During a programming class back in 2006, I had to find a way to write and compile C programs on my iBook G4. This was one of the ways I found to do that job.
Required:
- Apple Developer Tools (available on OS X Install DVD)
- A text editor (I use TextWrangler)
Steps:
- Install Apple Developer Tools on the Mac OS X Install DVD by inserting Disk 1 and choosing Developer Tools.
- Write a program with a text editor and save it with the extension .c
- Open Terminal by navigating to Applications > Utilities > Terminal
- Type
gcc
with a space afterwards - Drag the file with the .c extension to the Terminal window to place the location of the file.
- Press Enter.
- Type
~/a.out
- Press Enter.
- Watch your program come alive!
This will generate a file called a.out inside your user folder.
[tags]programming, Mac OS X, Terminal[/tags]