package receipt not valid mechanism for Adobe Reader

[TomBoehm]

If Installed via autopkg or via download from Adobe Website we get:

com.adobe.acrobat.DC.reader.app.pkg.MUI
com.adobe.acrobat.DC.reader.appsupport.pkg.MUI

If updated via Adobe Updater the receipt is: com.adobe.acrobat.AcroRdrDCUpd2300820458_MUI the above receipts remain the old version

I think we should determine the Version via Acrobat\ Reader.app/Contents/Info.plist - CFBundleVersion

[nmcspadden]

If you update the package with a different source (such as Adobe Updater), the Autopkg recipe isn't at fault here. The recipe is fetching an Adobe Reader package from a specific source and importing it into your software deployment system (Munki, Jamf, etc.). It's doing so correctly, by its terms.

I agree that generally speaking, package receipts should not be relied upon for detecting versions for Adobe software, since they historically don't use them in a safe way. But how your software deployment tool deals with this is beyond AutoPkg's scope.

What would change in the behavior if the recipe used the app version to determine its own version string?

On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 8:09 AM TomBoehm @.***> wrote:

If Installed via autopkg or via download from Adobe Website we get:

com.adobe.acrobat.DC.reader.app.pkg.MUI com.adobe.acrobat.DC.reader.appsupport.pkg.MUI

If updated via Adobe Updater the receipt is: com.adobe.acrobat.AcroRdrDCUpd2300820458_MUI the above receipts remain the old version

I think we should determine the Version via Acrobat
Reader.app/Contents/Info.plist - CFBundleVersion

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[gregneagle]

Perhaps the OP is asking for a change to the munki recipe?

[TomBoehm]

change to the munki recipe - is correct in the munki pkginfo ... from matching :

<key>receipts</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>packageid</key>
<key>version</key>
.......
</dict>

to focus on the app itself:

<key>installs</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<key>path</key>
......
</dict>

[gregneagle]

One could probably use the MunkiInstallsItemsCreator processor to generate that installs array. Pull Requests accepted!

[jannheider]

the munki recipe is generating the installs item:

	<key>installs</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
			<string>com.adobe.Reader</string>
			<key>CFBundleName</key>
			<string>Acrobat Reader</string>
			<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
			<string>23.008.20470</string>
			<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
			<string>23.008.20470</string>
			<key>minosversion</key>
			<string>10.15</string>
			<key>path</key>
			<string>/Applications/Adobe Acrobat Reader.app</string>
			<key>type</key>
			<string>application</string>
			<key>version_comparison_key</key>
			<string>CFBundleShortVersionString</string>
		</dict>
	</array>

just testet it.

or am I getting it wrong here ?

[gregneagle]

So, @TomBoehm , what's the actual problem here?

[TomBoehm]

Looks great ;-)