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bloodshed for mac?

Trey
2008-08-27
2012-09-26
  • Trey

    Trey - 2008-08-27

    I have a Intro C++ class, and I need a compiler. The teacher told us to download bloodshed, but I cant find a download for Mac.

     
    • Wayne Keen

      Wayne Keen - 2008-08-27

      There is no version for a Mac.

      My understanding was that newer Macs already come with GCC, so you may already have a compiler, so your question may be what IDE to use with that.

      Wayne

       
      • Wayne Keen

        Wayne Keen - 2008-08-27

        Ibeleive there is a verions of Code::Blocks that works on Mac OS.

        Wayne

         
    • cpns

      cpns - 2008-08-27

      As Wayne suggested, Mac OSX, being Unix based comes with development tools. You may find they are on a separate CD with your system, or you can download them from Apple.

      The Apple development environment X-Code is geared toward Objective-C (the preferred application programming language for OSX), but can be used for C/C++ code development: http://developer.apple.com/technology/xcode.html

      You can also use Eclipse of course. Consider EasyEclipse for C/C++: http://www.easyeclipse.org/site/distributions/cplusplus.html

      If you really need to run Dev-C++ you will need to dual boot your Mac with Windows (you'll need a Windows license), or use a Virtual Machine with Windows installed (you'll still need a Windows license, plus the VM software). For the price of a Windows license you could probably get a old Windows PC that will run probably Dev-C++adequtely.

      Since your course shoild be about C programming and not about teh IDE, you should be file with the available Mac tools. They use the OSX version of GCC, whereas Dev-C++ uses the Windows version of the same. I am guessing that you are not going to need Windows specific development, if so then Dev-C++ is not a good choice in any case.

      Clifford

       

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