinat ion folder, aborting operation!"

So my problem is this: why is installer.app not able to create that directory?

[sterickson]

1) I do believe I said to *email* me, not post here.
2) Without seeing the entire debugging output, I have no clue.

-ste

[shaiss]

I emailed you ste, just posted here to see if anyone else could catch my error. just really wanting to figure this out

[Boine]

I was having the same problem so i'd love to hear the solution and the process etc

[shaiss]

yes, please anyone?
I have my installer source setup and working 100%. My problem seems to be that the installer will not create the directory.

ste advised to try creating the zip file on a mac. I'll do that sunday/monday and post up if that worked.

so far I've been doing it on a pc, but I dont see why that would matter.

Other thing I noticed is the installer.app guide says to "create a zip with permissions", how do you do that?

[Boine]

Originally Posted by shaiss

yes, please anyone?
I have my installer source setup and working 100%. My problem seems to be that the installer will not create the directory.

ste advised to try creating the zip file on a mac. I'll do that sunday/monday and post up if that worked.

so far I've been doing it on a pc, but I dont see why that would matter.

Other thing I noticed is the installer.app guide says to "create a zip with permissions", how do you do that?

If you create the zip archive on Linux or Mac OS X it will work. According to ste, there might still be a bug with Installer that prevents installation of stuff when the zip is created in Windows.

Thanks ste for the help!

[shaiss]

is there an idiots guide any where to how to properly create the zip file?

[Boine]

Just create it in Linux or Mac OS X using the standard method of creating a zip file. If you're under linux you can type "zip -r zip.zip directoryhere"

[HighTymes]

Originally Posted by Boine

If you create the zip archive on Linux or Mac OS X it will work. According to ste, there might still be a bug with Installer that prevents installation of stuff when the zip is created in Windows.

Thanks ste for the help!

Well thats nice, my whole source got f-ed up and I had to take it down because of this bug, ya thanks ste


Hope they fix it soon because this is crazy.

[Dash-2]

Hey HighTymes,
our fellow member unclear created a php file that zipped up apps on Windows that worked on Installer.
Maybe shoot him a PM to see if he'll give it too ya =D

[shaiss]

please post that php file for the rest of us that dont have access to a mac. Please