What should I use to compile Photoshop plugin?

**Disclaimer - total newbie, so dumb it down and don't assume**

I need to compile some javascript into a photoshop plugin for CS2 on
OSX.

I have never compiled anything and I don't even know what tools to use.
I'm not looking for someone to tell me step by step what to do, I just
need a list of software and or commands for the process.

I am running OSX 10.4.8 (Intel)... I don't have XCode and not even sure
if it will work based on this snippet in Adobe's faq:

"2.7 How do I make a plug-in using XCode?

XCode does not support PEF binaries. Photoshop CS and earlier will only
load
PEF binary plug-ins. Photoshop CS2 is a MachO application. Photoshop
CS2
will load both PEF and MachO binaries. Even though Photoshop CS2 is a
Mach0
application XCode is not a supported build system."

Any guidance would be GREATLY appreciated!

Later,

SA

Scott wrote:
> **Disclaimer - total newbie, so dumb it down and don't assume**
>
> I need to compile some javascript into a photoshop plugin for CS2 on
> OSX.
>
> I have never compiled anything and I don't even know what tools to use.
> I'm not looking for someone to tell me step by step what to do, I just
> need a list of software and or commands for the process.
>
> I am running OSX 10.4.8 (Intel)... I don't have XCode and not even sure
> if it will work based on this snippet in Adobe's faq:
>
> "2.7 How do I make a plug-in using XCode?
>
> XCode does not support PEF binaries. Photoshop CS and earlier will only
> load
> PEF binary plug-ins. Photoshop CS2 is a MachO application. Photoshop
> CS2
> will load both PEF and MachO binaries. Even though Photoshop CS2 is a
> Mach0
> application XCode is not a supported build system."
>
> Any guidance would be GREATLY appreciated!

You can use Xcode to build Mach-O plugins for PS CS2 or later. It can
also build Universal PPC+Intel plugins for CS3, of course. (Xcode is
not even strictly necessary, you can also do it with gcc and a
Makefile.)

If you want to support versions of Photoshop older than CS2 (i.e.
versions 3.0 through 7.0 and CS), you'll need to build PEF format
executables, which can be done with practically any version of
CodeWarrior, or MPW (free download from Apple, runs under Classic
only).

A number of plugins with GPL source code are available from my site,
http://telegraphics.com.au/sw/

>
> Later,
>
> SA