Getting Sparkle from source (using bzr as compared with svn and git)
A few notes about getting Sparkle, the widely used framework for updating Mac OS X apps, from source:
1. Get a branch. This is similar to “svn checkout” or “git clone”.
bzr branch lp:sparkle
I admit it is kind of cool to have such a short name here like “lp:sparkle” due to bzr’s integration with Launchpad, which is sort of like SourceForge or GitHub.
2. Later on, you might need to get the latest version. This is similar to “svn update” or “git pull”.
bzr pull
3. To make sure you have the latest, you can check what version you have. This is similar to “svn info”. The closest to this in git is “git log –max-count=1″
bzr version-info
You can compare that version to the latest one in the main Sparkle branch.
iPhoneDevCampDC is coming July 31st - August 1st!
We are putting together a local gathering of iPhone developers in the Washington DC area. Its called iPhoneDevCampDC and it is a satellite event of the main iPhoneDevCamp (which is in Sunnyvale, CA.) There are satellite events all over the country and Washington DC is one of the new ones in this third [...]
Three things I learned at WWDC 2009
I went to WWDC 2009 last week and I learned 100 things. Unfortunately, 97 of them are under NDA, so I’ll just share with you three things that aren’t secret.
1. When in doubt, file a bug.
Mac OS X and iPhone to some extent are a democracy, where bugs count as votes. Apple uses [...]
Developer Day - Falls Church, VA - this Saturday May 30
There’s a local Developer Day one-day conference here in Falls Church, VA (which is right outside Washington, D.C.) It is happening two days from now, this Saturday May 30, 2009.
The schedule looks pretty cool and it is being sponsored by Viget Labs and Relevance. I’ll probably be dropping by.