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This is a great point. People understand installers/.pkg files far better than `.app`'s wrapped in a DMG. Those often get launched inside the DMG which has a to
by zndr 7y ago
This is a great point. People understand installers/.pkg files far better than `.app`'s wrapped in a DMG. Those often get launched inside the DMG which has a ton of other issues, rather than being dragged to the Application folder.
Also packages allow for easier deployment rather than dmg's.
- ThePowerOfFuet 7y agoThis isn't the point, it's the fact that the installer is being abused to install an app without even giving the user the option to proceed or not. Nothing should be installed as part of the preflight. Par for the course with Zoom, so it seems.
- zndr 7y agoI don't think it installs it I think it just calls the resource from the package. NVM I decided to inspect the package with `pkgutil` Here's the offending code ```################################### function install_app_to_path(){ #path=$1 InstallPath="$1/.zoomus_"$(date)"" mkdir -p "$InstallPath" mkdir -p "$InstallPath/Frameworks" if [[ $? != 0 ]] ; then rm -rf "$InstallPath" return 1 fi if [[ -d "$1/zoom.us.app" ]] ; then rm -f "$1/zoom.us.app/Contents/Info.plist" mv "$1/zoom.us.app/Contents" "$InstallPath/trash" fi if [[ $? != 0 ]] ; then rm -rf "$InstallPath" return 4 fi rm -rf "$1/zoom.us.app" if [[ $? != 0 ]] ; then rm -rf "$InstallPath" return 4 fi mdfind 'kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier == "us.zoom.xos"'> .zoom.us.applist.txt echo "["$(date)"]un7z zm.7z =================================" >>"$LOG_PATH" if [[ -f res.7z ]] ; then ./7zr x -mmt ./res.7z -o"$InstallPath/Frameworks"& fi if [[ -f resReitna.7z ]] ; then ./7zr x -mmt ./resReitna.7z -o"$InstallPath/Frameworks"& fi if [[ -f bundles.7z ]] ; then ./7zr x -mmt ./bundles.7z -o"$InstallPath/Frameworks"& fi un7zresult=$(./7zr x -mmt ./zm.7z -o"$InstallPath" 2>>"$LOG_PATH") ret=$? echo "["$(date)"]check un7z return:$ret, $un7zresult">>"$LOG_PATH" wait echo "["$(date)"]un7z all finished">>"$LOG_PATH" if [[ $ret != 0 ]] ; then rm -rf "$InstallPath" return 3 fi mv "$InstallPath/Frameworks/"* "$InstallPath/zoom.us.app/Contents/Frameworks">>"$LOG_PATH" mv "$InstallPath/zoom.us.app" "$1" >>"$LOG_PATH" if [[ $? != 0 ]] ; then rm -rf "$InstallPath" return 1 fi if [[ "$APP_PATH" == "$GLOBAL_APP_PATH" ]] ; then chmod -R 775 "$APP_PATH" chown -R :admin "$APP_PATH" fi echo "["$(date)"]mv $InstallPath/zoom.us.app into $1">>"$LOG_PATH" rm -rf "$InstallPath"& return 0 }```