Introduction to 64-Bit Guide for Carbon Developers
Explains the changes necessary to create a 64-bit executable version of a Carbon application.
Who Should Read This Document?
This document is recommended reading for Carbon developers who want to learn what changes are necessary to create 64-bit executable versions of their applications.
Organization of This Document
This document contains the following chapters:
- The Transition to 64-Bit Addressing describes the 64-bit initiative for OS X and offers general advice and guidelines for moving your projects to 64-bit addressing.
- Modifying Your Application to Use 64-Bit Addressing describes what kinds of modifications are necessary in Carbon applications to make them compile and run as 64-bit executables.
- Changes in the Human Interface Toolbox describes what’s changed in Carbon user interface APIs.
- Changes in Other C APIs describes what’s changed in other managers and system services commonly used by Carbon applications, including printing and QuickTime.
See Also
This document is a supplement to 64-Bit Transition Guide, the definitive guide to 64-bit computing in OS X. If you haven’t already done so, you should read 64-Bit Transition Guide before reading this document.
For Cocoa-specific information, you should read 64-Bit Transition Guide for Cocoa.
You may also want to read Tiger Developer Overview Series: Developing 64-bit Applications, an ADC featured article that discusses 64-bit computing in OS X v10.4.
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