Re: why aren't xibs the default?
Re: why aren't xibs the default?
- Subject: Re: why aren't xibs the default?
- From: Kai Brüning <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:44:26 +0100
>On Dec 9, 2007 10:00 PM, Bill Bumgarner <email@hidden> wrote:
>> On Dec 9, 2007, at 1:02 PM, Rick Mann wrote:
>> >> They aren't the default because many people depend on building on a
>> >> Tiger based machine.
>> >
>> > That doesn't seem to make sense. Aren't .xibs an Xcode 3 feature,
>> > and doesn't Xcode 3 require Leopard? If so, the stationery in Xcode
>> > 3 could easily use .xib.
>>
>> But Leopard -- Xcode 3 -- can easily be used to build projects
>> targeted to Tiger.
>
>I was under the impression xibs are "compiled" to nibs at build time.
>If that's the case, why can't xibs be used to target Tiger?
They surely can.
But projects which use xibs can be used by Xcode 3 only and are thus locked to be build under Leopard.
>
>> As well, Xcode 3 can open/build/edit Xcode 2.x
>> projects without breaking compatibility.
>
>How does that impact the Xcode 3 new project templates?
Not at all, I'd say. The issue is the other way around (as descibed by Jon Hess): keeping it easy to retrofit new Xcode 3-projects back to work with Xcode 2.5. As always, such decisions can never be made in a way to please everybody.
Kai
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