C ++ help please

[davek]

Hello. I've just started Electronics Eng at Uni, and we have started writing programs in 'C'. It is all completely new to me. Does anybody know if it is possible to run C on a mac?

For info, I have a Intel based iMac.

Cheers.

 

[novicew]

Yes. C & C++ both can write/compile/execute on a Mac. Just install the XCode2 to get all the required tools. Once its all there (gcc, g++, etc.,), you can start writing in the Terminal or on a preferred GUI.

 

[davek]

Thanks for the reply, but my computing skills, in general, are quite limited. I have no idea what 'xcode2' is, nor do I know what g++ is. At Uni we where using the Bloodshed C program, so I was looking for a way to run that on a mac, or something similar.

Thanks again for your help.

 

[djames42]

Xcode is the suite of development tools that comes with Mac OSX. By default it is not installed, but can be found by performing a custom install from the OSX installer DVD that came with your computer (or downloaded from the development area of Apple's website).

Bloodshed appears to be a graphical front end to the gcc compiler, just as Xcode is (among other things) a front end to the gcc compiler.

In other words, unless you are developing code that is specific to the Windows environment, you can use Xcode on your Mac to develop the same applications.