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      arminh
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      In oner installer you can't install in system file and home user folder. To do this I created post install script which move content from Library/Aplication Support/PLUGIN NAME to ~/Library/Aplication Support/PLUGIN NAME.

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        LeeC @ulrik
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        @ulrik No worries. Thanks for trying though! ☺

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          LeeC @arminh
          last edited by LeeC

          @arminh This sounds interesting...

          So what did you use to create a post install script?

          I think this is exactly what needs to be done ☺

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            arminh @LeeC
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            @LeeC I just edited code which are on white box page

            First create file post-installation.sh and use it as main post installation script

            #!/bin/sh
            
            foundPackage=`/usr/sbin/pkgutil --volume "$3" --pkgs=$INSTALL_PKG_SESSION_ID`
            
            ## For Mac OS X 10.5 ##
            
            if [ -z "$SHARED_INSTALLER_TEMP" ]; then
            
            	if [ -f $INSTALLER_TEMP/.install.$INSTALL_PKG_SESSION_ID ]; then
            
            		foundPackage=""
            
            		/bin/rm $INSTALLER_TEMP/.install.$INSTALL_PKG_SESSION_ID
            
            	fi
            fi
            
            ## End For Mac OS X 10.5 ##
            
            if test -n "$foundPackage"; then
            
            	# It's an upgrade
            
            	/bin/sh ./postupgrade.sh
            
            else
            
            	# It's a clean install
            
            	/bin/sh ./postinstall.sh
            
            fi
            
            exit 0
            

            Next, create second script called postinstall.sh with this content

            #!/bin/sh
            
            
            cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/
            mkdir COMPANY_NAME
            cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/YOUR_COMPANY NAME
            mkdir PRODUCT_NAME
            sudo mv /Library/Application\ Support/COMPANY_NAME/PRODUCT_NAME/* ~/Library/Application\ Support/COMPANY_NAME/PRODUCT_NAME/
            cd /Library/Application\ Support/
            sudo rm -rf COMPANY_NAME
            
            
            exit 0
            
            

            If you have space in your Company or product name you must write this like this

            My\ Company = My Company
            My\ Product = My Product
            
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              LeeC @arminh
              last edited by

              @arminh Great info thanks.
              I'll check it out ☺

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                LeeC
                last edited by

                Found a way to access the Users>Computername>library>audio>plugins using Whitebox for anyone that's following this.

                Check this out:

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                WhiteBox - Packages - Q&A_03

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                Instructions
                Let's say you want to install a file in ~/Library/Application Support. Here's how to do that:

                Open Packages
                Create a new Distribution project.
                Choose Packages > Preferences…
                Click Advanced.
                Check Show Advanced User Options and close the Preferences window.
                Select Project in the source list.
                Click the Settings tab.
                Scroll to the bottom of the Advanced Options list.
                Check current user's home.
                Click the Requirements & Resources tab.
                Check Install on startup disk only.
                Select the package in the source list.
                Click the Settings tab.
                Uncheck Require admin password for installation.
                Click the Payload tab.
                Select the /Library/Application Support row in the Contents list.
                Click +.
                Select the file you want to install and click Add…
                Select the Reference Style and click Add.
                You can now build your package and test it.

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                  Dan Korneff
                  last edited by

                  @LeeC I tried the instructions, and it doesn't install to the ~/Library 🤷
                  The link even has a Sample Project.... I opened and ran. Still installed to /Library

                  Dan Korneff - Producer / Mixer / Audio Nerd

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                    LeeC @Dan Korneff
                    last edited by

                    @dustbro I think I tried that it sample project and it worked ok.
                    Let me take another look.....

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                      LeeC @Dan Korneff
                      last edited by

                      @dustbro Yep just tried the sample project and it worked.

                      Installed a 'payload_file.txt' file to the ~/Library/Application Support/ location.

                      I'll have a play about but not entirely sure why you're not seeing it your end :(

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                        arminh
                        last edited by

                        BTW. In white box installer you can only install in one location. You must choose whether you want to install on /Library on user home ~/Library You can't install part in normal library and second part on user folder. Only one option which I figure out is post install scrip which install everything in normal Library and then copy it to user home

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                        • Dan KorneffD
                          Dan Korneff
                          last edited by

                          I guess at the end of the day, VST/AU/AAX plugin folders exist in /Library, so I removed my concern for needing to install to ~/Library 👍 👍

                          Dan Korneff - Producer / Mixer / Audio Nerd

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                          • Dan KorneffD
                            Dan Korneff
                            last edited by

                            Hey guys,
                            I need your help figuring out a simple install package for a plugin on MAC.
                            I have an FX plugin that contains audio files that are too large to embed, so the resources file will need to be added to an installer. Shouldn't be an issue.

                            Not a problem with PC. I can install the plugins to their proper folders, as well as deposit my AudioResources.dat file to the User AppData folder. Yay!

                            My dilemma is with MAC. Using Packages, I can create a Distribution package that can install the AudioResources.dat file to the ~/Library, but if I add my plugin raw packages to this Distribution package, all of the files get installed to the ~/Library folder.
                            I could just create 2 installers... one for the ~/Library and another for /Library, but I feel like there's a better way to do it.

                            What have you done in the past?

                            Dan Korneff - Producer / Mixer / Audio Nerd

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                              ustk @Dan Korneff
                              last edited by

                              @dustbro I'm not sure I understand well but if you create a distribution project with Packages, you can add as many packages as you want with their own payload and destination... Each package within a distribution is unique and different from the others, so I don't see where you have an issue with the destination 🤔

                              Can't help pressing F5 in the forum...

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                                Dan Korneff @ustk
                                last edited by

                                @ustk A distribution package can only deliver files to EITHER ~/Library or /Library at one time. Not both :(
                                From their website

                                You can not install items both in the current user's home directory and outside it. 
                                

                                Dan Korneff - Producer / Mixer / Audio Nerd

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                                  ustk @Dan Korneff
                                  last edited by

                                  @dustbro Doh! Sad news...

                                  Can't help pressing F5 in the forum...

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                                  • NatanN
                                    Natan
                                    last edited by

                                    Guys, I Need Help With Destination Folder.
                                    There Is No Choice To Select Components Folder
                                    /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components

                                    Can Any One Supply A Few Screens Shots How To Build A Installer
                                    Thanks

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                                      ulrik @Natan
                                      last edited by

                                      @Natanr
                                      Standing on "Packages" select "Payload", under Library you'll find the way to the plugins, right click on "Components" and chose "Add files..."
                                      then you will be prompted to chose the plugins you want to be embedded in you installer.
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                                      • NatanN
                                        Natan
                                        last edited by

                                        @ulrik
                                        Thank You Sir
                                        But I Don't See Any Audio Folders In Library.
                                        I Already Read The Juce Tutorial, But Nothing Get Copied In What I Created With Hierarchy > New Folder

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                                          Natan
                                          last edited by

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                                          This Is How My Folders Look Like

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                                            Natan
                                            last edited by

                                            Nothing Copied Into The Components Folder :(

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