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Another crack at C++

So far, I guess I don't know how to ask my question. Sorry. Is there a Unix guru out there that can clue me in on the Mac?


Here's my latest plea/responce:


None of the responses/experiences (so far) seems to apply to me. Let me ask the question this way, because it's partly for my education and also I'd like to program in C. Let's say I have a Unix box and I want to program in C. What files need to be where in what directories? And why wouldn't that work on a Mac? My impression is that the Mac OS X 10.8 contains all I need, but it doesn't work. At least I don't think it does. I may be out in left field here. But surely, being a Unix box, I can get this machine to compile C code in something like the usual fashion. I don't need editors or development environments beyond the basic stuff (I want to use vim) - unless your telling me maybe I do! Anyway, just wondering what files need to go where in order to compile C programs. Thanks for you forbearance. I appreciate it.

JohnfromG

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Dec 28, 2012 11:31 PM

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woodmeister50
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Posted on Dec 29, 2012 3:53 AM

Actually the easiest and most complete approch would

be to download and install the latest version of Xcode

and then go into Xcode and install the optional command

line tools.


After that, you no longer need to deal with Xcode and

develop code any which way you want.

You will likely need to add INCLUDE paths

either to your environment variables or as arguments

on the command line.


Note that the latest version of Xcode no longer uses the

root /Developer directory and everything is encapsulated

within the Xcode app. Installing the command line tools

will, among other things, install simlinks in the typical

Unix locations to the elements that are located in Xcode App.

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User profile for user: woodmeister50
woodmeister50
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Dec 29, 2012 3:53 AM in response to johnfromgilroy

Actually the easiest and most complete approch would

be to download and install the latest version of Xcode

and then go into Xcode and install the optional command

line tools.


After that, you no longer need to deal with Xcode and

develop code any which way you want.

You will likely need to add INCLUDE paths

either to your environment variables or as arguments

on the command line.


Note that the latest version of Xcode no longer uses the

root /Developer directory and everything is encapsulated

within the Xcode app. Installing the command line tools

will, among other things, install simlinks in the typical

Unix locations to the elements that are located in Xcode App.

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woodmeister50
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Dec 29, 2012 10:37 AM in response to johnfromgilroy

johnfromgilroy wrote:


Ah! Now I that all makes sense! I downloaded the latest Xcode and all the tools the installation asked me to. Thanks a lot for explaining it. Don't have time to get into it right now, but I can't wait to try it out.


jfromg

Did that include the additional components found under

the menu Xcode->Preferences... and in downloads,

components?


update: BTW, did the hello program you had in another thread and

it worked just fine for me.

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Another crack at C++

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