XCode - creating and using a dynamic library (dylib)

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  1. webhunter, Feb 23, 2011

    webhunter macrumors newbie

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    I want to create a simple dynamic library with four or five methods that are implemented in a mix of c++ and objective-c . I also want to implement an application that uses this library. Both things should be created with XCode in one project (with different targets).

    I've been working on this problem a long long time now, but I can't get it right. What steps need to be performed to create a dynamic library - for example with one function that prints "hello world" - and a console application that uses the .dlib in XCode?

    Thanks a lot!!
     
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  2. kainjow, Feb 23, 2011
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    If you're only targeting Mac OS X, why not use a framework? Lots of documentation for that. Plus they're nice if you have resources or headers you want to bundle with the code.
     
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  3. webhunter, Feb 24, 2011

    webhunter thread starter macrumors newbie

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    Thank you for your fast reply!
    Hm...later on I need to link this library to different applications, that run on different operating systems (from Mac OS X 10.4 upwards with different architectures). If this can be done with a framework as well, it would be an opportunity?!
     
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  4. Sydde, Feb 24, 2011

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    When you say "different operating systems", do you mean different versions of the same operating system (Mac OS X)? Because every version of OS X has supported frameworks. If you want to use it for Linux, Windows, WebOS, whatever, you would have to compile separate files (.dll, .so, etc) for each one.
     
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  5. webhunter, Feb 25, 2011

    webhunter thread starter macrumors newbie

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    I meant Mac OS with different versions (version 10.4 upwards).
    Okay, so maybe a framework would fit my requirements. I'm going to try this out.
    Thank you so far
     
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