Re: frameworks Re: Introduction, and Proposed GSFH.

[Helge Hess]

Jeff Teunissen wrote:
> > could anyone for the sake of clarity describe what exactly the
> > differences are between bundles, frameworks and libraries? i only have a
> > rough idea.
>
> A bundle is, at its most base definition, a file package containing executable
> code and associated resources. Apps, frameworks, Preferences modules, etc. are
> all bundles.
>
> A Library is effectively the same as a library in C.

Well, if we are talking about "bundles" we almost always are referring 
to a "loadable bundle", that is, a wrapper containing resources and a 
loadable code section.

A framework is almost the same like a loadable bundle, but additionally:
- it is "autoloaded" if a program starts up (it's linked against an 
executable).
- it has a standard position for framework related headers
- it supports versioning of the contained code objects/headers

Greetings
  Helge
--
SKYRIX Software AG     - http://www.skyrix.com
Visit us at CeBIT 2002 - hall 6 / booth H 39/1
German XML-RPC Site    - http://www.xml-rpc.de