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    Programming on Macbook Pro

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by johnnyb1726, Mar 26, 2008.

  1. johnnyb1726

    johnnyb1726 Newbie

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    Hi everyone,

    I just made the switch from Windows and bought a new Macbook Pro. So far I am really enjoying my experience. The one question I have is what is the best way to install gcc and gdb on my machine. Should I just install Xcode 3 or is there a better way? I want to be able to write programs in Vim and compile them using gcc. Thank you for the help.

    --cheers
     
    johnnyb1726, Mar 26, 2008
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  2. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Just install Xcode3, that is the easiest way. You could of course always install those compilers via console, but that is in my opinion an unnecessary waste of time and effort.
     
    Budding, Mar 26, 2008
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  3. hollownail

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    I'd also recommend getting Eclipse and the CDT (C Development Toolkit).

    If you're doing student work, or small, individual files VIM will be okay. But if you are working on real projects, nothing beats a really good editor. There are also a ton of plugins and its open source. It will also integrate with SVN/CVS as well as has great refactoring support.

    But it's overkill for simple stuff, and for if you are just learning.
     
    hollownail, Mar 26, 2008
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  4. kgeier82

    kgeier82 Notebook Deity

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    i tried xcode for a bit, v2 with tiger a while back. it did fine with c++, but it was somewhat a little picky about things compared to Visual Studio.

    overall Xcode is ok, but i prefer VS.
     
    kgeier82, Mar 26, 2008
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