RE: launch agent questions
RE: launch agent questions
- Subject: RE: launch agent questions
- From: "Alex Sheh" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:02:59 -0700
- Thread-topic: launch agent questions
Thanks for the responses. I'll then programmatically modify the login
items, as suggested. Are launch daemons usable in Tiger or are they
simarly not working until Leopard?
- Alex
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[mailto:darwin-dev-bounces+asheh=email@hidden] On Behalf
Of Dave Zarzycki
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 8:48 AM
To: email@hidden
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Subject: Re: launch agent questions
On Jun 16, 2006, at 2:49 AM, Finlay Dobbie wrote:
> On 16/06/06, Stephane Sudre <email@hidden> wrote:
>> > I'm terribly sorry to report that LaunchAgents are for all
>> practical
>> > purposes, busted in Tiger. I'd advise against using them until
>> > Leopard. Sorry.
>>
>> Stupid question, how could one do that? Since it's a .plist and I
>> don't remember seeing a minimum OS version key, what would be the
>> solution to prevent it from running on 10.4?
>
> I think Dave meant that you should use an alternative to LaunchAgents,
> such as programmatically modifying the login items, which is supported
> and should work in future releases of the operating system, current
> versions of the operating system and previous versions of the
> operating system.
If a solution is required for Tiger, yes, that is correct.
> Going forwards, once LaunchAgents work properly (in Leopard), you
> should think about transitioning to them. At this point in time, it's
> probably best not to try and implement a LaunchAgent.
Exactly. Transition as your product requirements allow.
davez
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