Actually, Xcode does not do it. it uses command line utility
"lipo". So theoretically, it is possible to build universal binaries
with any IDE (including Eclipse). The only question is : why bother?
On Jun 29, 2006, at 8:12 PM, Bill Bumgarner wrote:
> On Jun 29, 2006, at 5:01 PM, Robert Walker wrote:
>> Sorry for my self reply, but also wanted to mention that you can
>> only build Universal Binaries using Xcode. So your application
>> could not run on both PPC and Intel if you don't use Xcode.
>
> That isn't entirely true. There is nothing preventing a third
> party from building universal binaries using whatever build system
> they so desire. For example, Python 2.4 is builds as a universal
> binary.
>
> With that said, Xcode is the only supported way of doing so as it
> is the only tool that has the officially blessed special sauce for
> building universal apps.
>
> b.bum
>
> _______________________________________________
> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
> Cocoa-dev mailing list (email@hidden)
> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/email@hidden
>
> This email sent to email@hidden
_______________________________________________
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
Cocoa-dev mailing list (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/email@hidden
This email sent to email@hidden
