macOS Running c code in terminal : "command not found" error

[jakee.stoltz]

I'm trying to run my .c file through terminal but keep running into the same problem. I use "gcc" and the file name but no matter what I try, it keeps giving me "-bash: gcc: command not found".

Here is a screenshot.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

 

[robbieduncan]

Have you installed the Developer Tools (or gcc on it's own via other means)? OSX does not have gcc installed by default...

 

[jakee.stoltz]

I have a folder on my HD called Developer and it's full of stuff. I installed XCode quite a while ago so I don't remember for sure. How would I know for sure?

 

[robbieduncan]

If you do /usr/bin/gcc what do you get. I get this:

Robert-Duncans-MacBook-Pro:~ robbie$ ls -l /usr/bin/gcc
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  7 15 Sep 21:11 /usr/bin/gcc -> gcc-4.2

 

[jakee.stoltz]

jakee-stoltzs-macbook:~ JakeeStoltz$ /usr/bin/gcc
-bash: /usr/bin/gcc: No such file or directory

That's what I get. So apparently I don't have that installed.

Do I just install gcc from the OS disc, sort of like installing XCode?

 

[robbieduncan]

Download and install the latest Developer Tools.

 

[jakee.stoltz]

Alright. Will do. I've updated to Snow Leopard since I installed XCode so I'm probably a version behind in that anyways.

Thanks for the help.

 

[robbieduncan]

Alright. Will do. I've updated to Snow Leopard since I installed XCode so I'm probably a version behind in that anyways.

Thanks for the help.

That's almost certainly what caused this. I don't think the developer tools survive .x upgrades (but the do survive .x.y).

 

[mlts22]

As a matter of practice, I always wipe and install clean when doing .x releases. .x.y are different, but I've found that it is always better to have no cruft behind when doing major upgrades.

 

[jakee.stoltz]

Got it working. Thanks a lot robbieduncan!