On Friday, July 25, 2008, at 12:40PM, "Kyle Sluder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 2:19 PM, julius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> What I have seen on the web seemed to indicate that bundles are a really >> good way of splitting up code development etc. >> I like keeping code compartamentalised and bundles looked like a good way to >> do it. > >This is not what bundles are intended for. Bundles are ways of >loading code at runtime. The reasons for doing so are dictated by >program requirements, not the development environment. From a >development perspective, when your code gets loaded into your process >should be orthogonal to your environment. Nothing prevents you from >splitting your code into multiple projects that all get compiled into >one executable in the end, achieving your compartmentalization without >abusing the dynamic loader.
I don't think this is an abuse of bundles, even though it's may not be that common anymore. If you look at http://www.stone.com/The_Cocoa_Files/Thanks_A_Bundle_.html or the source for CVL [1], I think you'll find bundles used in this way. >> But I also have the memory of someone else being advised on this list to >> keep away from bundles. >> That plus the hastle of working with what to me looks like out of date >> documentation.... > >You may be right; it's certainly incomplete. One thing it >historically hasn't addressed well is the use of macros such as >@executable_path and @loader_path. I *still* can't find mention of >@executable_path in the official documentation, despite its >criticality for certain functionality. Really? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Adeveloper.apple.com+%40executable_path&btnG=Search turns up a number of relevant things, as does a full-text search of "All Doc Sets" in Xcode. "Dynamic Library Design Guidelines" covers both of these (or at least it mentions them :). -- Adam [1] http://www.sente.ch/software/cvl/ _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
