Re: SharedFrameworks
Re: SharedFrameworks
- Subject: Re: SharedFrameworks
- From: Sherm Pendley <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:24:20 -0400
On Oct 12, 2005, at 2:43 PM, Lawrence Sanbourne wrote:
What is the SharedFrameworks directory in a bundle for? I can't find
any useful documentation on it.
If I remember correctly, I think it's added to the framework search
path along with ~/Library/Frameworks, etc. So, when the dynamic
linker looks for a framework that has an install name that doesn't
specify a path, it'll look in SharedFrameworks/ for the framework,
but if a newer version of the framework is found elsewhere it will
use that instead.
I think it's poorly documented and not often used because it makes
testing difficult - Your app might wind up using a framework version
that hadn't been released yet when your app was written, and if the
newer framework version isn't compatible with your app, you're
screwed. Using SharedFrameworks/ is basically asking for the Mac
version of "DLL Hell".
sherm--
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