Thread: Mac API for C

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    Mac API for C

    All this talk about Macs has been making me thirsty...

    Since I'm simultaneously making my server program for Unix based systems and Windows, I thought add Apple into the mix.

    I gave google a quick search to see if I could get some information on the Mac API (hoping for an approach similar to windows.h and winsock.h), but alas, it appears that it is not as simple as this, and I'm really having trouble getting my feet planted.

    What is the 'official' API for Apple Macs (if any?). I'm using C.

    Thanks a lot if you could shed some light on the subject for me.

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    Not sure if this will help much, but for anything about Mac, go here: http://developer.apple.com
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    OS-X is Unix based and supports POSIX. A program that compiles on Unix will probably compile on OS-X without too many changes.

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    Not sure if this will help much, but for anything about Mac, go here: http://developer.apple.com
    Already tried them, but thanks. They seem to assume that you already know what you need to do.

    OS-X is Unix based and supports POSIX. A program that compiles on Unix will probably compile on OS-X without too many changes.
    Ooh...

    Well I made a list of all the APIs I saw listed at google, and looked them up individually - it looks like Carbon is what I need. Thanks!

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