Re: gnustep make and linking applications to extensions

[Andreas Höschler]

Hi all,

> > does anyone know a gnustep example application that builds under 
> > MacOS with gnustep make and that correctly sets up the necessary 
> > plist files (or whatever has to be done) to link file extensions to 
> > application so that a doubleclick on a document file in Finder 
> > automatically lauches the corresponding application?
> >
> > I have written an app that should act as an editor for *.project 
> > files. The linkage works under MacOSX 10.2 and GNUstep but not on 
> > Leopard. Any idea?
>
>
> I have found the following file in the application wrapper
>
>         pico /Applications/InterfaceBuilder.app/Contents/Info.plist
>
> {
>   NOTE = "Automatically generated, do not edit!";
>   NSExecutable = "InterfaceBuilder";
>   NSMainNibFile = "";
>   GSMainMarkupFile = "";
>   CFBundleIconFile = "InterfaceBuilder.icns";
>   NSPrincipalClass = "NSApplication";
> }
>
> I modified that as follows
>
> {
>   NOTE = "Automatically generated, do not edit!";
>   NSExecutable = "InterfaceBuilder";
>   NSMainNibFile = "";
>   GSMainMarkupFile = "";
>   CFBundleIconFile = "InterfaceBuilder.icns";
>   NSPrincipalClass = "NSApplication";
>   NSRole = "Editor";
>   NSTypes = (
>     {
>       NSUnixExtensions = ( "smib" );
>       NSIcon = "nibfile.tiff";
>     }
>    );
> }
>
> and Finder.app immediately had the connection between smib files and 
> InterfaceBuilder.app. Great!

Not great! This worked only after manually binding this one *.smib file 
to /Applications/InterfaceBuilder.app using the Inspector Pane of 
Finder.app. Trying to set the binding for all files with this extension 
produced an undefined error message. I am still at the beginning. What 
can I do to establish this binding with gnustep make or any hacked file 
in the Contents folder of the application wrapper on Leopard?

Is anybody (except me) actually using gnustep make on MacOSX 10.5? 
Hints are still very welcome!

Thanks,

  Andreas