I just released a compatibility update for Kobold2D since there were numerous compiler warnings and errors introduced in Xcode 4.4.
Almost all of the issues were simply the compiler being more adamant about using the correct type specifiers in format strings. For example using %i for an unsigned integer or %u for an unsigned long type would bring up warnings. The solution is to use either the correct format specifier or casting the value. The latter is preferable if the underlying type changes depending on the platform. For example NSUInteger is unsigned int for iOS but on Mac 64-Bit it’s actually unsigned long.
You can get the updated Kobold2D v1.1.2 and v2.0.3 versions from the Kobold2D Downloads page. Continue reading »
You can get Kobold2D from www.kobold2d.com which is an easy to use wrapper (and installer) for cocos2d and related libraries plus many example projects. If you want to support development of the new, modernized version of Kobold2D then please consider joining KoboldTouch.
Installing Cocos2D Xcode Templates
If all you want to do is to install one of the latest cocos2d version’s Xcode templates, type this in a Terminal window:
First, change to the cocos2d-iphone directory using the cd command, for example if you unpacked cocos2d to ~/Documents the command would be:
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cd ~/Documents/cocos2d-iphone-2.0 |
Then run the Xcode templates installer script, -f forces overwrite of any existing cocos2d templates:
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./install-templates.sh -f |
You can find more details in my blog post about enabling ARC in a cocos2d project.
If you’re new to cocos2d or Objective-C programming, make sure you enable ARC in all your projects! Not using ARC will be a painful experience, it makes it harder to write correct Objective-C code, it will slow you down, it might even demotivate you. Use nothing but ARC. Please. I still see way too many cocos2d related questions on stackoverflow.com which would not be an issue if the users had simply enabled ARC.
