Why don't you make it a regular Cocoa app that doesn't open any windows and doesn't have a dock icon?
--- On Thu, 10/16/08, XiaoGang Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: XiaoGang Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: how to use the loginItem in OSX 10.3? > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 2:27 AM > hi, list, > I have a task that a cmd-line utility should be > launched when user > login window on OSX 10.3.9. this cmd-line utility bind to a > socket port and > listen message from low-level server. I means that the > cmd-utility will not > quit until the user logout. acutally, I know I should use > launchd method to > implement this feature in 10.4 or later . but in OSX > 10.3.9, I have > encountered some problems. > At first, I planned to use login Items, add item in > the > loginwindow.plist in the user's directory. I can add > the cmd-line utility to > the login item list of current user when the user login > window. but one > terminal (console) popup every time. this is a big problem, > so > unsatisfied for me, I need it to run as a daemon. > Second, i use the unrecommended way : add a plist file > to the path: > /etc/mach_init_per_user.d directory. but it seems not work. > what should i do > anything else? > I am sorry that if i put this mail in a wrong list. > Any comments will > be appreciated. Thanks. > > Andrew > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > > 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/idou747%40yahoo.com > > This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
