[Lazarus] Mac App bundle question

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:05:26 +0000
Martin <lazarus at mfriebe.de> wrote:

> Since I am not an expert, a quick question regarding app bundles:
> 
> It is always mentioned that without, any app will behave less than 
> pleasant...
> 
> I understand (or I believe I do) that if you start an app (from the 
> desktop) you click the bundle.
> 
> But if an app is started from a shell, then it seems one can start the 
> executable inside the bundle?
>    ./lazarus.app/Content/MacOs/lazarus

Yes.

> Will that run a misbehaving app, since it refers to the exe, and maybe 
> not the bundle, or will the bundle be used?

The bundle magic is executed automagically whenever you start something
inside a bundle. No matter if via the Finder or directly or via the
open command.

 
> I am asking, because if the above tick does start the app normally (as 
> if the bundle was started), then it could be checked if the macports gdb 
> is usable for development.
> Since some people reported problems using the gdb supplied by apple 
> (mostly people with intel 64 bit, debugging 32 bit carbon app)
> 
> I do not yet know if the macports gdb is any good.
> But previous tests showed that unlike the apple supplied one, it fails 
> to start the app, if it is given the name of the bundle
>    apple-gdb  ./lazarus-app   => works
>    macports-gdb  ./lazarus-app   => fails
> 
> but maybe
>    macports-gdb   ./lazarus.app/Content/MacOs/lazarus
> can be used?

Try and tell us.


Mattias