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Ahmed
Ahmed

Reputation: 15039

How to automatically run cocoa application after install via installer

I have a built a cocoa application that I have packaged using package maker so that the app is installed using the installer.

After install is finished I want to run the installed application. In the package maker I can see postinstall actions, but I don't find an appropriate action to execute the application.

Any ideas what should I do ? my app is install in the /Applications/my.app

Should I write a script file of some sort or should the package maker help me run the app?

Thanks, Ahmed

Upvotes: 1

Views: 509

Answers (1)

Rob Napier
Rob Napier

Reputation: 299345

You need to add a postflight (assuming you want this for both installs and upgrades. If you just want it for installs, use postinstall).

Just call open "$3/Applications/my.app" to launch.

$3 is the install target. It's usually going to be /, but if you're being installed onto another volume, it could be something different like /Volumes/Other_Drive.

Upvotes: 2

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