You should never write inside an application bundle. (Thank the malware writers for these restrictions.)
On macOS your writable files should go somewhere under /Library/Application Support/ or ~/Library/Application Support/ On Windows you should write to somewhere under %ProgramData%, %APPDATA%, or %LOCALAPPDATA% Scott > On Sep 6, 2019, at 8:49 AM, Andrey Volkov <andvol...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello. > > I use jpackage (Build 14-jpackage+1-35) to bundle my Swing-based app for > MacOS. Whereas DMG format works pretty well, PGK bundle has a serious > issue. When I install the app from PKG, it cannot write files or create > directories inside itself. > I have /resource directory for my app that has a few settings and temp > directory for file processing. For the app from PKG I get "File not Found > (Permission Denied)" when the app tries to create a directory like > "/Application/MyApp.app/Contents/Java/resources/temp" or any write/create > any file inside "/Application/MyApp.app/Contents/Java/resources/" > Do you have any clue how to fix it for PKG bundle? I would prefer to use it > because it has a more user-friendly installation. > > BTW, Windows has a similar issue when per-user installation works fine, but > a system-wide installation in "Program Files" lack permissions to write > files inside "Program File/MyApp". > > -- > Best regards, > Andrey Volkov
