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DESCRIPTION
Pacifist is a small program that opens up .pkg installer packages and lets you install individual files out of them. This is useful if you need to install just one file out of a package instead of the entire package (for example, if you deleted your Preview application and need to reinstall it, but not the whole operating system), if you experience bugs in Installer.app that mess up your symbolic links, or if you just like a little more control over the installation process. Pacifist can also examine the kernel extensions installed in your system to let you see what installer installed them, and whether the installer was made by Apple or a third-party.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.5.2:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Pacifist to crash when running in unregistered mode
  • Added the ability for Pacifist to accept URLs from other applications
  • Added support for the Xcode 2.5 install disc to the "Open Apple Install Discs" button
  • Fixed a bug that caused loading URLs containing percent escapes not to work correctly
  • Pacifist should now work on Panther even if the BSD subsystem is not present
  • Fixed a bug that could cause package scripts not to be visible in some Leopard flat packages
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Pacifist to hang at launch time under certain circumstances
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Charles Srstka
Downloads:141,177
  - Version d/l:14,269
Utilities:Compression
License:Shareware
Date:03 Mar 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$20.00
RATING
****½
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    Pacifist User Reviews (60 posts)Write A Review
    Mar 3 2008

    CHARLESS  The new version I just uploaded today, version 2.5.2, should fix the crashing problem. If you experience any more problems in the future, please send me an e-mail as it makes things like this much easier to diagnose. Thanks!  (Version 2.5.1)

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    Feb 17 2008

    CHARLESS  Could you people who are getting crashes *please* e-mail me with a crash log? I am not getting these crashes when doing any of the things you describe on my machine, and I will not be able to fix anything without more information. Thanks!  (Version 2.5.1)

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    Feb 16 2008

    JOHN SAWYER CJS  Hmm. Tried Pacifist 2.5.1 again, under OS 10.5.2, and it didn't crash the second time. Difference was, the first time, I dragged a package installer to the Pacifist icon, in the Finder, to launch Pacifist, and while Pacifist was scanning the package, it displayed the Pacifist registration dialog. My copy isn't registered (shame on me), so I clicked the "Try it" button, and Pacifist crashed. The second time I tried it, I didn't drag the package to Pacifist to launch it--instead, I opened Pacifist, clicked the "Try It" button, and it didn't crash; then I opened the same installer package I had before, via Pacifist's "Open Package" button, and it opened properly.

    So, I tried a third variation: launch Pacifist, click its "Try it" button, then drag the package to the Pacifist app icon. It opened the package without crashing.

    I tried a fourth variation: with Pacifist not launched, I dragged the installer package to the Pacifist application icon, in the Finder. Pacifist launched, displaying its registration dialog; I didn't click the "Try it" button, but instead waited for the scanning process to complete. When it did, Pacifist crashed.

    So it seems Pacifist 2.5.1, at least under OS 10.5.2, crashes at the end of the package scan, if you launched Pacifist by dragging the package to the Pacifist app icon in the Finder.

    I tried the crashy opening variation with Pacifist 2.0.1, and it didn't crash, but 2.0.1 doesn't start scanning the package until you dismiss the registration dialog, so maybe that difference will point to a fix.  (Version 2.5.1)

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    Feb 16 2008

    JOHN SAWYER CJS  Pacifist 2.5.1 crashes for me too, on authorization, when run under OS 10.5.2. Pacifist 2.0.1 didn't crash when I tried it.  (Version 2.5.1)

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