Editing/compiling on a Mac

[slAag]

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]

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:

code:

g++ <file>.cpp -o <file>

[slAag]

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]

Sounds right. And the above line that rdrake put in code tags is what you type in the terminal to compile your code, replacing <file> with the actual filename of course.

[slAag]

Well, ill go mess around with it for a bit then and try to figure out what im doing.

[slAag]

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]

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]

Thanks, I keep everything in my dock Yeah, Xcode is a little overwhelming, but i think ive got the gist of it.

[slAag]

K, i have it mostly figured now, and its working. Thanks for all your help guys.

[wtd]

Oh, and makefiles are your friend!

[slAag]

makefiles?

[wtd]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makefile

[slAag]

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/<user>/Desktop/C++/helloworld; exit
Welcome to Darwin!
[<name of computer>:~] <user>% /Users/<user>/Desktop/C++/helloworld; exit
Hello world!logout
[Process completed]

[Tony]

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]

I dont think i did anything extra... But i only started C++ yesterday, so i wouldnt be surprised if i did.