running binaries built on Mac OS X 10.4 on Mac OS X 10.5

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  1. 02-02-2009 #1
    rak1986
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    running binaries built on Mac OS X 10.4 on Mac OS X 10.5

    Hello All,
    Can I run binaries built on an x86 Mac OS X 10.4 machine on a 10.5 x86 machine?

    I am using gcc

    Thanks in advance...
  2. 02-03-2009 #2
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    As a general rule, I would expect that to work. There are, of course, subtle changes between the versions, but those should be fairly limited.

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