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Re: Getting prefs to my driver (was: reading a file from kernel)
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Re: Getting prefs to my driver (was: reading a file from kernel)


  • Subject: Re: Getting prefs to my driver (was: reading a file from kernel)
  • From: Sean McBride <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 09:55:25 -0400

Dean Reece (email@hidden) wrote:

>This mechanism is OK for use during development as a quick way to tweak
>driver settings. It is also OK for installation-time settings: Install
>the driver to /tmp; ask user questions; tweak plist accordingly; make
>plist read-only; move driver to /S/L/E.

IMHO, even this is not so nice, because it makes the process of
installation into something more than copying files. One thing that has
always made the Mac better is that installation is nothing more than
copying files (even if done by an installer program).
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