Step 4: Installation directory

  
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In this step of the Mac OS X folder media wizard you define options for the installer.
  In the Installation directory section of this step you determine how the installer will suggest an installation directory to the user:
  • Installation directory
    Enter a simple directory name (without backslashes). The standard location for applications will we prepended to this directory name. In other words: do not enter /Applications/MyApplication but only MyApplication. The installer will find out the correct equivalent for /Applications at runtime. By default, install4j will suggest the short name you have entered in the general application options. It is also possible to enter a composite relative directory like MyCorp/MyApplication.
  • Use custom installation base directory
    If you do not want to install your application to the standard application directory, you can enter a custom base directory here. This is useful for internal deployments with non-standard directory policies. The installation directory entered above will be appended to the custom base directory. For example, if the application should be installed in /Custom/Applications/MyApplication, check the custom installation base option, enter /Custom/Applications in the text field below it and enter MyApplication in the installation directory text field above.
  In the Privileges option you can prevent non-admin users to perform the installation by checking the require admin privileges checkbox. If a user does not have admin privileges ("root" on Unix platforms), a corresponding warning message will be displayed and the installer will be terminated.
  In the Launcher options section of this step you can allow the user to start a launcher at the end of the installation directly from the installation wizard. To do this, check the allow user to start launcher checkbox and select one of the defined launchers from the adjacent drop down list.
  Click [Next] to proceed to the next step or [Cancel] to leave the Mac OS X folder media wizard without applying any changes.