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Lego Mindstorm Installer Gist
#!/usr/local/bin/ruby
require 'find'
p "This script will copy the contents of your LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT disc to your desktop, make necessary adjustments to the installer for Mac OS X 10.6 and later, and then initiate the MINDSTORMS installer. Please insert the MINDSTORMS NXT disc before you continue. Would you like to continue? (Y/N)"
$name = gets.chomp
if $name[0,1].casecmp("Y") == 0
$NXT_CD_Mounted = false
Dir.entries("/Volumes").each do |path|
if path == "MINDSTORMS NXT"
$NXT_CD_Mounted = true
end
end
if $NXT_CD_Mounted == true
$whoAmI = `whoami`
if $whoAmI[$whoAmI.length - 1, 1] == "\n"
$currentUser = $whoAmI[0, $whoAmI.length - 1]
else
$currentUser = $whoAmI[0, $whoAmI.length]
end
$NXT_Desktop_Folder = "/Users/" + $currentUser + "/Desktop/MINDSTORMS\ NXT\ Desktop\ Copy"
if File.exist?($NXT_Desktop_Folder)
p "Removing 'MINDSTORMS NXT Desktop Copy' directory from desktop."
$removeOld = `rm -rf ~/Desktop/"MINDSTORMS\ NXT\ Desktop\ Copy"`
end
p "Please wait while the contents of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT disc are copied to your desktop."
$mkdirCmd = `mkdir ~/Desktop/"MINDSTORMS\ NXT\ Desktop\ Copy"`
$copyCmd = `cp -R /Volumes/"MINDSTORMS\ NXT"/* ~/Desktop/"MINDSTORMS\ NXT\ Desktop\ Copy"/`
#try edu and retail
$retailFilePresent = false
$retailFilePath = "/Users/" + $currentUser + "/Desktop/MINDSTORMS\ NXT\ Desktop\ Copy/Parts/MindstormsUnivRet.pkg/Contents/Resources/preflight"
if File.exist?($retailFilePath)
$retailFilePresent = true
end
$eduFilePresent = false
$eduFilePath = "/Users/" + $currentUser + "/Desktop/MINDSTORMS\ NXT\ Desktop\ Copy/Parts/MindstormsUnivEdu.pkg/Contents/Resources/preflight"
if File.exist?($eduFilePath)
$eduFilePresent = true
end
$AutorunPath = "/Users/" + $currentUser + "/Desktop/MINDSTORMS\ NXT\ Desktop\ Copy/Install.app"
#remove preflight file if it is present
if $retailFilePresent or $eduFilePresent
$removeCmd = `rm ~/Desktop/"MINDSTORMS\ NXT\ Desktop\ Copy"/Parts/MindstormsUniv[RE][ed][tu].pkg/Contents/Resources/preflight`
end
#run installer
$LaunchCmd = `open -a ~/Desktop/"MINDSTORMS\ NXT\ Desktop\ Copy"/Install.app`
p "The script has completed, please proceed with the NXT dialogs to install MINDSTORMS on your machine."
else
p "The MINDSTORMS NXT disc could not be found. Please insert the MINDSTORMS NXT disc and try again."
end
else
p "Script aborted."
end
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