How to redirect packagemaker log file output

Question

While an installer (built via packagemaker) is running ... from the menu, we can select Window > Installer Log and then choose to Save it ... but this is not something that can be asked of all those who run the installer.

The installation itself is supposed to be a hands-off simple process. But in case something goes wrong and we need to go back and dig through logs, it would be great to configure packagemaker or the installer it produces ... to spit out the log file everytime it runs.

How can this be accomplished?

Answer 1

/var/log/install.log is written by Installer, and contains information about the packages being installed, pre-install / post-install scripts being executed, and any errors that occur along the way.