I'm taking an intro to c programing and need a compiler for osx. If anyone can recommend a good compiler I would much appreciate it.
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macOS Anyone here know of a good compiler for osx snow leopard?
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Download the developer tools from developer.apple.com (free login required): they include a standard command-line compiler for C.
Is that the same as the GCC compiler that comes with the leopard disc? Also if its not, what is it called?
As of Snow Leopard:
"Apple now offers a total of four compilers for Mac OS X: GCC 4.0, GCC 4.2, LLVM-GCC 4.2 (the GCC 4.2 front-end combined with an LLVM back-end), and Clang"
"GCC 4.2 is still the default compiler in Snow Leopard, but this is a transitional phase. Clang is the recommended compiler, and the focus of all of Apple's future efforts."
Make sure you read this incredibly huge review from Ars:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars/9
Just install Xcode and you're away.
"Apple now offers a total of four compilers for Mac OS X: GCC 4.0, GCC 4.2, LLVM-GCC 4.2 (the GCC 4.2 front-end combined with an LLVM back-end), and Clang"
"GCC 4.2 is still the default compiler in Snow Leopard, but this is a transitional phase. Clang is the recommended compiler, and the focus of all of Apple's future efforts."
Make sure you read this incredibly huge review from Ars:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars/9
Just install Xcode and you're away.