Changeset 344 for trunk

Timestamp:

10/28/07 23:18:53 (17 years ago)

Author:

Nicholas Riley

Message:

setup.py: Note that the bundle bit needs setting.

RetroStatus.py: Launch/quit Apple Backup, to work around its periodic
failure when left running all the time.

Location:

trunk/RetroStatus

Files:

• RetroStatus.py (modified) (2 diffs)
• setup.py (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/RetroStatus/RetroStatus.py

@@ -135 +135 @@
 ### Retrospect event handlers
 
-def retrospectstart(autolaunchboolean): pass
+def retrospectstart(autolaunchboolean):
+    try:
+        app(id='com.apple.Backup').quit(timeout=5)
+    except CommandError:
+        addEvent('Apple Backup failed to quit', 'Please check on it.')
+
 def scriptstart(scriptname, startdate): pass
 # yes, this really should be "remotetname"
@@ -181 +186 @@
 
 def retrospectquit():
+    # can use launch() in newer appscript versions without CommandError
+    app(id='com.apple.Backup').activate()
     stopeventloop()
 

trunk/RetroStatus/setup.py

@@ -17 +17 @@
                         plist=dict(NSAppleScriptEnabled=True,
                                    CFBundleIdentifier='net.sabi.RetroStatus'))))
+
+# don't forget to set the bundle bit:
+# % SetFile -a B "dist/Retrospect Event Handler"
+
+# XXX can't do this from Python:
+#
+#     >>> f.FSGetCatalogInfo(kFSCatInfoFinderInfo)[2]
+#     Carbon.File.FSSpec((-100, 118904, 'Retrospect Event Handler'))
+#     >>> f.FSGetCatalogInfo(kFSCatInfoFinderInfo)[2].FSpGetFInfo()
+#     Traceback (most recent call last):
+#       File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
+#     MacOS.Error: (-43, 'File not found')