Came back to this mailing list.. continuation of Re: [Q] Is the 10.4u SDK distributed for the Intel Mac and the PPC Mac different?
Came back to this mailing list.. continuation of Re: [Q] Is the 10.4u SDK distributed for the Intel Mac and the PPC Mac different?
- Subject: Came back to this mailing list.. continuation of Re: [Q] Is the 10.4u SDK distributed for the Intel Mac and the PPC Mac different?
- From: JongAm Park <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:08:47 -0700
How are you doing, all?
Last weekend I compiled the troubled project at home, and thought about
the Xcode environment.
As all of you in this mailing list know, the Xcode has a project setting
and target setting, and they look the same.
I usually set settings for a project in the Project setting, and
understand why there is the target setting which looks identical to the
project setting. If people understand what it is, it becomes very
powerful thing. You can put different source codes in a Xcode project,
and add one set of files to a one target, and add another set of file to
another target.
Or, even with same source code, you can set some settings differently
for each of targets.
However, most people works with only one target in a project, and if
they are new to the Xcode, they tend to be embarrassed by the two
"identical" setting, and forget where they change some settings in.
Even worse...
The troubled project I mentioned in my previous post contains some
interesting thing.
When you add a library or a framework to the "Linked Framework", the
path to the library is added to the "Target setting", instead of
"Project Setting", although you would usually set your own header search
path in the Project setting.
Why isn't it added to the project setting? Isn't the Target setting for
the case when you want to set something different or special for the
specific target? I'm not saying that it should be prohibited to add
custom Header path and Library path to the Target setting. It should be
possible. However, the default behaviour is strange to me.
And.. I guess this made the previous colleague confused. He put
additional settings to the Target setting and seems to forget about it.
There were some settings which may not work if people moves some
directory, etc.
I guess he tried modifying some settings there when he was just exposed
to the Xcode, and once he got accustomed to the Xcode environment, he
seemed just drag and drop libraries to link to the "Linked Framework",
and usually care for the project setting.
The Xcode is very much streamlined compared to the Project Builder and
earlier version of the Xcode.
I suggested simplifying the menu before throught the bugreport, and am
glad to see that the Xcode 3.1 removed most of excessive menu items, and
things are simple and more well organized now.
However, I think there are some area where it needs to be enhanced.
Can others also share their frustration in using the Xcode and provide
some good ideas on how to improve the Xcode?
It can be quite a constructive discussion and fun.
Have a nice holiday~
JongAm Park.
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