[gst-devel] gstreamer on Mac OS X

[Andreas Känner]

Sorry, there is a mistake in my last email. I typed the wrong filename  
(example.so). In real I used the "right" name --> libgstexample.dylib but  
with the same results. So don't complain about the name.

Andreas

On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 21:40:20 +0200, Andreas Känner  
<a.kaenner at meilenstein.de> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I managed to compile gstreamer and some of the plugins under Mac OS X  
> without using fink.
> But I wonder why all the shared libraries (plugins) under  
> /usr/local/lib/gstreamer-8.0/ have the suffix ".so"?
>
> Standard Mac OS X shared libraries have the suffix ".dylib". I've made a  
> simple plugin with XCode, the standard IDE under Mac OS X. After  
> compiling the code I ended up with example.dylib. I moved it to  
> /usr/local/lib/gstreamer-8.0/example.dylib and typed "gst-register" in  
> the terminal, but the example plugin couldn't be recognised. A simple  
> renaming to example.so was not successfull, so I think ".so" and  
> ".dylib" are different shared library formats.
> Now the big question: Why are all other gst* libraries under  
> /usr/local/lib in the .dylib format and how can I make a shared library  
> with .so format with XCode?
>
> Maybe I configured something wrong and I really should have a lot of  
> .dylibs instead of .so files in /usr/local/lib/gstreamer-8.0/ ?
>
> Any Ideas?
>
> Regards,
> Andreas Känner
>
>
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