macOS Big Sur (M1): "The package is trying to install content to the system volume. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance."
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Description
OS: macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 (20D80)
Hardware: MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
When attempting to install the `*.pkg` file on Apple Silicon, I get the following message:
> The package is trying to install content to the system volume. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.
I tried disabling System Integrity Protection and I get the same error message, sadly.
I went to the trouble of bootstrapping Mono on my M1, and building FoundationDB from source to see if I could update the `*.pkg` file myself, but I don't see where the output volume is specified.
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Research direction
Reproduce the *.pkg installation failure on macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 with Apple Silicon, then inspect the FoundationDB packaging configuration to find where the output volume is specified. Done means identifying and correcting the package layout so installation no longer targets the system volume, and verifying the resulting package installs successfully.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- operating-systems, release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100