Spotlight Importer Not Found in App Bundle

FROM : David Emme
DATE : Fri Jul 14 23:05:13 2006

(OSX 10.4.7, Xcode 2.3)

I'm trying to add a Spotlight Importer to my Core Data app after-the-
fact. I created a new project using the "with importer" template, 
moved my source files over, and got the app working. The Build also 
generates a LifeList.mdimporter in LifeList.app/Contents/Library/
Spotlight/. My problem is that I can't get "the system" to 
acknowledge the presence of the importer bundle inside my application 
bundle:

    mdimport -L
does not show my importer, even after launching my freshly cleaned 
and rebuilt app, nor after running
    lsregister -f -lint /Users/dave/Projects/Birding/build/Debug/
LifeList.app

Also:
    mdimport -d2 LifeListDB.lldb  says:
2006-07-14 13:39:46.127 mdimport[15314] Import '/Users/dave/Library/
Application Support/LifeList/LifeListDB.lldb' type 
'org.dhe.lifelist.database' no mdimporter
2006-07-14 13:39:46.131 mdimport[15314] Sending attributes of...


However, if I copy my mdimporter bundle from my app into ~/Library/
Spotlight, then
    mdimport -L
acknowledges its existence there, and

    mdimport -d2 LifeListDB.lldb  says:
2006-07-14 12:11:43.974 mdimport[14283] Import '/Users/dave/Library/
Application Support/LifeList/LifeListDB.lldb' type 
'org.dhe.lifelist.database' using 'file://localhost/Users/dave/
Library/Spotlight/LifeList.mdimporter/'
2006-07-14 12:11:43.998 mdimport[14283] Importer indicated failure 
for file '/Users/dave/Library/Application Support/LifeList/
LifeListDB.lldb'
2006-07-14 12:11:44.001 mdimport[14283] Sending attributes of...

The "Importer indicated failure" is because it's currently the raw 
code from the template (and that code by default returns False), 
cause I'm trying to get the pieces wired together before writing the 
code for importer. The point is, "it" found and used the importer 
after it was moved out of the app bundle and into ~/Library/Spotlight.

What do I have to do to cause the importer to be recognized when it 
resides in my app bundle?

TIA,
-Dave

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