Understand/improve helper installation/check
On Linux, we need the helper bitmask-root
and the polkit policy file. Let's handle this, if we merged !171 (merged) and !172 (closed)
Current situation:
func (b *Bitmask3) InstallHelpers() error {
// TODO use pickle module from here
return nil
}
- InstallHelpers() is exported via
pkg/backend/api.go
- the cpp code maybe runs the function
gui/main.cpp
190: bool installHelpers = parser.isSet("install-helpers");
211: if (installHelpers) {
213: InstallHelpers();
Desired behviour
- Go code should only check if both files are there
- not part of the Go code:
- install helper
- dev: install helpers via Makefile
- prod: install helpers via package
- current: Code asks user for sudo password...
- Remove InstallHelpers from Bitmask interface
- During start: check if bitmask-root + policy file exists (maybe in the Bitmask3/5 struct initialization)
- exit? if the helpers are not there
Edited by Pea Nut