Ralf Quint wroteStill wondering however what the problem could be to install the 64bit
compiler, it seems that Anthony could reproduce the issue.
Yes, I can reproduce the error consistently. Hopefully this excerpt from /var/log/install.log will shed some light on the cause:
2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: @(#)PROGRAM:Install PROJECT:Install-1000 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: @(#)PROGRAM:Installer PROJECT:Installer-965.1 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Hardware: Macmini8,1 @ 3.60 GHz (x 4), 8192 MB RAM 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Running OS Build: Mac OS X 10.15.1 (19B88) 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Env: USER=anthony 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Env: PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Env: LOGNAME=anthony 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Env: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.iUvo4ep2r7/Listeners 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Env: HOME=/Users/anthony 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Env: SHELL=/bin/bash 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Env: __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0x0:0x52 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Env: TMPDIR=/var/folders/y8/b7s30t450lnf21lm2dcqzd7m0000gn/T/ 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Env: XPC_SERVICE_NAME=com.apple.installer.1092 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Env: XPC_FLAGS=0x0 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: fpc-macos-x86-64-laz Installation Log 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Opened from: /Users/anthony/Downloads/fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Package Authoring Error: <background_scaling> has an unsupported MIME type: X-NSObject/NSNumber 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Package Authoring Error: <background_alignment> has an unsupported MIME type: X-NSObject/NSNumber 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Package Authoring Error: <layout-direction> has an unsupported MIME type: X-NSObject/NSNumber 2019-11-06 15:55:34-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Failed to load specified background image 2019-11-06 15:55:35-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Product archive /Users/anthony/Downloads/fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg trustLevel=100 2019-11-06 15:55:35-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: External component packages (1) trustLevel=100 (trust evaluation failed: Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=101 "The package “fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg” is not signed." UserInfo={NSURL=#fpc-macos-x86-64-laz.pkg -- file:///Users/anthony/Downloads/fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg#Distribution, PKInstallPackageIdentifier=org.freepascal.pkg.fpc-macos-x86-64-laz, NSLocalizedDescription=The package “fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg” is not signed.}) 2019-11-06 15:55:35-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Could not load resource readme: (null) 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Administrator authorization granted. 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: ================================================================================ 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: User picked Standard Install 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Choices selected for installation: 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Install: "fpc-macos-x86-64-laz" 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Install: "fpc-macos-x86-64-laz" 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg#fpc-macos-x86-64-laz.pkg : org.freepascal.pkg.fpc-macos-x86-64-laz : 3.0.4 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: ================================================================================ 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: It took 0.00 seconds to summarize the package selections. 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlanReturningError:]: location = file://localhost 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlanReturningError:]: file://localhost/Users/anthony/Downloads/fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg#fpc-macos-x86-64-laz.pkg 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Set authorization level to root for session 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Will use PK session 2019-11-06 15:55:43-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Using authorization level of root for IFPKInstallElement 2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Starting installation: 2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Configuring volume "Macintosh HD" 2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Preparing disk for local booted install. 2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Free space on "Macintosh HD": 68.08 GB (68076412928 bytes). 2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Create temporary directory "/var/folders/y8/b7s30t450lnf21lm2dcqzd7m0000gn/T//Install.11196HnqAd5" 2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: IFPKInstallElement (1 packages) 2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Adding client PKInstallDaemonClient pid=11196, uid=501 (/System/Library/CoreServices/Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Installer) 2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: PackageKit: Enqueuing install with framework-specified quality of service (utility) 2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: ----- Begin install ----- 2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: request=PKInstallRequest <1 packages, destination=/> 2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: packages=( "<null>"
