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Re: [ANN] Shovel - Third-Party "Software Update"

At 18:06 Uhr -0600 28.03.2004, Charles Srstka wrote:
Too bad Apple does not make the LaunchServices API to list all apps public! It is really the only convenient way to do this, and it's a private method... :-(

I'll probably load that API call dynamically, and fall back on my slow-as-molasses scanner if it isn't present.

On Mar 28, 2004, at 5:29 PM, Eugene Lee wrote:

On Sun, Mar 28, 2004 at 06:18:51PM -0500, Reed Hedges wrote:
:
: There's also the "locate" tool:
:
: locate *.app
:
: It searches an index that is updated periodically.

The locate database is updated weekly, which may be out of date if you
have recently added, deleted, or moved anything.

Locate just isn't reliable enough, IMHO. IIRC that was the one that wasn't updated *at all* in older MacOS X versions.
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References: 
 >Re: [ANN] Shovel - Third-Party "Software Update" (From: Steven Palm <email@hidden>)
 >Re: [ANN] Shovel - Third-Party "Software Update" (From: Reed Hedges <email@hidden>)
 >Re: [ANN] Shovel - Third-Party "Software Update" (From: Eugene Lee <email@hidden>)
 >Re: [ANN] Shovel - Third-Party "Software Update" (From: Charles Srstka <email@hidden>)



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