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Re: Just when does an application commit to PowerPC vs. Intel?
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Re: Just when does an application commit to PowerPC vs. Intel?


  • Subject: Re: Just when does an application commit to PowerPC vs. Intel?
  • From: "Justin C. Walker" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:06:36 -0800


On Jan 11, 2006, at 09:59 , Robin Lake wrote:

Let's say I have a Universal Binary application. Does this application become fixed to one hardware or the other (A) at the time it is installed or (B) at the time it is launched?

None of the above. The universal binary is both, and remains that way, unless you use surgery. For a quick explanation, read the man page for lipo, and follow pointers there (or check Apple's developer website).


The situation will be a PowerPC Mac networked to an IntelMac. The PowerPC Mac desktop can show the IntelMac file system and I wonder if I can launch a .app on the Intel?

If it's universal, yes. I don't know much about Rosetta, but perhaps that lets you treat a PPC-only .app as universal.


Regards,

Justin

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