Hello, Laurent As far as I know, the documentation is still valid.
I would start reading this: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPSystemStartup/Chapters/DesigningDaemons.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000172i-SW4-BBCBHBFB <https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPSystemStartup/Chapters/DesigningDaemons.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000172i-SW4-BBCBHBFB> and this: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPSystemStartup/Chapters/DesigningDaemons.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000172i-SW4-BBCBHBFB <https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPSystemStartup/Chapters/DesigningDaemons.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000172i-SW4-BBCBHBFB> and this: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFBundles/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000123i-CH1-SW1 <https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFBundles/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000123i-CH1-SW1> macOS has a plethora of options, and that depends a lot on what you want to achieve and the degree of security you need / you want to impose on the main app and its helpers. Personally, I have an app bundle that look like this: MainApp.app/ Contents/ info.plist MacOS/ MainExecutable Helpers/ Helper1.app Helper2.app Library/ LoginItems/ LoginItem.app Resources/ … all resources here, including help and icon files I create different targets for the main app and for each helper and login item and then use scripts to build the whole bundle and sign it properly using the inside-out principle. To know then how to notarize this complex bundle, I recommend my answer at Stack Overflow, because not even DTS could help me with it. Only the documentation of WWDC was able to show me the light, so to speak: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53101626/how-to-notarize-an-app-bundle-containing-helpers-embedded-in-it <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53101626/how-to-notarize-an-app-bundle-containing-helpers-embedded-in-it> HTH J. Varela > > I?m looking for information about how to properly add a helper app to a macOS > application. So far, I?ve found just piecemeal here and there about some > parts, but nothing that is recent and documents the entire process. It seems > that there are many moving parts, e.g. sandboxing, adding it to the login > items, etc. > > Anyone knows some good references? > > Thanks in advance! > > -Laurent. > -- > Laurent Daudelin > laur...@nemesys-soft.com <mailto:laur...@nemesys-soft.com> > Skype: LaurentDaudelin > Logiciels N?m?sys Software > http://www.nemesys-soft.com/ <http://www.nemesys-soft.com/> > > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
