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Categorize the Component

There are several types of product components available in Mac OS X. Some examples are application packages (file packages that contain an application’s executable code and resources), frameworks (directories that contain shared executable code and resources), font files, and plug-ins. Categorizing a component helps you determine the appropriate installation destination for it. Table 5-1 shows some component categories and corresponding installation destinations. See File System Overview for detailed information.

Table 5-1  Component types and installation destinations

Type

Destination

Application

/Applications

Framework

/Library/Frameworks

Font

/Library/Fonts

Documentation

/Library/Documentation

Command-line tool

/usr/local/bin

Table 5-2 shows the categorization of a multicomponent product.

Table 5-2  Categorization of the components of a multicomponent product, called Levon

Component

Component type

Installation destination

Levon.app

Application

/Applications

Levon_User_Guide.pdf

Documentation

/Library/Documentation

SharedServices.framework

Framework

/Library/Frameworks



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Last updated: 2006-07-24

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