best free c++ compiler (aka visual studio clone) for osx?

[gohome190]

Hi,
I have heard of Xcode but I can't seem to find it anywhere on my drive. I need this app for a class, and I really don't want to use the computer lab's old windows machines. Anything like Visual Studio for OSX?
thanks!!

 

[TheShinyMac]

http://tinyurl.com/dyruxl

 

[poppero]

you can find xcode on your mac os x disc.

 

[Capt Crunch]

http://tinyurl.com/dyruxl

Let me actually help: I use netbeans http://www.netbeans.org/