Thanks Jens Let me try the Applescript way. On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 6:20 AM, Jens Alfke <j...@mooseyard.com> wrote:
> > On Nov 21, 2009, at 12:21 AM, Parimal Das wrote: > > > My app needs to install a firefox addon to work. > > This i am doing in a postinstall script in the packaged install, copying > my xpi file to firefox designated place > > I'd call that a legitimate case for an uninstaller :) > > > Now sending my app to trash will not delete that xpi, and i need to do it > from my app. > > So either this can be done when my app is moved to trash. But did not > find any event for that. > > No; your app's probably not even running at that point. > > > Or there is a second app(uninstaller) which will delete my main app and > my firefox addon and then delete itself. > > Sure, you can do that. As I said, there's no particular trick for deleting > the uninstaller. The filesystem won't stop you from deleting your own binary > (or moving it to the trash.) > > I've seen uninstallers in the form of AppleScripts. They're easy to package > up in double-clickable form and they can easily tell the Finder to move > things to the trash. > > —Jens -- -- Warm Regards, Parimal Das Webyog Softworks _______________________________________________ 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: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
