Compiling Client Applications

Parallels Virtualization SDK for OS X is provided as a framework. The framework is installed in the following directory:

/Library/Frameworks/ParallelsVirtualizationSDK.framework

You can use the framework just like any other Apple framework when creating development projects and compiling applications. Alternately, you can compile and build your applications without using the framework. In such a case, you will have to specify all the necessary paths to the SDK source files manually.

When using the framework, the dynamic library, which is supplied with the SDK, will be directly linked to the application. If you would like to load the dynamic library at runtime, the Parallels Virtualization SDK includes a convenient dlopen wrapper for this purpose called SdkWrap. Using the wrapper, you can load and unload the library symbols at any time with one simple call. Please note that in order to use SdkWrap, you must compile your application without using the framework. The wrapper source files are located in the Helpers/SdkWrap directory, which is located in the main SDK installation directory.

The following subsections describe various compilation scenarios in detail and provide code samples.