Jpackage OS/X DMG install Application folder alias name incorrectly shows as path with /

[Michael Hall]

At jpackage 19, I filed a bug on this but don’t have a number yet.

I did do a little looking at the DMGSetup.scpt AppleScript on my own. 

I was thinking this…

	-- Create alias for install location
	make new alias file at POSIX file "DEPLOY_VOLUME_PATH" to POSIX file "DEPLOY_INSTALL_LOCATION" with properties {name:"DEPLOY_INSTALL_LOCATION”}

Could be replaced with simply…

	-- Create alias for install location
	make new alias file at POSIX file DEPLOY_VOLUME_URL to POSIX file DEPLOY_INSTALL_LOCATION with properties {name:”Applications”}

Assuming the folder is always “Applications”. Then it occurred to me you might be doing some localization for this folder name. 

I then found this which could possibly be used…

	-- Create alias for install location
	set DEPLOY_APPLICATION_NAME to displayed name of (path to applications folder) -- i18n name
	make new alias file at POSIX file DEPLOY_VOLUME_URL to POSIX file DEPLOY_INSTALL_LOCATION with properties {name:DEPLOY_APPLICATION_NAME}

Which appeared to provide the localization?

Determining the folder name in the AppleScript could eliminate some of the other parameterization in use. If it isn’t possible you might have to add a new parameter for the folder name without the leading / or parse it out in the script somehow.

Possibly localization, if the AppleScript does support it, could be an option the developer may or may not want.