December 2010
Beginner to intermediate
320 pages
10h 3m
English
Content preview from Learning the iOS 4 SDK for JavaScript Programmers
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Installing the SDK
To begin your exploration of iPhone development, start by signing up to become a Registered iOS Developer at:
| http://developer.apple.com/programs/start/standard/ |
Registration requires that you have an Apple ID. If you have an iTunes account or if you have purchased from the Apple Online Store, you already have an Apple ID. Otherwise, you can sign up for one online while you register as an iOS Developer.
The free version of the iOS Developer program lets you download the full SDK from the opening page of the iOS section of the Apple Developer website. Be sure to confirm you have the minimum Mac OS X version required for the current SDK you’re about to download.
The iOS SDK is huge—well over three gigabytes. Be patient with the download. It arrives as a compressed disk image, a file with a .dmg extension that expands into a mounted disk volume. If the completely downloaded file does not automatically expand, double-click the file to mount the disk image on your Desktop (some browsers will do this for you automatically after the download is complete). The disk image will open itself to reveal installer notes and a package file containing the SDK (Figure 2-1).
Figure 2-1. Contents of the iOS SDK disk image
Double-click the .mpkg package file to run the SDK installer. I recommend following the default choices presented at each step of the installation process. Allow the SDK ...
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