TeXDist.pkg

TeXDist installer for legacy Macs

This documentation explains how the TeXDist package is made.

Contents

List of files:

• media/
  • installer/ – files used by installer
    • background.jpg
    • License.rtf
    • ReadMe.rtf
    • Welcome.rtf
  • Choosing a TeX Distribution.rtf
  • Description.rtf
• scripts
• TeXDistBuild.pmdoc
  • 01library-contents.xml
  • 01library.xml
  • index.xml
• buildPackage.sh
• signPackage.sh

Updating for a New Year

To update the package for a new year make sure to replace the year in the following files:

• media/Choosing a TeX Distribution.rtf
• media/Description.rtf
• media/installer/ReadMe.rtf
• media/installer/Welcome.rtf
• scripts/postinstall
• TeXDistBuild.pmdoc/01library.xml
• TeXDistBuild.pmdoc/index.xml

Creating the Package

Issue the command

sudo ./buildPackage.sh

to build the temporary build folder, containing /Library/TeX.

Building TeXDist

Open TeXDistBuild.pmdoc, the Packagemaker project file, using the GUI interface.

• Click the top item on the left. The right side will change to a view with three tabs. First select the Configuration tab. Edit so

  Option	Value
  Title	TeXDist
  User Sees	Easy Install Only
  Install Destination	System volume
  Certificate	Leave this blank. (You might think that putting a certificate name here would correctly sign the package, but experiments show that it does not. The package needs to be signed after it is constructed.)
  Description	empty

• The Requirements and Actions tab entries for the top item can be left blank

• Click the entry TeXDist in the Contents section on the left. The right side will change to a view with two tabs. Select the Configuration tab. Edit so:

  Option	Value
  Choice Name	TeXDist
  Identifier	choice1
  Initial State	Selected and Enabled
  Destination	leave blank
  Tooltip	leave blank
  Description	leave blank

• The Requirements tab entries for this contents item can be left blank

• Open the TeXDiste entry in the bottom left column. This item should show a Library' directory, obtained by dragging build/Library` to the left column. The right side will change to a view with four tabs. It is not necessary to edit the items under the Contents or Components tabs. The items under the Configuration tab should be edited as follows:

  Option	Value
  Install	build/Library (The item on the right should have Relative To Project selected)
  Destination	/Library (The item on the right should have Relative To Project selected)
  Allow custom location	don't check
  Patch	No patch root selected
  Package Identifier	org.tug.texdist2017
  Package Version	1.0
  Restart Action	None
  Require admin authentication	check
  PackageLocation	Self-Contained

  The items under the Scripts tab should be edited to read

  Option	Value
  Scripts directory	scripts (The item on the right should have Relative To Project selected)
  Preinstall	leave blank
  Postinstall	scripts/postinstall (The item on the right should have Relative To Project selected)

Signing

Sign the package using the single command

./signPackage.sh