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Install .IPA files from iOS app / cocoa

I'm creating an app for ios that works like Installous (this project is a private version for company users) I've found InstallBash.sh from Installous folder and I tried it from SSH. It installs .ipa files but I have 2 problems:

  1. The icon is not showing on the spring board, and ReSpring is not a solution for me (because it interupts the app actions). How can I make it work?

  2. How can I execute the shell script from my iOS app?

P.S: yes this app is being created to be used on jailbroken iDevices, and the app itself will be installed from Cydia.

Can anyone help me on this? Thank you

Solution

  • To run a shell script from within your app, use the C standard library function system():

    system("/Applications/MyApp.app/installApp.sh someapp.ipa");

    To show the app icon, you can have Saurik's UIKit Tools package as a dependency of your app and run - as user mobile - the uicache command:

    system("uicache");

    I hope this helps.