Re: MAC OS X (10.1.x) and Jaguar
Re: MAC OS X (10.1.x) and Jaguar
- Subject: Re: MAC OS X (10.1.x) and Jaguar
- From: Philip George <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 01:44:09 -0600
For the most part, yes it works, but you need to be aware of API
changes (which is what Finlay is talking about) on the different
systems. For example, I'm writing an app right now on a Jaguar box,
but it will most definitely run on anything 10.0 and up. I had to
write a little "special" code here and there to accommodate for
differences in the systems (10.0, 10.1,..., 10.2.1) and bugs on various
systems, but not much. You should have an extra machine around (or you
can use the same machine if necessary) with all of the major reference
releases of OS X on it and test periodically on each system. I have a
little iMac (not my regular coding machine) that I use for this. It
has 10.0 and 10.1.5 on separate partitions. Once principal code is
complete, I will probably test on more versions of the OS, but for now,
reference releases will do.
If you are as concerned as I am about writing apps that work on every
possible OS X machine, just be sure to test on all the different
reference releases of the OS and avoid using API's that only work on
certain systems (namely Jaguar). New stuff is fun to play with, but
it's pointless if your app can't do its thing on a system that doesn't
have such a bell or whistle.
- Philip George
PowerPlum Technologies
On Monday, December 9, 2002, at 01:09 AM, Cristi Savu wrote:
I have some questions about coding on one of these two versions of OS
X :
If I write an application using Cocoa on Jaguar, can I be sure that
code will also work on 10.1.x ?
And of course : If I use 10.1.x for coding and compiling can I be
sure that application will run on Jaguar too?
Cristian
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