jpackage on MacOs: app from pkg cannot write files and create directories inside itself

[Alexander Matveev]

Hi Andrey,

Writing to  /Application on macOS or "Program Files" on Windows requires 
admin privileges. It is very uncommon when application stores temp files 
or setting files modifiable by user inside installation folder. For temp 
files I will recommend to use system provided temp folder. For setting 
it will depend on OS type.

Thanks,
Alexander

On 9/6/2019 5:49 AM, Andrey Volkov wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I use jpackage (Build 14-jpackage+1-35) to bundle my Swing-based app for
> MacOS. Whereas DMG format works pretty well, PGK bundle has a serious
> issue. When I install the app from PKG, it cannot write files or create
> directories inside itself.
> I have /resource directory for my app that has a few settings and temp
> directory for file processing. For the app from PKG I get "File not Found
> (Permission Denied)" when the app tries to create a directory like
> "/Application/MyApp.app/Contents/Java/resources/temp" or any write/create
> any file inside  "/Application/MyApp.app/Contents/Java/resources/"
> Do you have any clue how to fix it for PKG bundle? I would prefer to use it
> because it has a more user-friendly installation.
>
> BTW, Windows has a similar issue when per-user installation works fine, but
> a system-wide installation in "Program Files" lack permissions to write
> files inside "Program File/MyApp".
>