Programming Tools

[Mjollnir]

This has absolutely nothing to do with Clanlord in any way but...

Can anybody recommend a good C Programming development package(text editor, compilor, executor if possible) that i can use on an iBook?

Preferably a free download


thanks

[Hor]

Try the MacOS X Development-Tools.

Shipped with MacOS X and newer versions available for free
on Apples servers.

Regards,

HWC Hor

[Delirium]

What Hor said.

The OS X developer tools are included with OS X and on every new Mac....

but they are not automatically installed. There is a package you must install. If you ibook came with OS X, the package should be somewhere on your hard disk.

[Mjollnir]

ok my fault i should have said my iBook runs 9.2 and im not in the mood to pay for a new OS

[Hidden]

The only reasonable thing to use under 9.x is CodeWarrior.

Jaguar is MUCH cheaper, and much better.

[Bob the Archer]

Toy can pick up a very cheep 10.1 on ebay. I have seen it go for between $1 and $10 quite often. It isnt as good as 10.2 in a lot of ways, but you do have full X functionality.

BTW 10.0 isnt worth it, even for free.

[Delirium]

Originally posted by Bob the Archer
BTW 10.0 isnt worth it, even for free.

I have to disagree with this statement. I've used OS X since the public beta first came out and I liked it from the start. However, I've been using UNIX systems since before there was a Mac OS. I did some work with c under 10.0 and I thought that Mac OS X 10.0 is a great version of UNIX. Where it was somewhat lacking was in compatibility with OS 9 apps - I re-booted between 9 and 10.0 a fair bit until 10.1 came out. If you want a c/UNIX programming environment, 10.0 is well worth it. If you want a c/Macintosh programming environment, you should get 10.1 or later.

If you must program under OS 9, then I second what hidden said - Codewarrior (http://www.metrowerks.com/MW/Develop/Desktop/Macintosh/Default.htm) is the only way to go. But unless the "learning" edition will do or you can get an academic discount, it's far less expensive to upgrade to OS X 10.2 - the full version of Codewarrior is $600. Even if you can get an academic discount, OS X is still less expensive, since Apple also has discounts.

[Konoko]

I just saw this on MacFixIt:
CodeWarrior for $99 Metrowerks is offering a special on CodeWarrior Development Studio, Mac OS X Edition, v8, pricing the software at $ 99.00 for a limited time. The regular price $399. Offer ends February 28, 2003 midnight CST, and cannot be combined with other offers. More.
http://store.metrowerks.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry10?V1=481589&PN=1&SP=10023&xid=43305
http://www.macfixit.com/

I haven't tried this and I'm not suggesting it or anything.
It's just something that someone might be interested in...

[Hidden]

Note "Mac OS X Edition". That implies it might not work with Classic.

Same problem.

[Himitsu]

Hidden is right as, if you do a little link clicking, you get this information.

CodeWarrior Development Studio, Mac OS X Edition, v8, is a subset of CodeWarrior Development Tools for Mac OS, v8. This Mac OS X edition was built specifically for developers who want to work solely in Mac OS X using either C/C++ or Objective C.

The Mac OS X edition does not support Java or the cross-platform capabilities of the Professional Edition. To see a matrix that shows the differences between the two editions, click here (http://www.metrowerks.com/MW/Develop/Desktop/Macintosh/Professional/Matrix.htm).

Basically it's for developing programs using Mac OS X only for Mac OS X and nothing else.

However, I will send you CodeWarrior Discover Programming version 5 for only the cost of shipping if you want me to. You'd pay about $10 plus shipping for it on eBay so you're getting a good deal. Just let me know.