Re: GLib.framework?

2005-04-29 Thread Antonio Gomes
Hi Jon, just to open my mind, does a framework, according with your previous explaination, would be GLIB build you ./configure make, but without the common 'make install' step ?! i mean, the binaries and headers file shouldn't be fflushed in a /usr/.../include/ and /usr/.../libs directories, in

Re: GLib.framework?

2005-04-29 Thread Jon Willeke
There are probably a couple of reasonable approaches. The core portion of a framework is a shared library. For instance, here's the main library in OpenLink's iODBC framework: $ file -L iODBC.framework/iODBC iODBC.framework/iODBC: Mach-O dynamically linked shared library ppc GLib could be

GLib.framework?

2005-04-28 Thread Jon Willeke
programming less painful. The closest thing I could find is a framework version of GLib 1.2, as part of the GTK+OSX project. Can anyone comment on the feasibility / desirability of a GLib.framework? The primary advantage I see is that a framework is self contained, which is nice if 'make install

Re: GLib.framework?

2005-04-28 Thread Sven Neumann
painful. The closest thing I could find is a framework version of GLib 1.2, as part of the GTK+OSX project. Can anyone comment on the feasibility / desirability of a GLib.framework? The primary advantage I see is that a framework is self contained, which is nice if 'make install' makes you

Re: GLib.framework?

2005-04-28 Thread Jon Willeke
A framework is essentially a directory with a particular structure, conventionally named with a .framework extension. It may contain libraries, header files, documentation, and other resources. It also has provisions for versioning, so that, e.g., one framework could provide support for