Catalina location to place payload of background Application

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Created Sep ’20

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I have an install .pkg that is now placing my custom .netCore3.1 application (not a bundle) at /usr/local/shared/NLx (includes lots of support .dll and other files). NLx is unique for our application. Then the launch (in /Library/LaunchAgent) is from the executable at that location. Is this location going to be a problem with future releases beyond Catalina?

Where is a better location? Is there a better way to launch it when a user logs-on?

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TyngJJ OP

Sep ’20

Depending on the functionality, there are many options.
One is to put additional APPs inside your main one in /Applications, another is to put resources in /Library/Application Support/<YOURNAMEHERE>.
LaunchAgents (both per-user and system-wide) are one way, SMLoginItem is another, but the best is not to require that kind of functionality at all.
If you have a periodic background task, consider using the background activity scheduler and an XPC service, which are started by the system and contained within your app.

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