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Re: dylib to bundle

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Subject: Re: dylib to bundle
From: Jonathan Johnson <jonj at realsoftware dot com>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:32:25 -0600
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On Feb 12, 2007, at 10:20 AM, Peter K. Stys wrote:


1) I assume the product extension should be set to .bundle rather than
.dylib in the target settings?

It makes no difference, but .bundle is reserved for the actual bundle folder structure as far as I know. REALbasic doesn't care -- it looks at the contents of the file, not the extension.

2) can this bundle then just be dropped into RB's plugins folder or
does it need to be Plugin Converter'd (dylibs can be used as is, but
sometimes compilation fails; we've had a thread on this recently, so
rbx'ing was recommended).

It can be just dropped in, but it has the same bug that all dylibs have in that each time you launch realbasic, you need to clear the plugin cache. However, as always, we recommend the RBX format for distributed plugins, and the other solution is only meant for shorter debug turnarounds.

HTH,
Jon


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