Re: [Visualpython-users] Mac newbie needs more help

[Aaron T. <ti...@ma...>]

On Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 08:39 AM, Gary Pajer wrote:

>
> I did a "locate gcc" and got a bunch of headers and libraries.  
> Nothing that
> looked like an executable.  Certainly nothing in any .../bin directory.
>
> (BTW sorry this is slightly OT, but the only reason [at the moment] 
> that I
> need to resolve this is to get visual running.  I'll take this issue
> elsewhere if you want, or if you think I'll ge better results, and you 
> can
> tell me where to take it.)
>
> Is gcc something that comes with OSX (Darwin)?  or does it install 
> with the
> Developer Tools? or something else?
>

I think it is installed with Developer Tools.

> To install the Developer Tools I double clicked the "Package"  (I 
> think)
> icon in the Dev.Tools folder... I didn't touch anything in the sub
> directory.   Then I waited a very long time while the computer did
> *something*.   It must have told me that the installation was 
> successfully
> completed; I think I'd have noticed if it didn't.  Does all that sound
> right?
>

Yes, that sounds right.

> I never thought I'd say this, but I'm begining to pine for MS ...
> specifically WinXP.
>
>

Oh, no. Please don't jump :-)

When you type "which gcc", what does it tell you?

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