Re: [Openexr-devel] OT: Photoshop plugins on the mac

[Paul Schneider]

Hi, Ciaran,

there are two formats of object code supported on OS X - CFM, which is 
inherited from OS 9, and mach-O, which is inherited from NeXT.  
Photoshop plugins must currently be CFM, but Xcode/ProjectBuilder/gcc 
only produce mach-O binaries.  So, CodeWarrior is required for building 
Photoshop plugins.

Adobe will probably switch over to mach-O at some point, but I don't 
know if they've made any announcements about this (and they certainly 
won't add the support to earlier versions of Photoshop).  In the 
meantime, CodeWarrior is required for building Photoshop plugins (also 
After Effects, Illustrator, etc).

I know that Metrowerks offers a "learning edition" version of their 
tools which are pretty inexpensive, but I think that they're only for 
non-commercial use.  I also seem to remember that they don't include a 
CFM linker, making them useless for Adobe plugin development.  I could 
be wrong about that, though.  If you do decide to purchase CodeWarrior, 
make sure that the version you get supports CFM development.

Sorry I don't have better news...

- Paul


On Jan 13, 2005, at 8:25 AM, Ciaran Wills wrote:

> A bit off-topic (sorry), but has anyone here ever compiled a Photoshop
> plugin on the mac using Xcode or Project Builder?
>
> Or am I going to have to go out and buy a copy of Code Warrior just to
> recompile a plugin? :(
>
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