Package a package with PackageMaker!

[mgb123]

With the understanding that I will eventually be using something more sophisticated to deploy postboot packages, what’s the best way to create a package of a package for the purposes of simply dropping that package into a location on my target drive?

Is it as simple as creating a new project and dragging the pkg in?

I need to be able to call the package later on in the install process via a 2nd boot script.

Thanks,
Matt

[dead2sin]

What are you deploying your images with?

But to answer the question, I’d say that is an OK way to do it, but definitely not a good way to do it. If any of the permissions get screwed up it could get awful hairy, awful fast.

Nate

P.S. I couldn’t resist – Yo dawg, I heard you liked packages, so we put a package in your package so you can install while you install. (See[url] http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/xzibit-yo-dawg%5B/url%5D for explanation).

[mgb123]

Nate,

We’re looking into DeployStudio, or JAMF, but right now it’s a good ‘ole firewire drive.

Understood on the permissions warning. In this case, it’s a command line install that lives on a disk image that will be plopped down on disk via a package. Not the most elegant thing in the world. 😉

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