"Perhaps a systemprofiler_test is what's really in order, that could accept an XPATH like the OVAL ind:xmlfilecontent_test…"
That seems to be where the discussion is headed – that there should be a test (or tests) based on system_profiler. But that does not resolve the discussion of whether there should or shouldn't be a test to examine the package receipt database.
- Jasen.
The system profiler has been the go-to authority for inventory information on OSX for as long as I can remember. So long, in fact, that I'd forgotten about it! (I once used it as the data source for an OSX Mac inventory
solution for a demo).
Perhaps a systemprofiler_test is what's really in order, that could accept an XPATH like the OVAL ind:xmlfilecontent_test...
Regards,
--David Solin