Something like this currently exists in GNUstep. There is a nib flattened mode which allows for different architectures and library combinations.
On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, Chan Maxthon wrote: > This is what I am describing. Apple is still using the NeXT bundle layout > that is currently used by GNUstep, but only on iOS. On OS X the new Cocoa > layout (that one with the Contents directory) is used. My suggestion was, > once again, while keeping compatibility, default to the Cocoa layout, > meanwhile extend this Cocoa layout to support something like fat bundles, > or a single bundle with multiple binaries that is designed to work under > different architectures and libraries, regardless whether the binary itself > is fat or not. > > To accomplish this, a trick used by Apple themselves can be employed and > extended. Apple stored binaries in Contents/MacOS folder inside the bundle. > For GNUstep, we just don't use that folder, instead, we use > Contents/GNUstep-(host triplet)-(library combo, if not gnu-gnu-gnu). > > This can result in a bundle that can be used on both Apple and GNUstep > systems right out of the box, like this following filesystem layout: > > MyApp.app > ./Contents > ./Contents/MacOS # OS X binary, linked against Apple Cocoa > ./Contents/Resources # shared resources > ./Contents/GNUstep-i386-linux-pc # 32-bit x86 Linux binary > ./Contents/GNUstep-x86_64-linux-unknown # 64-bit x86-64 Linux binary > ./Contents/GNUstep-i386-mingw-gnu # 32-bit x86 Windows binary, linked > against mingw > ./Contents/GNUstep-i386-cygwin-gnu # 32-bit x86 Windows binary, linked > against Cygwin > > 发自我的 iPhone > > 在 2013-5-23，3:08，Luboš Doležel <[email protected] <javascript:;>> 写道： > > > > >> You can already do that with GNUstep if configure gnustep-make with > >> "--disable-flattened --enable-multi-platform". I've successfully used > >> that for quite some time to provide a shared GNUstep setup to i386 > >> and amd64 machines on a network share. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Niels > > > > What about the "Contents/" directory used on OS X? I've already had > trouble with this. > > > > All OS X apps have a Contents directory right under *.app and GNUstep > couldn't cope with that last time I tried. > > > > -- > > Luboš Doležel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gnustep-dev mailing list > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnustep-dev > > _______________________________________________ > Gnustep-dev mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnustep-dev > -- Gregory Casamento Open Logic Corporation, Principal Consultant yahoo/skype: greg_casamento, aol: gjcasa (240)274-9630 (Cell) http://www.gnustep.org http://heronsperch.blogspot.com
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