Re: Best approach to write an uninstaller for osx
Re: Best approach to write an uninstaller for osx
- Subject: Re: Best approach to write an uninstaller for osx
- From: Parimal Das <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:07:29 +0530
Thanks Jens
Let me try the Applescript way.
On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 6:20 AM, Jens Alfke <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Nov 21, 2009, at 12:21 AM, Parimal Das wrote:
>
> > My app needs to install a firefox addon to work.
> > This i am doing in a postinstall script in the packaged install, copying
> my xpi file to firefox designated place
>
> I'd call that a legitimate case for an uninstaller :)
>
> > Now sending my app to trash will not delete that xpi, and i need to do it
> from my app.
> > So either this can be done when my app is moved to trash. But did not
> find any event for that.
>
> No; your app's probably not even running at that point.
>
> > Or there is a second app(uninstaller) which will delete my main app and
> my firefox addon and then delete itself.
>
> Sure, you can do that. As I said, there's no particular trick for deleting
> the uninstaller. The filesystem won't stop you from deleting your own binary
> (or moving it to the trash.)
>
> I've seen uninstallers in the form of AppleScripts. They're easy to package
> up in double-clickable form and they can easily tell the Finder to move
> things to the trash.
>
> —Jens
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Warm Regards,
Parimal Das
Webyog Softworks
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