Many thanks go out to the many members of the Macenterprise Mailing list for providing many of these rules.
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These guidelines should lead us all to that end result: installing software quickly and efficiently via your chosen method without damaging your system.
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In the end, whether you need to package up a bunch of fonts or the next killer app, and whether you're double-clicking on the package to install it or deploying it via Munki, InstaDMG, Puppet, Filewave, LANRev, or whatever, it should STILL WORK with your deployment method of choice. In this vein, running scripts that test against the currently booted OS produce unintended results (at best). Tools like InstaDMG, System Image Utility, and even the act of installing packages from the command line will install packages to a separate volume or Disk Image. Many of these commandments stem from the fact that sometimes packages aren't going to be installed on the boot-volume of the system.
You can't automatically assume that a package will always be installed interactively on the boot volume through the GUI (could you ever really?), but that still doesn't stop certain developers from doing so.īecause of this, I've tried to compile a list (call them 'Commandments' if you must) of rules to abide by when you're packaging files for installation/deployment in OS X. The current trend away from deploying software into a monolithic "Golden Master" image and toward a modular package-based approach is pushing (or SHOULD BE pushing) Devs and DevOps folk to rethink the way they package. There are many ways to do this with just as many software options it's easy to get confused and make some simple mistakes. Whether you're a Mac Developer or Systems Admin, you've probably had to package up a bundle of files for deployment onto a number of machines.
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