Mac OS 8 Developer Documentation: Macintosh Programmer's Workshop

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Macintosh Programmer’s Workshop (MPW) is a robust environment for Macintosh development. MPW provides a programming shell, as well as a collection of tools, scripts, libraries, and interfaces, that you can use to build, manage, optimize, and test your code.


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		Introduction to MPW (2nd Edition) This document contains introductory material essential to using MPW to create software for the Mac OS. Available on Tool Chest Developer CDs and from Apple Developer FTP site.

		Building and Managing Programs in MPW (2nd edition) This document describes all aspects of building and managing software programs with MPW. It gives an overview of the build process, the runtime architectures available, and the types of programs you can build. Available on Tool Chest Developer CDs and from Apple Developer FTP site.

		MPW Command Reference This document provides a command dictionary that describes each of the scripts, tools, and built-in commands available for use with MPW. Following the command dictionary are appendixes describing the special characters and operators. Available on Tool Chest Developer CDs and from Apple Developer FTP site.