Re: GLib.framework?

[Jon Willeke <willeke users sourceforge net>]

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 compiled directly into this library.  This would involve 
modifications to the build, or maintaining a parallel OS X-only build 
system (e.g., an Xcode project).

A simpler approach would be to build a framework wrapper around the 
GLib libraries.  This would build GLib with the autotools, then build a 
framework that depends on (and, probably, includes) the built 
libraries.

Anyhow, I was hoping someone who had gone down this road could offer 
some advice.  I don't want to burden this list with any more traffic 
specific to one platform.

On Apr 29, 2005, at 10:57 AM, Antonio Gomes wrote:

> 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 a spread way !!
>
> Best Regards
>
> > 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 both GLib 1.2 and 2.0.  See the following article,
> > if you're interested:
> >
> >    Mac OS X Frameworks
> >
> > <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/
> > BPFrameworks/index.html>
> >
> > The question is about building / packaging / deploying GLib and
> > GLib-based applications on OS X, where a framework may be more
> > desirable than a 'make install' in /usr/local.
> >
> > On Apr 28, 2005, at 3:29 PM, Sven Neumann wrote:
> >
> > > What the heck is a "framework" and why don't you just use glib on OS 
> > > X?
> > > It compiles and works just fine.