Re: Installer with XCode?

In article <1174901752.182101.20990@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"p8mode" <p8mode@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello,

Im not very experiencede with Mac. I have a windows app (written
withQt/C++) that I want to port to Mac Os X.

As far as I can see all the (best?) current programming tools
(compiler, linker, make utility etc )for the job are included in
XCode, which ships with Os X, right? Are these the recommemded set of
tools for OS X programming? Are things like Code Warrior outdated now?

Yes to all of the above. With a caveat that there may be newer version
of the tools freely downloadable from Apple's developer site than are
included in any given retail package of the OS.

Does XCode also come with a (decent) installer (that I can use to
deploy my app on a clients computer), or would I have to buy that
separately? If the latter, what would you recommend? In the installer
Id need to be able to detect the presence of a previous installation
(the app itself or some other app from me sharing the same files), and
where it was installed, and being able to call my app with certain
parameters before uninstall (allowing it to do any necessay clean
up).

The first recommendation is that the overwhelming majority of
after-market Mac OS software doesn't need an installer. If you think you
do, it's worth stepping back for a few minutes to consider your design.
(And if you're planning on doing the quickest possible recompile of your
app and making no other changes, please understand that you're likely to
see a _lot_ of negative feedback.)

If you do determine that you really honest and for true need an
installer, there's one included with XCode. While it has a lot of room
for improvement, it is up to the tasks you describe above.


P.S
How much of a reduction on hardware would being an "ADC" member
entitle one to, if one were to buy a new Mac?

Officially, that information is covered by developer agreements as
non-disclosable. But it's not terribly hard to find via Google.
.

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