In Linux you would probably put the library in /usr/local/lib/ and
hard-code a path.
Charles Yeomans
On Jul 31, 2007, at 1:14 PM, lists at mgreg dot com wrote:
> I guess, before saying "arbitrary", I should ask what
> "@executable_path" resolves to. Per a previous post it was used for
> both debug and production constants.
> So, if, in fact, it resolves to the same place, then the need for a
> different location does seem arbitrary.
>
> So, how does linux handle the same issue?
>
> Michael
> ------- Original message -------
> From: Charles Yeomans <yeomans at desuetude dot com>
> Sent: 31.7.'07, 12:48
>
>> It's not arbitrary. As I explained earlier, when you build a debug
>> app, the REALbasic IDE does not provide a way to add the library to
>> the debug application bundle. So you need to put the library
>> somewhere else, and declarations in debug apps must specify that
>> location.
>>
>> I'd guess that RS doesn't make it "intuitive" because this is a Mac
>> OS problem only, and only a problem for "advanced" developers. I
>> believe that RS gives lower priority to single-platform problems, and
>> especially single-platform problems that only affect developers who
>> know enough to find a way to work around the problem.
>>
>> Charles Yeomans
>>
>> On Jul 31, 2007, at 12:20 PM, Michael Williams wrote:
>>
>>> I'll check the book out. As I said, despite repeated explanations,
>>> my confusion is still regarding the fact that there is a need to
>>> differentiate between debug and production builds. Using a constant
>>> just makes sense, but the need for the value to be different
>>> depending on which it is seems a bit arbitrary. I guess I'm curious
>>> as to why RB doesn't make it "intuitive"; a sort of "add-plugins-or-
>>> dylibs-here" type of reference if nothing else.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I'll get to reading. Thanks for the help thus far.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Michael
>>> On Jul 31, 2007, at 12:01 PM, Charles Yeomans wrote:
>>>
>>>> Use a constant to refer to the library. Set it for different
>>>> values
>>>> for debugBuild and not debugBuild. I think this sort of thing is
>>>> discussed in my online declares book.
>>>>
>>>> Charles Yeomans
>>>>
>>>
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