Bug 10443 – Launcher scripts could make nightlies much more useful to developers

• Status: RESOLVED
• Resolution: CONFIGURATION CHANGED
• Component: Tools / Tests

[Eric Seidel (no email)]

Launcher scripts could make nightlies much more useful to developers

If we included a couple launcher scripts in the nightly package (inside a "For WebKit App Developers" folder) or at a page on the website

Scripts I could see 3rd parties using include:

1.  run-webkit-app (one which is smart in knowing where to find the built webkit)
2.  An applescript which allows drag/drop of the app onto it to launch using the WebKit framework.

[Mark Rowe (bdash)]

(In reply to comment #0)
> Launcher scripts could make nightlies much more useful to developers
> 
> If we included a couple launcher scripts in the nightly package (inside a "For
> WebKit App Developers" folder) or at a page on the website
> 
> Scripts I could see 3rd parties using include:
> 
> 1.  run-webkit-app (one which is smart in knowing where to find the built
> webkit)

This script would have exactly the same functionality as that within the source tree, only it would look for the frameworks on the disk image?  How would it behave if you move the pieces off the disk image?  Hrm, now that I think about it...  DroseraLauncher.app simply locates WebKit.app and uses a path relative to its bundle.  That should be a workable approach.

> 2.  An applescript which allows drag/drop of the app onto it to launch using
> the WebKit framework.

Another idea for this could be an application that builds WebKit.app-style wrappers.  Point it at an application bundle, it generates a launcher based on it that includes the nightly frameworks and will launch the main application with those frameworks when run.

[Jonathan Bedard]

This bug is no longer valid.

We don't use WebKit nightlies any more.