Re: Getting the location of the Library
Re: Getting the location of the Library
- Subject: Re: Getting the location of the Library
- From: Mike Abdullah <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:51:25 +0100
On 23 Jun 2013, at 23:09, Kyle Sluder <email@hidden> wrote:
> On Jun 23, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Pax <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Just a quickie, I hope! I'm writing a sandboxed application that uses plugins. The plugin directories that I want to load from are '/Library/Application Support/MyApp' and '~/Library/Application Support/MyApp'.
>
> You do not have access to these locations from within a sandboxed app.
>
> The recommended way forward is to use a container migration manifest to move files in these locations into your container. It is then your app's responsibility for presenting a user interface for managing these files.
>
> An alternative is to request a temporary entitlement for the directories you wish to access, and then use getpwuid to find the user's home directory. You cannot consider this a permanent solution, and should consider offering the migration approach as an alternative (perhaps as an in-app process hiding behind a confirmation dialog).
Plus if this is for the app store, chances you won't be approved with such a temporary entitlement.
Apple's point of view — and one that I agree with here — is that the Library is something your users need not know or care about. Instead provide a means for (un)installing plug-ins from within your app itself, and do so by placing them inside your sandbox.
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