What are the best macros to use to know when compiling is for Mac OS X v.s. iOS?

• lbland What are the best macros to use to know when compiling is for Mac OS X v.s. iOS? Dec 30 2011, 17:44
  hi-
  
  What are the best macros to use to know when compiling is for Mac OS X v.s. iOS?
  
  thanks!-
  
  -lance
• KappA Re: What are the best macros to use to know when compiling is for Mac OS X v.s. iOS? Dec 30 2011, 19:10
  Hello,
  
  In short, it's probably best to use the TARGET_OS_IPHONE macro.
  
  I used to use TARGET_OS_MAC when writing mac-specific code, but found that
  even on iOS this was turned on making it a bit unreliable (or making you
  redefine things in your own code)...
  
  So it's probably a better idea to just stick to using the
  TARGET_OS_IPHONE macro
  as you can check it against both environments.
  
  See this post:
  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3181321/which-conditional-compile-to-use
  -to-switch-between-mac-and-iphone-specific-code
  
  Of course, if anyone on the list has a better solution, I'm all ears as
  well.
  
  Thanks,
  Kappa
  
  On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 11:44 AM, lbland <lbland...> wrote:
  
  

  > hi-
  >
  > What are the best macros to use to know when compiling is for Mac OS X
  > v.s. iOS?
  >
  > thanks!-
  >
  > -lance
  >
  
• Conrad Shultz Re: What are the best macros to use to know when compiling is for Mac OS X v.s. iOS? Dec 30 2011, 19:16
  http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/developertools/concep
  tual/cross_development/Using/using.html
  
  See the section on "conditionally compiling for different SDKs."
  
  (Sent from my iPad.)
  
  --
  Conrad Shultz
  
  On Dec 30, 2011, at 8:44, lbland <lbland...> wrote:
  
  

  > hi-
  >
  > What are the best macros to use to know when compiling is for Mac OS X v.s. iOS?
  >
  > thanks!-
  >
  > -lance
  
• lbland Re: What are the best macros to use to know when compiling is for Mac OS X v.s. iOS? Dec 30 2011, 19:34
  hi-
  
  On Dec 30, 2011, at 1:16 PM, Conrad Shultz wrote:
  
  

  > http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/developertools/concep
  tual/cross_development/Using/using.html
  

  
  So...
  
  __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED
  
  is better than:
  
  TARGET_OS_IPHONE
  
  ??
  
  ... ack! ack!
  
  thanks!-
  
  -lance
• Greg Parker Re: What are the best macros to use to know when compiling is for Mac OS X v.s. iOS? Jan 03 2012, 23:04
  On Dec 30, 2011, at 10:34 AM, lbland wrote:
  

  > On Dec 30, 2011, at 1:16 PM, Conrad Shultz wrote:
  >
  >> http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/developertools/concep
  tual/cross_development/Using/using.html
  >
  > So...
  >
  > __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED
  >
  > is better than:
  >
  > TARGET_OS_IPHONE
  

  
  Both will work. Personally, I prefer the TargetConditionals version because it also provides macros for iOS simulator and device.
  
  http://www.sealiesoftware.com/blog/archive/2010/8/16/TargetConditionalsh.ht
  ml
  
  --
  Greg Parker    <gparker...>    Runtime Wrangler