getting started programming

Rmpl · Jan 17, 2009, 08:19 PM

Hi. I need a little help getting started programming. I'm not completely new, it's just been a few years and I'm having trouble remembering a few things. I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I'm using OS X 10.4.11.

1) Where is my .bash file that the terminal reads when I first login? I can't find it.

2) How do I install apps from the shell? I need "make" so I can compile my code but I don't know how to install it.

I feel pretty dumb not knowing how to do these things. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

dannomac · Jan 17, 2009, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Rmpl

1) Where is my .bash file that the terminal reads when I first login? I can't find it.

It's not there. You need to create it. /Users/<shortusername>/.bashrc

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Originally Posted by Rmpl

2) How do I install apps from the shell? I need "make" so I can compile my code but I don't know how to install it.

"make" is installed with Xcode. You get it from Apple's Devloper Connection. You'll need Xcode 2.4 for Mac OS X 10.4. Xcode 3 is for 10.5 only.

Rmpl · Jan 19, 2009, 07:11 PM

Thanks. I got xcode installed from the link you provided. For the .bashrc file I had to name the file .profile and it worked. Even before I had a .profile file the login said "Last Login: ..." and "Welcome to Darwin!". Where is the shell getting those commands? I'd like to edit that file.

Cromulent · Jan 21, 2009, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Rmpl

Thanks. I got xcode installed from the link you provided. For the .bashrc file I had to name the file .profile and it worked. Even before I had a .profile file the login said "Last Login: ..." and "Welcome to Darwin!". Where is the shell getting those commands? I'd like to edit that file.

You should always edit your own personal files and not the system wide ones.

Jan 17, 2009, 08:19 PM	#1
Rmpl macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2007	getting started programming Hi. I need a little help getting started programming. I'm not completely new, it's just been a few years and I'm having trouble remembering a few things. I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I'm using OS X 10.4.11. 1) Where is my .bash file that the terminal reads when I first login? I can't find it. 2) How do I install apps from the shell? I need "make" so I can compile my code but I don't know how to install it. I feel pretty dumb not knowing how to do these things. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
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Rmpl Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2007	Thanks. I got xcode installed from the link you provided. For the .bashrc file I had to name the file .profile and it worked. Even before I had a .profile file the login said "Last Login: ..." and "Welcome to Darwin!". Where is the shell getting those commands? I'd like to edit that file.
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