Question About Windows Standalone

[J. Landman Gay]

On 9/5/11 10:20 PM, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote:
> Björnke,
>
> Excuse my ignorance. I guess it's a matter of terminology. So what are they called?

Externals are like HyperCard XCMDs. They are usually written in a 
lower-level language, and add a specific functionality to the LiveCode 
engine. The zip commands are implemented as an external, for example.

If a standalone needs to include externals, they are placed in the 
Externals folder during the build process. If there are no externals 
used in the standalone, the standalone builder creates the folder anyway 
but it's empty. The folder isn't needed if your app doesn't use 
externals and is safe to throw away.

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