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From: chari@nueces.UUCP (Chris Whatley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Mach-O sements & Documentation ( was Re: Spirograph..)
Message-ID: <281@nueces.UUCP>
Date: 30 Apr 89 00:00:14 GMT
References: <569@hydra.gatech.EDU> <8827@polya.Stanford.EDU>
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In article <8827@polya.Stanford.EDU>, ali@polya.Stanford.EDU (Ali T. Ozer) writes:
> You
> can now include .nib files (and any other data file you might need)
> in Mach-O segments of your executable. It's very easy to open a stream
> bound to data stored in a Mach-O segment; thus you can read any random
> data from the executable itself. Of course, there are "convenience" 
> methods such as "loadNibSection:," "newFromMachO:," provided to
> make it real easy to read common forms of data (such as .nib files,
> TIFF bitmaps, sound data, etc) out. 

Does this mean that "ResEdit" capabilities could exist in Interface Builder
so that I could edit the icon that was included as a segment in my program
without having to recompile? I hope Apple doesn't have "resources"
copyrighted. :-)

Re: Library

When, if ever, will it be unnecessary to purchase the massive binders of
documentation that you need to program the NeXT effectively? I only really
need bits of the References at my fingertips since my university has
copies available in it's computing library.

Can I expect Objective-C documentation, DPS manuals, correct man pages :-) ?

If there is one thing that I love about this system, it is the on-line
documentation and to a certain extent, the Librarian (the limited appreciation
of the Library has to do with its current beta state). I can't imagine
getting around this system and learning how to program it using 
"man -k" (If you haven't guessed yet, I had not yet been introduced to
the headaches of Unix administration when I got this machine though I have
been using Unixes since I was about 15). It would be really great if
NeXT put *all* of the documentation on disk so that I could read it on the
screen or print stuff out to read in my easy chair if needed.

Chris


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