Re: Two issues about filesystem layout

[Sheldon Gill]

Jim Balhoff wrote:
> On Jan 31, 2006, at 8:27 AM, Chris B. Vetter wrote:
> In Mac OS X 10.4, Apple added some useful constants to the 
> NSSearchPathDirectory enumeration: NSApplicationSupportDirectory, 
> NSDesktopDirectory, and NSCachesDirectory.  Applications using the 
> function NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains() shouldn't care how the 
> name of the application support folder is spelled.  Maybe GNUstep could 
> support NSApplicationSupportDirectory (I see there is already 
> GSApplicationSupportDirectory)

That's because we (GNUstep) added it first  ;)

Hence the GS rather than NS moniker, as it was an extension. The two are 
functionally identical. You should find the Application Support directory by 
using NSSearchPath()

Installation is another matter altogether.


Regards,
Sheldon