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Updating a prefpane from a helper app

Asked by Zach Paine

I'm trying to update a prefpane from a command line tool within the prefPane bundle's Resources directory. I've constructed the correct path to the prefpane bundle and am passing that bundle to [SUUpdater updaterForBundle]. I then call checkForUpdatesInBackground, but I'm not prompted to upgrade. I also have Sparkle integrated into the prefpane itself, and this works fine. Is there something else I need to do?

My code looks like this:

  NSArray *bundlePathComponents = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] bundlePath] pathComponents];
  NSRange bundlePathRange;
  bundlePathRange.location = 0;
  bundlePathRange.length = [bundlePathComponents count] - 2;
  NSString *bundlePath = [NSString pathWithComponents:[bundlePathComponents subarrayWithRange:bundlePathRange]];
  NSLog(@"Creating updater for bundle %@", bundlePath);
  SUUpdater *updater = [SUUpdater updaterForBundle:[NSBundle bundleWithPath:bundlePath]];
  [updater checkForUpdatesInBackground];

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Andy Matuschak (andymatuschak) said : 		#1

Check the console: there may be some informative error, and since it's in the background, Sparkle will fail silently.

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Zach Paine (zach-paine) said : 		#2

I don't see anything in Console.app (looking in system.log). I added
some logging in my app to make sure that the method is actually being
called, and also logged the output of updateInProgress:, which
indicates that there is an fact and update in progress. However, I'm
not prompted to install an update.

-Zach

On Jun 14, 2009, at 11:49 PM, Andy Matuschak wrote:

> Your question #74215 on Sparkle changed:
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Andy Matuschak (andymatuschak) said : 		#3

Please send a copy of your app and any materials required to test it to <email address hidden>

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