It is possible to build fat binaries that run on 10.3. Qt and Python did it, for example:
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-April/063814.html http://blog.outofhanwell.com/2006/05/08/universal-binaries-with-qt-for-max-os-103-and-104/ The key, it seems, it to make sure that the 10.3 arch is the first in the binary: http://lists.apple.com/archives/xcode-users/2005/Oct/msg00810.html http://dev.notoptimal.net/2008/02/one-step-universal-binary-builds.html .hc On Jan 22, 2009, at 11:00 PM, Miller Puckette wrote: > I think the d_fat and d_ppc business is only necessary for folks who > are > maintaining backward compatibility to 10.3 which can't read d_fat > files. > I think it's a good thing to try to keep things running on older > machines > since lots of Pd users can't afford to buy the newest ones. > However, it's > geting hard for me to stay 10.3 compatible as the only remaining > 10.3 machine > around here is getting sick. > > cheers > Miller > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 05:45:08PM -0500, Hans-Christoph Steiner > wrote: >> >> On Jan 22, 2009, at 2:39 PM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote: >> >>> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: >>>> On Jan 22, 2009, at 4:12 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote: >>>> Lots of people have been doing network shares of applications for >>>> decades. Who else is using custom file extensions? I've never >>>> seen >>> >>> python, java, ... >> >> Um, Java .jar is the same on all platforms. And JNI files >> are .jnilib >> on Mac OS X regardless of CPU, and .dll on Windows regardless of CPU. >> AFAIK, Windows DLLs are .dll regardless of whether they are 32-bit or >> 64-bit. Even GNU/Linux .so and .a files are the same regardless of >> CPU. >> >>>> it. NeXTSTEP/Mac OS X has been doing this since '94, and their >>>> solution has been fat binaries all with the same extension. That >>>> is what universal binaries are today. It's proven to work well. >>> >>> ok: here is a feature request for fat binaries including linux >>> (i386, x86_64) and windows (i386) binaries. >> >> I wasn't saying anything about GNU/Linux or Windows. I was talking >> Mac OS X. .pd_darwin is all that is needed. .d_fat, etc cause more >> troubles than the fix. >> >> .hc >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Access to computers should be unlimited and total. - the hacker >> ethic >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is no way to peace, peace is the way. -A.J. Muste _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list