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Re[2]: NSApp problem outside of bundle
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Re[2]: NSApp problem outside of bundle


  • Subject: Re[2]: NSApp problem outside of bundle
  • From: Peter Mulholland <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:20:55 +0100

Hello Kyle,

Monday, June 29, 2009, 9:17:35 PM, you wrote:

> Woah... this is kinda nuts.

How exactly?

> 1) Applications need to be in their own app bundle.

Really, this isn't an application, its a component. There's probably a better way to do it, but I can't think of one.

> 2) Don't fork/exec to launch an application.  Use LaunchServices instead.

At the low level that this is executed, only BSD stuff is usable. This stuff is executed before main() is even called.

> 3) Your "protection" will be easy to break, and probably won't play
> nice with code signing. Is it worth the effort?

Our app's aren't code signed and are Intel only.
We're a games dev company, so yes, it's worth the effort.


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 Peter                            mailto:email@hidden

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