On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:27 AM, eveningnick eveningnick <eveningn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> You can't do this. The Info.plist needs to refer to the main app's >> binary. Instead, put your checks into the main app's startup code. >> -[<NSApplicationDelegate> applicationDidFinishLaunching:] would be a >> good place. >> >> This will require changes to the main app. > > What if i rename the Main Application's executable from > /Applications/MainApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MainApp > to > /Applications/MainApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MainApp1 > > and rename my pre-startup script to MainApp (and place it in > /Applications/MainApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MainApp)?
No, because the bundle's binary will still be different from the main app. > The problem may occur if this is LaunchServices who is responsible for > delivering info (like main nib filename, or principal class name) from > the plist to the application, but as far as i know this information is > retrieved by the application itself, which means that if my script > launches this renamed Main Application's binary > (/Applications/MainApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MainApp1) the main > application should act as usual - read its plist, etc. No, NSBundle and/or dyld will probably throw a conniption. Please don't abuse the system like this. If you really wanted, you could make your "main" app a helper, but then you lose all sorts of functionality like drag-to-dock-icon. What's so hard about doing it the right way? --Kyle Sluder _______________________________________________ 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
