On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Richard Dobson <
richarddob...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> Note that as of Xcode 4.x, the ppc is no longer supported. You have to
> build with Xcode 3.2.x to get ppc support(and possibly also build for
> minimum OS version = 10.4.x, as not all ppc machines will necessarily
> have upgraded to Leopard). Sometimes it is easier to buid on a G4-based
> machine (using Xcode 3.x) and then add the binary to the intel builds
> with lipo. There remains the question of how long one should go on
> supporting the ppc. A three-way fat binary makes for a large file, and
> 95% (?) of the time the 1/3rd that is the ppc version is just dead weight.
>
> Richard Dobson
>
>

hrmm, maybe I should buy an old mac just for ppc support.  Or maybe I can
load an older OSX on a virtual machine some how.

Extracting the ppc binary with lipo would be a good idea too.

cheers, and thanks.
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