Re: silent local xpinstall

HJ <[email protected]> Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:02:28 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.xpinstall
Organization Another Netscape Collabra Server User
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Lukas Ramach wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
> I have got a problem with my xpcom/xul application.
> onstartup i ask the user which language he/she wants to use this works 
> perfectly well but i also want to ask him which components he wants to 
> use and install these components into his profile on the following 
> startup sequence. But I have two problems: first i trigger the install 
> when the user clicks the ok button and so i'm in a loading window status 
> but even if i work around this with a seperate window to select the 
> components, the security questioning of the xpinstall process asks the 
> user to install the software. But i don't want to bother the user with 
> this question since i know on that point that the software is ok.
> 
> So my Question is: Can i tell the xpinstaller to skip his security? or 
> is ther a way either in C++ or in Javascript to implement the behaviour 
> of a light installer?
> 
> Any suggestions, opinions or help welcome to this topic.
> 
> lg Lukas

Adding a bit of code that fails for you might help other people to solve 
your problem ;)

/HJ