Re: Coding installer plugin in C++
Re: Coding installer plugin in C++
- Subject: Re: Coding installer plugin in C++
- From: Luke Bellandi <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:42:03 -0800
- Acceptlanguage: en-US
- Thread-topic: Coding installer plugin in C++
Hi John,
In order:
[1] Yes: you can use Objective-C++, you'll need to conform to the Objective-C plug-in interface, but any implementation code you like can be in C++.
[2] Yes, use either NSTask (from In Foundation.framework in Objective-C), or use lower-level system calls and piping.
[3] Nope. The Installer application runs very specific tasks as administrator. For the purposes of a third-party plug-in, you're living in the context of the launching user.
- Luke
On 12/11/08 7:07 AM, "email@hidden" <email@hidden> wrote:
Hello All,
I am working on developing an installer plugin that allows files in an
external RAR file to be unpackaged. I have no experience of
Objective-C but I am an experienced C/C++ developer so I would like to
do the majority of the development work in C++. Can anyone tell me if
this is possible please?
I would also be interested to know if there is a simpler way to
achieve what I am trying to do without resorting to opening up
terminal windows.
I assume that if the user has already entered an administrator
password into the installer in order to install the files from the pkg
file then my plugin would run with administrator rights as well and
would not need to request an additional password. Am I right in this
assumption?
Thanks,
John Proctor
Camel Audio
http://www.camelaudio.com
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