packagemaker run shell script

Question

I'm using PackageMaker to install an app update and want to add a preinstall script to delete some files in the /Applications/ folder. The script is simply:

#!/bin/bash
rm /Applications/...

etc.

If I run this script with Terminal using

bash preinstall.sh

it works fine.

However, when I add it to PackageMaker and run the .mpkg file the script opens in Text Edit but does not run. How do I get it to run but not open?

Answer 1

I think you are adding scripts in a wrong way. You can go through this link which has detailed explanation about scripting in Packagemaker and a sample script as well.