[haiku-development] Re: Missing a writable apps directory.
- From: Jim Saxton <black.belt.jimmy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:38:40 -0700
I am using finddir, but cannot find an apps directory to install to.
Without this, I cannot make a link to the Deskbar Applications menu or
the Desktop to my application for the user ( if he selects these
options during install ) nor can I be sure that all of these things
are removed properly with my uninstall script. Yes the program can
function from any directory, but I can only link to it If I know where
it is.
My options are:
Create /boot/apps and install there.
This just feels dirty.
Create ~/config/non-packaged/apps and install there.
Same as above.
Remove the ability to add these convenient links for the user.
This makes my program less useful, and I chose not to do this.
Make an ,hpkg file.
This requires two distribution methods, one for the released version
of Haiku, and one for the nightlys. I would need to maintain both, as
with every release, some people cannot or will not upgrade. This is
more work for me than it is worth.
At this point I believe the first option is the best for anybody with my issue.
On 10/21/13, Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Am 21/10/2013 17:46, schrieb Jim Saxton:
>> This will NOT be in an hpkg.
>
> You asked for the proper way, and the proper way is a hpkg from now on.
>
>> It is self contained. Yes it is written in yab, but then compiled into
>> an executable binary. There is no need for yab to be installed. I wish
>> to make a distribution zip with an installer that will work on r1a4,
>> and recent nightlys, the missing apps directory is the only issue
>> stopping me.
>
> No, that's not what's stopping you. If it is a self-contained zip, it
> should be just that: a single directory "your-app" containing all of
> your application. You should not dictate the user where to install this
> stuff, or else it doesn't make any sense to have a zip in the first place.
>
> If you actually want to properly install a package, but for whatever
> reason don't want to use a hpkg, you should use the old BeOS package
> format. There, you specify the target directories using find_directory()
> constants.
>
> While PackageInstaller currently fails to install those packages, this
> is just a bug that has to be fixed.
>
> Fixed directory zips were never a good idea, and just won't work.
>
> Bye,
> Axel.
>
>
>
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