Forgot to mention that you'll also need to update the srDest variable to reflect how
much disk space your files will take/require.
Sean Su wrote:
> Are you trying to create a .xpi file (you mentioned JAR file)? If so and if you
> have a simple plugin file, you can take a look at the install.js in the
> flash.xpi file located here:
> ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape6/english/6.0/windows/win32/xpi/
>
> Its install.js simply installs whatever is zipped up in its plugins dir into the
> Netscape 6's Plugins folder. All you would have to do is modifty the
> initInstall() and addDirectory() functions in the script to reflect the name and
> version of your plugin.
>
> You can use this script as a template for now since there doesn't seem to be any
> docs around. The .xpi file is simply a .zip archive (oh, and you can ignore the
> CVS dirs in flash.xpi).
>
> Netscape secure wrote:
>
> > Is there any documentation about how to build a plugin package for XPInstall
> > installation?
> >
> > There is fragmented documentation about how to build the install.js script
> > on http://www.mozilla.org/quality/smartupdate/xpinstall-testinfo.html and
> > the API "documentation" is useless. (It says real documentation will be
> > available shortly, and it's dated August 1st).
> >
> > What all do I need to put in the JAR file? Do I need to build this RDF file
> > I've seen references to?
> >
> > I've searched the site and haven't been able to find anything that actually
> > explains how to do this. (or if I'm missing something please point me to
> > it)
> >
> > Thanks.
