Copland library versions
These notes on Copland library versions, seen using ResEdit, might point toward how Apple internally organized development of each part of Copland.
It is known that this OS was another victim of mid-1990's Apple's dysfunction, where unrelated projects were often rolled into uncancelable super-projects, and merely using Copland is enough to show that the parts that did get rolled together suffer from massive instability. When running D11E4, at least, it is common for developers' names and phone number extensions to be logged over the serial port as part of assertion failures. I want to better understand the degree to which the design was inherently flawed versus what was merely poor implementation.
Versions seen in D11E4
This list is not exhaustive. (TODO)
| Component | Version from vers ID = 1 |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AllEnvLibs | 8d11c3885 | C standard library, etc. |
| Appearance | 8d11c3871 | Includes desktop |
| AppleGuide | 8d11c3792 | Help system |
| DarumaEngine | 8d11c2 | Files related to Japanese input |
| DisplayMgr | 8d11c7 | Monitors |
| FileSystems | 8d11c3831 | HFS |
| Finder | 8d11c14 | Finder |
| GXGraphics | 8d11c12 | QuickDraw GX |
| GXSlideMaster | 8d11c12 | GXSlidemaster application |
| HighLevelToolbox | 8d11c3756 | This is spread out over several dozen files |
| Icons | 8d11c9 | Icons |
| Languages | 8d11c3767 | "Languages" system library |
| MixedModeEmulator | 8d11c3886 | 68k support |
| ModernIO | 8d11c3913 | All non-printer drivers |
| ModernOS | 8d11c3914 | The "core" of Copland, but some critical files omit the module name and any "c" number component |
| MonitorsCP | 8d11c4 | Monitors control panel |
| OSServicesMrC | 8d11c3882 | ? |
| PrintExt | 8d11c10 | Printer drivers |
| Themes | 8d11c7 | For the two bundled themes |
| WarholProj | 8d11c3878 | QuickTime |
Version string seen pretty much everywhere in vers ID = 2: 8.0D11E4Dbg
