SRB2 Mac OS X Port
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I polled some people about this previously and it was determined that Mac users preferred a 90MB executable with no extra files needed instead of downloading two separate packages and combining files or having an application in a folder with a bunch of other files. I've seen complaints on other sites about games that require external files. Games on OS X are typically packaged as a single file that you just drag into your application's folder, no install or external files needed.Callum said:
The currently posted build actually supports both ways. If you remove the data files from the Application (right click -> Show Package contents. They're in the Resources folder) it will load the data from the same directory as the application instead. The universal binary is only 6MB if you pull the data out of the resources folder. If people prefer, I could post an empty app in addition to a version with resources included for the next release.
Bandwidth is not an issue for me.
Oh well.AlamGBC said:
Here's my build anyway. Only difference should be a normal high-res 128x128 icon as opposed to the included 32x32 one.
http://projects.sappharad.com/srb2_mac/
Also includes data-less version for those who already have the windows version.
I guess this will be my last build then if you're going to start doing official ones. Would've been nice if you had bundled yours with the Windows version.
Shouldn't this be in the downloads section of the website? I figure it'd be a lot easier to find it there instead of on the forums.
Universal binaries built for versions of OS X older than 10.4 aren't officially supported because there is no public 10.2 or 10.3 Intel SDK. Mixing versions isn't suggested. (Although from what I've seen, seems to work..)AlamGBC said:
How am I supposed to compete with this? You post a build 20 minutes before I do, then release an update without including the source. :-(
If you're going to officially release mac builds, please consider including them with the Windows download or at least offer them up on the site.
I'll update my copies to 2.0.1 tomorrow night if I can get the source, otherwise I suggest you make your port more readily available.
Subversion
had you heard of Subverison?
svn checkout svn://code.srb2.org/SRB2/trunk
http://trac.srb2.org/timeline
also, the only the PPC side is build with 10.2.8 SDK, other archs use 10.4u SDK
Apple did release 10.2 SDK, but they removed it in newer XCode versions, I keep my copy of it
had you heard of Subverison?
svn checkout svn://code.srb2.org/SRB2/trunk
http://trac.srb2.org/timeline
also, the only the PPC side is build with 10.2.8 SDK, other archs use 10.4u SDK
Apple did release 10.2 SDK, but they removed it in newer XCode versions, I keep my copy of it
Code:
w-DeathNote:~ alam$ ls /Developer/SDKs/
MacOSX10.2.8.sdk MacOSX10.4u.sdk
MacOSX10.3.9.sdk MacOSX10.5.sdkRe: Subversion
I hope you consider my request to start bundling your Mac ver with the Windows one. You'd only be dealing with an extra ~5MB which is nothing compared to 80. (Although you would probably need to ditch the self-extracting archive if you did that.)
Last line of my previous post remains true, for now...
Also, I said 10.2 and 10.3 Intel, per my comment about mixing SDK versions. Though you seem to have shown that it doesn't matter.
Last I knew it wasn't public. Thanks.AlamGBC said:
I hope you consider my request to start bundling your Mac ver with the Windows one. You'd only be dealing with an extra ~5MB which is nothing compared to 80. (Although you would probably need to ditch the self-extracting archive if you did that.)
Last line of my previous post remains true, for now...
Also, I said 10.2 and 10.3 Intel, per my comment about mixing SDK versions. Though you seem to have shown that it doesn't matter.
It's personal preference really. Your reasoning didn't stop Stealth from distributing Windows, DOS, Mac, Wii and PSP versions of Mettrix all in a single download. The difference for you would only be a few megs, and theoretically it saves you bandwidth for those who want both versions or just need to download one torrent.Mystic said:
Whatever. Have it your way, at Burger King.
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