HowTo: Install ActiveDeveloper into your Environment.
1. Install ActiveDeveloper for Scripting - in Native Language
For API Exploration and Scripting purposes you ONLY need the Executables.
Since they are all Hardlinked, you can place them where you like, depending on your OS.
No ActiveDeveloper Frameworks needed - neither in Development nor in Demo and Test
1) Directly in your Home under ~/Apps and ~/Library/Palettes
-- OR --.
2b) Into MacOS X Local shared Area like /Developer/Applications and /Developer/Palettes
2a) Into MacOS X Network shared Area like /Network/Applications and /Network/Library/Palettes
2c) Into your Windows Shared Areas for WOF, YellowBox or OpenStep Apps and Palettes
2d) Into OpenStep Network shared Area like /LocalApps and /LocalLibrary/Palettes
To use the IB.palette, you first have to Launch the InterfaceBuilder and register it as one of the Palettes
loaded into InterfaceBuilder at Startup time ...
2. Install ActiveDeveloper for Development - in Native Language
For InterACTIVE Development inside a project, you ALSO need to install the Development Files.
The ActiveDeveloperLib get's linked statically, so you can take your Activated projects anywhere for Demo,without having to make or worry about ActiveDeveloper installations on Deployment machines.
To setup your Compilation Environment:
1a) Copy the Header file into your Project, or
1b) Copy the Header file into Shared Area (as you like)
- on MacOS X /usr/include
- on WIndows Your /Local/Developer/Headers equivalent
- on OpenStep /LocalDeveloper/Headers
In 1b) remember to tell PB and your AD.projectimage file on Windows and OpenStep
2a) Copy the ActiveDeveloperLib for your Platform into your Project, or
2a) Copy the ActiveDeveloperLib into Shared Area (as you like)
- on MacOS X /usr/lib
- on Windows your WebObjects/YellowBox/OpenStep Static link libraries path
- on OpenStep /LocalDeveloper/Libraries
In 2b) remember to tell PB and your AD.projectimage file on Windows and OpenStep
To Activate your project, for use with ActiveDeveloper:
Incorporate the Sample Code from the Controller into your Apps Controller class
and ensure that it's Instance is made NSApps Delegate in the NIB
If this is unclear, check the FAQ or one of our Demonstrations for a Sample.
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