.pkg files are actually .xar archives. This Stack Overflow post has the details on how to get at stuff inside of them:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11298855/osx-how-unpack-and-pack-pkg-file Look for .plist files and see if there are tags inside of those that specify a specific OS version. Do you know if CardScan actually needs a newer version of the OS (as opposed to an older app that might just freak out if it sees it's running on a newer version even though it may otherwise work OK)? On Nov 25, 2012, at 11:02 PM, Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > This isn't Linux, only vaguely Unix, but it is a question > I expect some open source folks will know the answer to. > Probably not most Mac folk, who tend to solve problems > with credit cards rather than knowledge. > > The second-hand CardScan is working with Linux. The craigslist > seller advertised it as Mac compatable. He gave me a copy of the > Mac software installer cardscan.pkg, which allegedly runs with > this scanner. However, it complains that it won't work with the > OSX 2.6.8 (Snow Leopard) on our Mac. So the instance of code > may be tied to the specific version of OSX, perhaps to the > particular machine this scanner was first attached to. It has > been years since I've dealt with $$$ proprietary applications, > but I remember these kinds of shenanigans. > > Anyone here know enough about Mac software architecture and > vendor behavior to hazard a guess? Am I S.O.L? This is what I > get for working with second rate, amateurish software like MacOS. > > Not really, of course - SANE is ported to the Mac, and I probably > can get that running. We are already running mostly open source > apps on the Mac, and SANE might be easier to integrate with our > business process than some closed-source walled-garden "solution". > > Keith > > -- > Keith Lofstrom [email protected] Voice (503)-520-1993 > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
