Best Compiler For C++ In Mac
Clang is the best compiler period, and it's sponsored, and the default compiler on OS X. Best Mac C++ Compiler (self.learnprogramming) submitted 1 year ago by ThatSemiConductor I just purchased a book to help me learn C++ but it doesnt give any suggestions for a compiler for Mac. Mastering the C programming language - a classic code environment used to build software, apps, and whole operating systems - is a great skill, and Mac OS X makes it easy to learn. On this same topic, can someone please advise on how to actually test out (compile) on Mac? I'm new to both C++ as well as Macs and I'm having trouble getting through this textbook on C++. I know this is a vague request, but any help would be great. Best Mac C++ Compiler (self.learnprogramming) submitted 1 year ago by ThatSemiConductor I just purchased a book to help me learn C++ but it doesnt give any suggestions for a compiler for Mac.
I teach a C++ course using Visual Studio. One of my students has a Mac and was looking for an IDE to use on his machine. What would be good to recommend?
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Xcode which is part of the MacOS Developer Tools is a great IDE. There's also NetBeans and Eclipse that can be configured to build and compile C++ projects.
Clion from JetBrains, also is available now, and uses Cmake as project model.
Grant LimbergGrant LimbergCode::Blocks is cross-platform, using the wxWidgets library. It's the one I use.
Peter Mortensen
Another (albeit non-free) option is to install VMware Fusion or Parallels Desktop on the Mac and run Windows with Visual Studio in a VM.
This works really pretty well. The downsides are:
- it'll cost money for the virtual machine software and Windows (the school may have some academic licensing that may help here)
- the Mac needs to be an x86 Mac with a fair bit of memory
The upside is that you and the student don't need to hassle with differences in the IDE that may not be accounted for in your instruction materials.
Michael BurrMichael BurrBest Compiler For C++ In Windows
If you are looking for a full-fledged IDE like Visual Studio,I think Eclipse might be your best bet.
Eclipse is also highly extensible and configurable.
See here: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
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nkr1ptnkr1ptIt's not really an IDE per se, but I really like TextMate, and with the C++ bundle that ships with it, it can do a lot of the things you'd find in an IDE (without all the bloat!).
mipadimipadiAvoid Eclipse for C/C++ development for now on Mac OS X v10.6 (Snow Leopard). There are serious problems which make debugging problematic or nearly impossible on it currently due to GDB incompatibility problems and the like. See: Trouble debugging C++ using Eclipse Galileo on Mac.
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Xcode is free and good, which is lucky because it's pretty much the only option on the Mac.
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