http://www.mikeash.com/?page=pyblog/introducing-plweakcompatibility.html#commentsmikeash.com Recent CommentsSun, 12 Apr 2026 02:31:34 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.mikeash.com/?page=pyblog/introducing-plweakcompatibility.html#commentsReflecting on whether or not this will be allowed in the app store. <br /> <br />If it gets rejected while it's a little bit of work to retro-fit it to use just MAZeroingWeakRef it's not more than maybe an hour or two work depending on how much you used the __weak symbol. <br /> <br />There are some API calls that will end up in your binary that otherwise wouldn't exist in iOS 4.0, those specifically being objc_initWeak, objc_storeWeak, objc_destroyWeak. <br /> <br />Only time will tell.ce487c630bf529fa6100c5c1184de2cfSun, 13 May 2012 04:22:27 GMThttp://www.mikeash.com/?page=pyblog/introducing-plweakcompatibility.html#commentsThe procedure for adding it to your own project is so simple that I'm not sure it would be worthwhile. I wouldn't object if somebody else wanted to put one together, though!007683322588130fbb51c3b21252bc13Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:08:57 GMThttp://www.mikeash.com/?page=pyblog/introducing-plweakcompatibility.html#commentsThis is awesome! Have you considered creating a Podspec for this? <a href="https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/wiki/A-pod-specification">https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/wiki/A-pod-specification</a>934c0169bea06d467b293ce7abd3d93aFri, 06 Apr 2012 15:19:54 GMThttp://www.mikeash.com/?page=pyblog/introducing-plweakcompatibility.html#commentsI don't anticipate any problems with review, since the symbols in question are ones the compiler inserts automatically, so they wouldn't be considered "private" API. So while I can't predict the whims of Apple's reviewers on any given day, I don't see how this code would cause any more trouble than usual.5087b409ed4638e8b4714df71232d456Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:31:43 GMThttp://www.mikeash.com/?page=pyblog/introducing-plweakcompatibility.html#comments__weak on iOS 4 sounds really nice. Could there any problems with the App Store Review?49716a6ed122772a89cf2a49a5e6dbdbSun, 01 Apr 2012 15:57:11 GMT