On 09/06/2011 09:00 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote:
On 9/5/11 10:20 PM, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote:
Björnke,
Excuse my ignorance. I guess it's a matter of terminology. So what
are they called?
Externals are like HyperCard XCMDs. They are usually written in a
lower-level language, and add a specific functionality to the LiveCode
engine. The zip commands are implemented as an external, for example.
If a standalone needs to include externals, they are placed in the
Externals folder during the build process. If there are no externals
used in the standalone, the standalone builder creates the folder
anyway but it's empty. The folder isn't needed if your app doesn't use
externals and is safe to throw away.
Presumably (wow, even more naive one coming here), Externals are
included inside a Mac App
bundle? And, wait-for-it, what about Linux standalones?
Certainly, it is a pain in the bottom re Windows standalones, as I would
like end-users to unpack
their standalone "just like that" and start using it, undistracted by
directories labelled "Externals".
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