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Managing Composer Preferences Composer preferences let you manage the following settings: • Location of the work directory Package preferences Cleanup options (for OS packages) Excluded files You can access Composer preferences by navigating to Composer > Preferences in the menu bar. The information in this section provides a detailed explanation of Composer preferences. Work Directory and Package Preferences Composer allows you to manage Work Directory and Package preferences from the pane in the screen shot below. This pane includes the following preference settings: Work Directory When Composer builds a package source, files are copied from the hard drive to a work directory. This work directory must reside on a volume that has permissions enabled. To change this directory, click the button labeled Change, or hold down the Option key when you open Composer. 24
Default Bundle Identifier The default bundle identifier is used when creating the info.plist file for a new package source. For example, if the default bundle identifier is “com.jamfsoftware”, and a package named “Composer” is built, the bundle identifier for the package will be “com.jamfsoftware.composer”. Remove .DS_Store Files in Common Locations Enabling this option ensures the removal of any files that will disturb how Finder windows are presented on a user’s computer. Any .DS_Store files necessary to configure views of deployed files and folders will not be removed. This feature removes .DS_Store files in the following locations: /.DS_Store /Applications/.DS_Store /Applications/Utilities/.DS_Store /Developer/.DS_Store /Library/.DS_Store /System/.DS_Store /Users/.DS_Store • /Users//.DS_Store /Users///.DS_Store Scan Images When Creating DMGs Scanning images when creating a DMG calculates the checksum of the DMG and stores it in the disk image file. The checksum is used to ensure proper installation of the DMG package. Play Sounds Composer plays a sound each time a package source is created or deleted. OS Package Preferences Composer allows you to manage the following cleanup options for an OS package: Delete Temp Files When Building OS Packages This option ensures the files in /private/tmp are deleted before creating an OS package. These files are usually deleted during the startup process. Delete Virtual Memory Files When Building OS Packages This option ensures that Virtual Memory files are deleted before creating an OS package, including the potentially large sleepfile. These files are usually deleted and recreated during the startup process. Delete Special Files When Building OS Packages Apple recommends deleting the following files before creating an OS image: • /private/var/db/BootCache.playlist /private/var/db/volinfo.database This option ensures that these files are deleted. 25
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