CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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Getsy
Getsy

Reputation: 4905

OS X: Run my application automatically right after installing this .pkg file

I have developed a mac application and using Product->Archive->Share in Xcode to create a .pkg file and will be submitting to Appstore. I would like to run my application automatically right after installing this .pkg file doing this way. I know using PackageMaker, it is possible to write pre and post scripts. But, Appstore is not accepting any .pkg file which are created using PackageMaker, so i'm using Product->Archive->Share in Xcode to create pkg file.

Could someone advise how can i run my application automatically right after installing this .pkg file?

Thank you!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1336

Answers (1)

abarnert
abarnert

Reputation: 365747

You're not supposed to be able to do this. Part of the point of the App Store is that there's a uniform, consistent installation experience—the app downloads, installs silently, then shows up in LaunchPad for you to run if you want to.

Remember when getting Xcode from the App Store used to mean you got an app called "Install Xcode.app" in /Applications, and then you had to run that installer? That confused half of Xcode's users, who are about as technically savvy a user base as any app is likely to have, and it's from Apple, and even they couldn't get around the problem by auto-launching "Install Xcode.app".

Upvotes: 1

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