PatchKit launcher made in Qt.
- Qt Framework
- Microsoft Visual Studio (only for Windows)
Launcher data file is storing information about patcher and application secret. Both secrets are encrypted and written in raw format. Data file location depends on the platform:
- Windows - launcher data file is stored in launcher executable resources under
3151id as resource of typeRT_RCDATA(type id -10). Read more. If the resource is missing or corrupted, the launcher is searching for data file next to launcher location (the same method as Linux does). - Mac OSX - it's placed in the Resources directory of bundle.
- Linux - it's placed next to the launcher executable.
For locations of files or directories produced by the Launcher refer to this table
| File | Windows | Linux | OSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Log file | next to the executable | next to the executable | ~/Library/Application Support/PatchKit/Apps |
patcher directory |
next to the executable | next to the executable | ~/Library/Application Support/PatchKit/Apps/<first 8 characters of app secret> |
app directory |
next to the executable | next to the executable | ~/Library/Application Support/PatchKit/Apps/<first 8 characters of app secret> |
The Launcher project is separated into 3 subprojects:
- Src - which is compiled into a static library to be used by other subprojects.
- App - which runs the window of the application.
- Tests - which runs the tests using the Catch testing library.
Install Qt Visual Studio Add-in.
Then you will be able to open Qt project (patchkit-launcher-qt.pro) with Visual Studio by entering Qt5 menu from toolbar and selecting Open Qt Project File (.pro) option. Project will be automaticaly generated and opened within a solution. Note that Visual Studio project (patchkit-launcher-qt.vcxproj) shouldn't be added to the repository. If you want make some modifications to project setup you need to modify patchkit-launcher-qt.pro file manually and regenerate Visual Studio project.