Method

PackageKitClientHelperstart

since: 0.6.10

Declaration [src]

gboolean
pk_client_helper_start (
  PkClientHelper* client_helper,
  const gchar* socket_filename,
  gchar** argv,
  gchar** envp,
  GError** error
)

Description [src]

Starts the helper process, by running the helper process and setting up the socket for use.

Available since: 0.6.10

Parameters

socket_filename

Type: const gchar*

A socket filename that does not already exist.

The data is owned by the caller of the method.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
argv

Type: gchar**

The executable, along with any arguments.

The data is owned by the caller of the method.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
envp

Type: gchar**

The environment.

The data is owned by the caller of the method.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
error

Type: GError **

The return location for a recoverable error.

The argument can be NULL.
If the return location is not NULL, then you must initialize it to a NULL GError*.
The argument will be left initialized to NULL by the method if there are no errors.
In case of error, the argument will be set to a newly allocated GError; the caller will take ownership of the data, and be responsible for freeing it.

Return value

Type: gboolean

TRUE for success.