Proposal: NSBundle frameworkWithName:

[Stefan Urbanek]

Hi,

Would it be possible to add method frameworkWithName: to NSBundle as a GNUstep 
extension? This method can be used by more apps for:
- simplifyied dynamic loading of frameworks (like scripting, development 
frameworks. frameworks that can be used as plug-ins/modules, frameworks that 
can optionaly extend application's functionality,...)
- reusing resources of other frameworks

Proposed code is attached.

Note, that there is already libraryWithName: method as GNUstep extension for 
NSBundle. frameworkWithName is alternative to that.

Besides that, i think that Frameworks in GNUstep should be more advertised and 
presented as 'better' alternative to libraries. I know that they (frameworks) 
do not work well on all platforms, but that should not be the reason for 
deprecating them.

What do you think?

Thanks,

Stefan
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