Adobe Reader X 10.1 preinstall script fail

[Jason Hueske]

I just tried installing Adobe Reader X 10.1 at the loginwindow and it failed; here's the end of the result from errors.log:

Jun 14 16:41:28 ERROR: installer:PHASE:Running package scripts…

Jun 14 16:41:28 ERROR: installer:%44.560252

Jun 14 16:41:28 ERROR: installer:%97.750000

Jun 14 16:41:28 ERROR: installer: The install failed (The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.)

Jun 14 16:41:28 ERROR: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The installer is a flat package but three scripts were deposited in /tmp. The culprit looks like the MoveReaderToTrash function in the preinstall script from the reader.app.pkg component:

#!/bin/bash

function MoveReaderToTrash {

newReaderApp=$readerApp

while [ 1 ]

do

if [ -e ~/.Trash/"$newReaderApp" ]

then

echo "$newReaderApp exists in Trash. Retrying with a new name."

sleep 1

time_to_be_attached=`date "+%k-%M-%S"`

newReaderApp="Adobe Reader""$time_to_be_attached"".app"

else

echo "Moving existing $readerApp to Trash as $newReaderApp"

mv "$installation_path/$readerApp" ~/.Trash/"$newReaderApp"

if [ $? -ne 0 ]

then

echo "ERROR: Could not move existing $readerApp to Trash."

exit -1

else

exit 0

fi

fi

done

}

My brutish but effective solution was this:

<key>preinstall_script</key>

<string>#!/bin/sh

rm -rf "/Applications/Adobe Reader.app"

</string>

The embedded pkginfo script capabilities in munki are solid gold.

- Jason

[Greg Neagle]

I do the same, and for the same reason.

-Greg