I've been working with the IDE packager a lot the past 15 years to distribute my applications
I use it to place extra files at certain locations upon install or to create dependencies on certain applications that get installed when my application gets installed.
I have even used it to create a mime type for an application extension one of my applications used (long long time ago that is)

So, I' m quite familiar with that IDE packager tool.
But now I ran into a thingy I would like to get done but don' t know how.

I have a file in my .hidden folder that upon install gets placed in /usr/local/bin
After install I always have to go to this folder an do a chmod 755 to make it executable.

Now, I was wondering if this is possible during install, using the packager.
I was thinking section in screen below (additional configuration) could be the place to do it, just have no idea how.

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Anyone any suggestions/experience doing this?

 Meanwhile I figured out that if I make the file executable in the .hidden folder of project and next have it placed in /usr/local/bin during install it stays executable. So, I got that working.

But I' m still curious on how to use the additional configuration.
Never used it and I have no idea how to (not really documented).
I suppose it is used for some post configuration stuff (run as root during install)
So, If someone has an example on how to use this, I would love to see it.

 AFAIK it is just what it says there, "The following will be added to the end of the desktop configuration file."
I did have a use for that once, but many years ago and I never needed or used it again.
I guess you'd have to look at a sample of the desktop config file created and see if you can think up a need for it.
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 I've used many options in the packager, just never knew what this could be useful for and what it actually does.

Guess, if I have some spare time might dive into 'the what and why and if it can have a useful use'.
The keyword if IF

Thanks for the suggestion

gbWilly said

Guess, if I have some spare time might dive into 'the what and why and if it can have a useful use'.
The keyword if IF

Nope, not spare time but sheer need is the cause of this discovery. I made this RemoteDaemon in gambas, that I use to manage remote client systems.
It runs as a true daemon in the background. Only annoying thing is, once installed, it showed up in the menu.

Well, the additional configuration turns out to be the solution.
I added 'NoDisplay=true' and after install, no more menu entry, just perfect.

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