[Pythonmac-SIG] osx 10.4 launch daemon

[Jacob Rus]

Mark Phillips wrote:
> I am setting up a server application that needs to be available 24/7.  
> I would like to set this up to launch whenever the machine reboots.  
> On RedHat 6.3 and Fedora Core, I modified rc.local and added a couple  
> of cron jobs to handle the launch and housekeeping. I noted at  
> developer.apple.com the change in osx 10.4 to launchd and launch  
> daemons.
> 
> Can anyone point me to doc's, forums, etc. dealing with this? What  
> would be best are examples of plist files used in LIbrary/ 
> LaunchDaemons that involve python.
The best way IMO to figure out launchd is to fire up the open-source 
[Lingon][1], a great little GUI app for modifying launchd plists.

-Jacob

[1]: http://lingon.sourceforge.net/