Leopard Reference Library
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2008-11-19 Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines (HTML) (PDF)
Removed a related documents link to a document that no longer exists.
 Minor Change Guides Dashcode, Files & Software Installation, Scripting & Automation
2008-09-10 Birthdays (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Provided a value for the NSPrincipalClass key. Replaced occurrence of NSCalendarDate objects with NSCalendar + NSDate objects.
 Content Update Sample Code Xcode
2008-11-19 Code Signing Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added a chapter describing the code signing requirement language.
 Content Update Guides Files & Software Installation
2009-02-04 Dashboard Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Guides Dashcode
2009-02-04 Dashboard Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Reference Dashcode
2008-09-09 Dashcode 2.0 Release Notes (HTML)
Removed link to old Release Notes.
 Minor Change Release Notes Dashcode
2009-03-04 Dashcode User Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Guides Dashcode, Scripting & Automation
2008-09-08 Debugging An Authorization Plug-In With Xcode (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Technical Notes Compiling & Debugging, Xcode
2008-09-16 Disabling Processor Cores on a Multi-Core System (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
Added CHUD Processor preference pane. Removed obsolete content. Made editorial changes.
 Content Update Technical Q&As Compiling & Debugging, Performance
2009-01-06 Distribution Definition Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed document bug.
 Minor Change Reference Files & Software Installation
2009-01-06 Documentation Set Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Guides Files & Software Installation, Xcode
2009-02-26 Dynamic Library Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about run-path dependent libraries.
 Minor Change Guides Compiling & Debugging
2009-03-04 Dynamic Loader Release Notes (HTML)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Release Notes Compiling & Debugging, Darwin
2008-10-13 Generating a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
Modernized and made editorial revisions. Added details related to Intel-based Macs.
 Content Update Technical Q&As Compiling & Debugging
2009-01-06 IBDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor technical corrections.
 Minor Change Reference Interface Builder
2008-12-16 Installer JavaScript Reference (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the object model available to JavaScript code in distribution definition files.
 First Version Reference Files & Software Installation
2008-10-15 Instruments User Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor editorial corrections.
 Minor Change Guides Performance
2008-09-09 Interface Builder 3.1.1 Release Notes (HTML)
New document that describes configuration changes, bug fixes, and newly reported issues since Interface Builder 3.1.
 First Version Release Notes Xcode
2008-11-19 Interface Builder User Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated to incorporate information about nib files in iPhone OS.
 Minor Change Guides Interface Builder
2009-01-06 Internationalization Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed the ibtool examples to use the updated syntax.
 Minor Change Guides Localization
2008-11-12 Kernel Core Dumps (HTML)
Revised content for Mac OS X 10.5. Added optional configurations section - port assignment, router use, and interface use. Added reference to FireWire SDK.
 Content Update Technical Notes Compiling & Debugging, Darwin
2008-09-09 LLVM-GCC Release Notes (HTML)
Added changes made in Xcode 3.1.1.
 Minor Change Release Notes Compiling & Debugging, Xcode
2009-02-04 Mac OS X ABI Function Call Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made content corrections.
 Minor Change Guides Compiling & Debugging, Intel-Based Macs
2009-02-04 Mac OS X ABI Mach-O File Format Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor changes.
 Minor Change Reference Darwin
2009-01-07 Mac OS X Assembler Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor content changes.
 Minor Change Reference Compiling & Debugging
2009-02-04 Mach-O Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor changes.
 Minor Change Guides Compiling & Debugging
2009-05-06 The Objective-C 2.0 Programming Language (HTML) (PDF)
Updated article on Mixing Objective-C and C++.
 Minor Change Guides General
2009-01-06 PackageMaker User Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor technical corrections.
 Minor Change Guides Files & Software Installation
2008-09-24 Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
Updated source listing.
 Minor Change Technical Q&As Scripting & Automation
2009-04-08 Shell Scripting Primer (HTML) (PDF)
Added a forward link in the awk section. Added a few minor cross-platform porting notes. Added a CSH compatibility note about numeric comparisons.
 Minor Change Guides Scripting & Automation
2009-02-13 Tips for searching Headers, APIs and ADC reference material. (HTML)
Editorial Update
 Minor Change Technical Q&As Xcode
2009-02-04 Universal Binary Programming Guidelines, Second Edition (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor content additions.
 Minor Change Guides Intel-Based Macs
2008-10-15 WebKit DOM Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edits throughout.
 Minor Change Guides Dashcode
2008-10-15 WebObjects 5.4.2 Reference (HTML)
Updated for WebObjects 5.4.2.
First Version Reference WebObjects
2009-02-04 WebObjects Tutorial (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the process for building a simple WebObjects application using Eclipse and the WOLips plug-in.
 First Version Guides WebObjects
2009-01-06 What's New in Xcode (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Guides Xcode
2008-11-12 Xcode 3 Project Compatiblity (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Technical Q&As Xcode
2009-03-04 Xcode Build Setting Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added build settings to manage PNG-file compression, dependent libraries, and product architectures.
 Minor Change Reference Compiling & Debugging, Xcode
2009-02-04 Xcode Build System Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor content changes.
 Minor Change Guides Xcode
2009-01-06 Xcode Debugging Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor content changes.
 Content Update Guides Xcode
2009-02-04 Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor content fixes.
 Minor Change Guides Xcode
2009-01-06 Xcode Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor changes and added glossary.
 Minor Change Guides Xcode
2009-01-06 Xcode Project Management Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor content changes.
 Minor Change Guides Xcode
2008-10-15 Xcode Quick Tour for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about how to implement the Converter application.
 Minor Change Guides General, Xcode
2009-01-06 Xcode Refactoring Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor content changes.
 Minor Change Guides Xcode
2008-11-19 Xcode Release Notes (HTML)
Retitled document and included release notes for Xcode 3.0 and later, including Xcode 3.1.2.
 Content Update Release Notes Xcode
2009-01-06 Xcode Source Management Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor changes.
 Minor Change Guides Source Control, Xcode
2009-01-06 Xcode User Default Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added and updated defaults information.
 Content Update Reference Xcode
2009-01-06 Xcode Workspace Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor content fixes.
 Minor Change Guides Xcode