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AutoDMG v1.924 Sep 2019: AutoDMG v1.9 is out! Apple unfortunately introduced a couple of OS installer bugs in Mojave beta 4 that are still unresolved. I’ve implemented a workaround for one of them, but one still remains: Added 10.14 support. ⚠️ To successfully build on Mojave the installer must be on an external volume, see issue #222. Removed 10.10 and 10.11 support. Removed HFS+ support for 10.14+. You’ll find the download on the AutoDMG releases page. If you have... Read on →

AutoDMG v1.8.124 Apr 2018: I’ve released AutoDMG 1.8.1, which includes the following bugfixes: Add App Transport Security exception for cdn-apple.com. Show a helpful error message when an incomplete installer is used. Better error messages when image building fails. Fail but don’t crash if a profile is bad. You’ll find the download on the AutoDMG releases page. If you have questions or need help, you can join us in #autodmg on Slack MacAdmins (but please check the documentation and especially... Read on →

defaults write with double slash30 Jan 2018: My ass has been bitten twice by this now, so I figured a blog post to warn others might be in order. Say you’re writing a package postinstall script where you want to set a preference, and you dutifully use $3 to target the installation volume. You might write a script along these lines: #!/bin/bash # This is buggy, don't use it. A working script is at the bottom of this post. defaults write "$3/Library/Preferences/com.tyrell.nexussix"... Read on →

AutoDMG v1.826 Sep 2017: 10.13 was released yesterday, and today I’m releasing the final build of AutoDMG 1.8 with full support for building both APFS and HFS+ images. Apple has made a lot of breaking changes in this cycle, to the point where we haven’t been able to get 100% support for 10.13 on launch day in my organization. As a result I’ve had to bump a few outstanding AutoDMG issues to the next release, but they mainly concern... Read on →

AutoDMG v1.7.319 Dec 2016: This week I’ve rounded up some bugfixes together with a few minor new features. First off, after a successful build you’ll find a few machine parsable statements in the log, to help people who automate builds. You’ll also see a warning if the build number changes, as it does these days when you install a security update: 15 december 2016 11:35:55 GMT−5 Build success: OUTPUT_PATH='/Users/Shared/osx_updated_161216-10.11.6-15G31.hfs.dmg' 15 december 2016 11:35:55 GMT−5 Build success: OUTPUT_OSNAME='Mac OS X'... Read on →