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How OS X Executes Applications

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the learning-more-about-it dept.

MacHore writes "0xFE has an excellent tutorial on Mach-O, which is the file format used by OS X executable files and libraries. It goes into great detail about how Mach-O works, and explains what OS X actually does when it loads and runs an application. Subtopics include Universal Binaries, The Dynamic Linker, Using otool, and other goodies."

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  1. Re:Ooh, I know this one! by blinder · · Score: -1, Redundant

    please, for all that is holy and right in this world, please mod this as funny? okay? will ya? i know this is ot... but i nearly fell off my chair laughing at this one.

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