Using CLI to change bundle identifier always results in Low Memory error

[v-sypayr]

Issue:

When using the CLI to change the identifier of a particular bundle using the command
packagesutil --file <pkgproj path> set package-<index> identifier <string>
any valid string returns the error "packagesutil: Low memory"

Examples of strings tested include defaultIdentifier and com.mypackage.pkg.application, in the format packagesutil --file <pkgproj path> set package-1 identifier defaultIdentifier. These are valid identifiers when using the GUI to save the pkgproj, but do not work from the CLI using the above command.

Possible Cause:

The pertinent line in PUUtilities.m may have a bug. Please see

packages/packagesutil/packagesutil/PUUtilities.m

Lines 450 to 454 in b195cf8

	if (tFormatter!=nil)
	{
	(void)fprintf(stderr, "%s: Low memory\n",__PACKAGESUTIL_NAME__);
	return NO;
	}

This is where the "packagesutil: Low memory" error arises.

Possible Solution:

It seems that if (tFormatter!=nil) may need to be if (tFormatter==nil) instead. When PKGBundleIdentifierFormatter initializes, it stores NSCharacterSet * _forbiddenCharacterSet;. It may be that if packagesutil is truly out of memory and PKGBundleIdentifierFormatter was not able to initialize properly, then the stored value will be nil. In this case, a properly initialized PKGBundleIdentifierFormatter would always trigger the error condition, which seems consistent with current symptoms.

Request:

Would it be possible to check this issue, or otherwise resolve why the CLI can't be used to rename bundle identifiers? This is a very useful functionality for automating packaging workflows with Packages.

Thank you for your help!

[rudyrichter]

yeah, it looks like tFormatter==nil would be the right early return there.

[packagesdev]

You're right. Will be fixed in the next minor update.

[packagesdev]

Fixed in 1.2.9.