----------------------------------- slAag Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:23 pm Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- Does anyone know what I should use and how I should compile on a Mac? Everything I've seen so far is for windows. Try and keep the downloads small too, cause im on dial-up... ----------------------------------- rdrake Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:38 pm RE:Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- I thought Xcode supported C++, and that g++ was installed by default? It should be on your install disc. You can use any old editor for writing code if you wish, and something like the following to compile: g++ .cpp -o ----------------------------------- slAag Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:50 pm Re: Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- Could you explain a little better? Im not really familiar with this stuff yet, but i did find a file called "Xcode Tools". Am i on the right track with that? ----------------------------------- Clayton Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:57 pm RE:Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- Sounds right. And the above line that rdrake put in code tags is what you type in the terminal to compile your code, replacing with the actual filename of course. ----------------------------------- slAag Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:15 pm Re: Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- Well, ill go mess around with it for a bit then and try to figure out what im doing. ----------------------------------- slAag Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:39 pm Re: Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- Well, the Xcode editor wont let me compile the file for some reason. Could you tell me how to get into the command line? ----------------------------------- Tony Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:04 pm RE:Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- Xcode does indeed come with the GCC suite, so g++ should be on your system. Though an enterprise level IDE such as Xcode is not needed (and indeed could be a bit overwhelming) for a beginner. Your terminal is located in.. well: Appications -> Utilities -> Terminal I would strongly encourage to keep it in your dock though. ----------------------------------- slAag Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:57 pm Re: Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- Thanks, I keep everything in my dock :) Yeah, Xcode is a little overwhelming, but i think ive got the gist of it. ----------------------------------- slAag Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:21 pm Re: Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- K, i have it mostly figured now, and its working. Thanks for all your help guys. ----------------------------------- wtd Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:13 am RE:Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- Oh, and makefiles are your friend! ----------------------------------- slAag Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:06 pm Re: Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- makefiles? ----------------------------------- wtd Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:27 pm RE:Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makefile ----------------------------------- slAag Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:45 pm Re: Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- Is there a way to clean up the output screen a bit? When i run the "hello world!" program, i get this in the output window. Last login: Tue Oct 30 16:28:24 on ttyp2 /Users//Desktop/C++/helloworld; exit Welcome to Darwin! [:~] % /Users//Desktop/C++/helloworld; exit Hello world!logout [Process completed] ----------------------------------- Tony Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:03 pm RE:Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- There is nothing extra in that output, everything appears as expected. Though if you don't call the exit (why are you doing that?), you don't have to see the welcome/exit statements more than once. ----------------------------------- slAag Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:18 pm Re: Editing/compiling on a Mac ----------------------------------- I dont think i did anything extra... But i only started C++ yesterday, so i wouldnt be surprised if i did.