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Article #499Re: PowerPlant X & Mach-O
From: Eric
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 21:50
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 21:50
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Isaac Wankerl <iwankerl@yahoo.com> wrote: > In article <1gk3x05.sxg1d8q9pxa6N%egusenet@verizon.net>, > egusenet@verizon.net (Eric) wrote: > > > Isaac Wankerl <iwankerl@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > In article <1gk2bfa.b8hy6ystvqqaN%egusenet@verizon.net>, > > > egusenet@verizon.net (Eric) wrote: > > > > > > > I am pretty sure the answer to my first question is YES, but I do not > > > > know the answer to my second question. > > > > > > > > Is the whole of PowerPlant X Mach-O only? > > > > > > Yes, and it requires Mac OS X 10.2 and later. > > > > > > > If yes, why? > > > > > > A lot of the PPx view system depends on HIViews and composited windows. > > > Apple is no longer providing CFM/PEF interfaces to their new and future > > > APIs and it would be much more work for Metrowerks to keep an updated > > > bridge between the two architectures. > > > > But if we load the framework(s) used by PowerPlant X manually (using the > > CFMLateImport code from Apple), then those routines become available in > > CFM. This appears to work with the PPX document stationary project and > > allows one to build and run it. That may be a simple example, though. > > Are there any other problems, apart from the framework-only routines? > > Not that I know of, but I've never tried running PPx under CFM/PEF. Then, I am confused... On what basis did you claim that PPx was Mach-O only?
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