This is the case for some very popular apps such as Tweetie for Mac or the latest version of Apple's own Airport Utility.
As a result, we are starting to see applications that include not two, but three architectures: Intel 32, Intel 64 and PowerPC. But Leopard does run on PowerPC machines, so developers should include a PowerPC version of the code if they want to support the same hardware requirements as the OS. True, some apps will take advantage of Snow Leopard exclusive technologies such as Grand Central Dispatch, OpenCL or some other new APIs however, many others won't need these innovations yet and will still support Leopard. There is no magic way for the system to transform one into the other, so no matter what computer you have, chances are many of the apps you install will contain code that will be ignored and never will run.īut it gets more interesting! Snow Leopard is truly awesome, but there is no reason for developers not to support Leopard if they can. The 64-bit version will be used in 64-bit computers, whereas the 32-bit code will run in CPUs that are not able to handle 64 bits. So instead of packaging binaries in a bundle that contains PowerPC and Intel versions of the code, it will now become usual for developers to provide the 32-bit and the 64-bit versions of the same code. The same Universal (or, as they are affectionately called, "fat") Binaries are being put to work again to ensure that Snow Leopard and its apps run flawlessly in all compatible Intel machines, including 32-bit and 64-bit ones. Universal Binaries were a key technology that allowed Apple to transition from PowerPC to Intel CPUs in the most awesomely flawless technology adoption ever. Or, should we say, fortunately they are not. Read on for the gory details! Universal Binaries are so 2008, aren't they? Xslimmer 1.7 supports 64-bit binaries, honors code signing rules, is able to handle and create native HFS-compressed files and adds many other improvements that will continue to provide a worthwhile and reliable experience to Snow Leopard users, as well as to all other users that choose not to upgrade to the latest OS yet. As someone who has used Xslimmer before, we thought you might be interested to know that Xslimmer 1.7 is now available, and it includes full support for Snow Leopard!
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