usr/lib/xxxxx.dylb files?

[Cactus Dan]

Howdy,

My question is about linking to .dylib files from the directory:
Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.x.sdk/usr/lib/xxxxx.dylib

... will the compiled application automatically search the hidden directory:
usr/lib/xxxxx.dylib
...on machines that don't have the developer tools installed?

Adios,
Cactus Dan

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I would assume yes, as it would be rather pointless the other way. (I suspect the compiler chroots itself to the relevant SDK)

Test it yourself - build something simple and run it on an OS without Dev Tools.

[Cactus Dan]

Howdy,

Thanks for the reply, however, I have 4 machines and the developer tools are installed on all 4.

But anyway, I found my answer here:
http://cocoadev.com/wiki/ApplicationLinking

... where it says:

Quote: You can get a library's install name by using the otool -D command. Let's look at Cocoa: $ otool -D /System/Library/Frameworks/Cocoa.framework/Cocoa /System/Library/Frameworks/Cocoa.framework/Cocoa: /System/Library/Frameworks/Cocoa.framework/Versions/A/Cocoa The first line of the output is the file we're actually inspecting, and the second name is the install path. They're different because I actually looked at a symbolic link to the binary, not the binary itself.

... so I used the "otool -D" command with the directory path to the library in the SDK folder, and the second line of the output was the library in the hidden folder.

Adios,
Cactus Dan