terminology: framework vs. library?

[retrotron]

What's the difference between a class library and a framework?

 

[anarchie]

A framework is like an app bundle - it's actually a folder containing a library as well as the required header files for using classes in the library. Sometimes it also contains documentation and bundle resources.

 

[retrotron]

I think that makes sense. So if I had a class library, how would I turn that into a framework?

 

[anarchie]

You go to http://developer.apple.com/ , and you search for the part about creating frameworks. I think it involves making a Framework target in your Xcode project. If you didn't write the library to begin with, forget about it.

 

[retrotron]

Yeah, I don't have an actual library, I'm just trying to sort things out in my head.