Ability to send option flags to post-install script

[mrclary]

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What is the idea?

@jaimergp,
Is there a way for the post-install script to determine whether the installer is running in silent (.exe with /S) or batch (.sh with -b) mode?

Otherwise, is it possible to implement a feature in which command-line arguments provided to the installer (.exe, .sh or .pkg) are passed to the post-install script?

Why is this needed?

For our Spyder installer, the post-install script is designed to launch Spyder automatically upon completing the install. It is desirable to forego this behavior if the Spyder installer is executed from the command-line in either batch or silent mode.

The ability to pass command-line arguments to the post-install script could provide more flexibility for developers that use the post-install script.

What should happen?

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Additional Context

spyder-ide/spyder#22730

[jaimergp]

Is there a way for the post-install script to determine whether the installer is running in silent (.exe with /S) or batch (.sh with -b) mode?

Not currently, I'm afraid. We would need to export (and/or pass) some variables like INSTALLER_NAME and the like.

is it possible to implement a feature in which command-line arguments provided to the installer (.exe, .sh or .pkg) are passed to the post-install script?

This is trickier to do cross-platform. Might be trivial for .sh installers, tricky for .exe and almost impossible for .pkg. If all you need is to detect whether the installer is being run in silent, I think that's way easier.

[mrclary]

This is trickier to do cross-platform. Might be trivial for .sh installers, tricky for .exe and almost impossible for .pkg. If all you need is to detect whether the installer is being run in silent, I think that's way easier.

I understand regarding .pkg, but macOS platforms could also use a .sh as an alternative. Having the feature for just .sh and .exe would be really nice. However, I only need to detect silent/batch mode for my current issue (spyder-ide/spyder#22730).

[jaimergp]

Added #885