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Heresy -- but help still needed
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jan 2009
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My Son persuaded me to get a Mac. So I got a Macbook pro at considerably more cash than a Windows laptop but hey, this is the machine of machines, yes??
Hmmm
Look, I want a C compiler. Better, a C++ compiler. With Windows you wander over to Amazon and get a Visual C++ and there ya go.
With you guys, it's a maze. I just want a C compiler. I am happy to pay for one that comes with libraries to help me deal with the GUI and the OS. BUT I CANNOT FIND OUT HOW, WHERE, FROM WHOM or HOW MUCH.
I don't want to support Microsoft. I like the idea of stroppy people going against the crowd ... hence my Macbook, but I am getting seriously ****** off by the difficulties inherent in actually acquiring the tools I need.
Hold my hand. Calm me down. Tell me to get ACME COMPILER from The ACME SOFTWARE WEBSITE and the job is done.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
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No worries, it's actually pretty easy. What you want is Apple's Xcode - a 100% free download from Apple.
http://developer.apple.com/technology/xcode.html
You'll need to register for a free account with Apple, but after that it's pretty straightforward. The installer includes GCC, a common and open-source compiler for C, C++, and Objective-C.
Once you've got Xcode installed, you'll probably want to check out Cocoa, the most common framework for writing Mac GUI applications. It's an object-oriented framework that is most commonly accessed with Objective-C, an object-oriented superset of C. Xcode comes with some okay documentation, but I highly recommend Aaron Hillegass's book Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X.
Above all else, let us know if you need any more help!
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Any ramblings are entirely my own, and do not represent those of my employers, coworkers, friends, or species
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
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No need to buy anything. OS X comes with the industry-standard GCC, which is a compiler for C, C++ and a boatload of other things. On your OS install/software restore DVD, there should be an installer for the Xcode Tools, which includes GCC. It will also install the Xcode IDE. You can also download the latest version of the tools at connect.apple.com.
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Chuck
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