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2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Set reponsibility for install to 11196 2019-11-06 15:55:44-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Extracting file:///Users/anthony/Downloads/fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg#fpc-macos-x86-64-laz.pkg (destination=/Library/InstallerSandboxes/.PKInstallSandboxManager/2757E882-752E-4EA2-822F-BEF51E4A3E5F.activeSandbox/Root, uid=0) 2019-11-06 15:55:46-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: prevent user idle system sleep 2019-11-06 15:55:46-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: suspending backupd 2019-11-06 15:55:46-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Executing script "./preinstall" in /private/tmp/PKInstallSandbox.MDJZkJ/Scripts/org.freepascal.pkg.fpc-macos-x86-64-laz.KNvm9D 2019-11-06 15:55:46-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini install_monitor[11199]: Temporarily excluding: /Applications, /Library, /System, /bin, /private, /sbin, /usr 2019-11-06 15:55:46-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Using trashcan path /var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/T/PKInstallSandboxTrash/2757E882-752E-4EA2-822F-BEF51E4A3E5F.sandboxTrash for sandbox /Library/InstallerSandboxes/.PKInstallSandboxManager/2757E882-752E-4EA2-822F-BEF51E4A3E5F.activeSandbox 2019-11-06 15:55:46-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Shoving /Library/InstallerSandboxes/.PKInstallSandboxManager/2757E882-752E-4EA2-822F-BEF51E4A3E5F.activeSandbox/Root (1 items) to / 2019-11-06 15:55:47-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Executing script "./postinstall" in /private/tmp/PKInstallSandbox.MDJZkJ/Scripts/org.freepascal.pkg.fpc-macos-x86-64-laz.KNvm9D 2019-11-06 15:55:47-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: ./postinstall: Running on darwin 2019-11-06 15:55:47-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: ./postinstall: Write permission in //etc. 2019-11-06 15:55:47-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: ./postinstall: Writing sample configuration file to //etc/fpc.cfg 2019-11-06 15:55:48-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: ./postinstall: Saved old "fpc.cfg" to "fpc.bak" 2019-11-06 15:55:48-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: ./postinstall: Writing sample configuration file to //etc/fppkg.cfg 2019-11-06 15:55:48-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: ./postinstall: Saved old "fppkg.cfg" to "fppkg.bak" 2019-11-06 15:55:48-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: ./postinstall: Writing sample configuration file to //etc/fppkg/default 2019-11-06 15:55:48-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: ./postinstall: Saved old "default" to "default.bak" 2019-11-06 15:55:48-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: ./postinstall: /tmp/PKInstallSandbox.MDJZkJ/Scripts/org.freepascal.pkg.fpc-macos-x86-64-laz.KNvm9D/postinstall: line 13: ///usr/local/lib/fpc/3.0.4/ide/text/fp.cfg.tmp: No such file or directory 2019-11-06 15:55:48-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: ./postinstall: cat: ///usr/local/lib/fpc/3.0.4/ide/text/fp.cfg: No such file or directory 2019-11-06 15:55:48-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: ./postinstall: /tmp/PKInstallSandbox.MDJZkJ/Scripts/org.freepascal.pkg.fpc-macos-x86-64-laz.KNvm9D/postinstall: line 14: ///usr/local/lib/fpc/3.0.4/ide/text/fp.cfg: No such file or directory 2019-11-06 15:55:48-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: ./postinstall: rm: ///usr/local/lib/fpc/3.0.4/ide/text/fp.cfg.tmp: No such file or directory 2019-11-06 15:55:48-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini install_monitor[11199]: Re-included: /Applications, /Library, /System, /bin, /private, /sbin, /usr 2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: releasing backupd 2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: allow user idle system sleep 2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Cleared responsibility for install from 11196. 2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Cleared permissions on Installer.app 2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Install Failed: Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 "An error occurred while running scripts from the package “fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg”." UserInfo={NSFilePath=./postinstall, NSURL=file:///Users/anthony/Downloads/fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg#fpc-macos-x86-64-laz.pkg, PKInstallPackageIdentifier=org.freepascal.pkg.fpc-macos-x86-64-laz, NSLocalizedDescription=An error occurred while running scripts from the package “fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg”.} {
NSFilePath = "./postinstall";
NSLocalizedDescription = "An error occurred while running scripts from the package \U201cfpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg\U201d.";
NSURL = "file:///Users/anthony/Downloads/fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg#fpc-macos-x86-64-laz.pkg";
PKInstallPackageIdentifier = "org.freepascal.pkg.fpc-macos-x86-64-laz";
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2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Running idle tasks 2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: install:didFailWithError:Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 "An error occurred while running scripts from the package “fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg”." UserInfo={NSFilePath=./postinstall, NSURL=file:///Users/anthony/Downloads/fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg#fpc-macos-x86-64-laz.pkg, PKInstallPackageIdentifier=org.freepascal.pkg.fpc-macos-x86-64-laz, NSLocalizedDescription=An error occurred while running scripts from the package “fpc-3.0.4-macos-x86_64-laz.pkg”.} 2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Removing client PKInstallDaemonClient pid=11196, uid=501 (/System/Library/CoreServices/Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Installer) 2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini installd[637]: PackageKit: Done with sandbox removals 2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Install failed: The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance. 2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: IFDInstallController 2738BE0 state = 8 2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Displaying 'Install Failed' UI. 2019-11-06 15:55:49-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: 'Install Failed' UI displayed message:'The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.'. 2019-11-06 15:55:52-05 Anthonys-Mac-mini Installer[11196]: Package Removal: User opted to keep package.