Re: [xml] libxml2 and CW8 on Mac OS X

[Steve Ball <Steve Ball explain com au>]

Firstly, there is no equivalent to the Windows .lib file on Mac OS  
X.  Mac OS X is a Unix environment, so you have either static or  
shared libraries.  Mac OS X has a feature called "frameworks" - these  
are shared libraries with some additional packaging conventions to  
make the library easier to distribute and load.

The "Gnome libxml Combo" disk image provides a number of frameworks.   
I suggest you read the Apple documentation on frameworks, and check  
the CW doco to see if/how it supports frameworks.  Since large parts  
of the Mac OS X system is in the form of frameworks (look in /System/ 
Library/Frameworks), I'd be very surprised if CW does not allow you  
to link against a framework.

HTHs,
Steve Ball, Explain

On 13/12/2005, at 3:51 PM, Charles Ouimet wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I need to integrate libxml2 into a CodeWarrior 8.3 project on Mac.
>
> On Windows, I was able to create a brand-new CW8.3 project that  
> statically links against libxml2_a.lib (using the binary snapshot  
> from http://www.zlatkovic.com/pub/libxml/). Using the headers and  
> the .lib was not a problem.
>
> How can I do the same on Mac?
>
> How can I get Mac OS X to give me a .lib file like on Windows?  
> CW8.3 will not recognize the file named "libxml" from the "Gnome  
> libxml Combo" disk image (.dmg file I downloaded from http:// 
> www.explain.com.au/oss/libxml2xslt.html) as a valid library to link  
> against.
>
> For the sake of it, I downloaded the tarball with the source and  
> compiled it. However, I can't find any useful file to use in my  
> Carbon Library.
>
> Using Xcode is unfortunately not an option for me.
>
> Is there a .mcp project file I can use to build libxml as a library  
> CodeWarrior for Mac will recognize and allow me to link against?
>
> Thanx!
>
> -C
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