macOS pkg installer

[sunnyrjuneja]

I'm writing a GUI application that requires root permissions to modify /etc/hosts. Based on the following issue, I found myself here:
electron/packager#87

Is it possible use this installer to ask for administrative permissions? I personally only need to suport OS X.

I believe that this would be a great feature. I've seen it asked for in the following places (without a satisfactory solution):
https://discuss.atom.io/t/performing-actions-that-require-superuser-privileges/16892
https://discuss.atom.io/t/start-application-with-root/18815

[stefanjudis]

Honestly I've got no idea about that.

But as we simply using /~https://github.com/LinusU/node-appdmg here - you might want to ask there?

[sunnyrjuneja]

Cool, would you like me to close the issue @stefanjudis ?

[stefanjudis]

Let's keep it and link it to the issue over there then. :)

[stefanjudis]

@whatasunnyday

As far as I see ( LinusU/node-appdmg#73 ) - achieving this is not possible here at all.

We maybe will offer to create real installer someday though.

[stefanjudis]

@whatasunnyday I think we can close this one here.
Feel free to reopen if needen.

Creating real installers feels a bit like overhead for me now.

[creeperyang]

real installer is a useful feature.

I'm writing a hosts switcher and also need to write to /etc/hosts. Currently I use electron-sudo as an alternative.

[develar]

I don't like pkg and don't recommend it. Do any init logic on first start. Even, even docker app for Mac is a just DMG. It is better for users. I don't say that we will never support it, but for now I don't see any reason to implement it.

[develar]

Reopened — #874 (comment)

pkg will be first-class target.

[develar]

Initial implementation will be pushed soon. Do not think that #52 (comment) is not actual or changed. Use pkg only if you understand what is it and for what.