[ale] OT: Compiler for Mac OS-X

[James Sumners]

1) Fink is crap. Just... crap.
2) Apple supplies the  GCC toolchain and an IDE for it for free. You
just have to install it from the CD/DVD or wait around for them to
send you a free  ADC login.

On 8/26/05, runman <runman at speedfactory.net> wrote:
> Have you tried Fink ??? it is the place for Mac / gnu software.  Of course
> Google also lists 171,000 links for "Mac OS-X gcc compiler"
> 
> Greg
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of James
> Sumners
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 11:19 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Compiler for Mac OS-X
> 
> Umm, install Xcode from your either your OS X CD/DVD.
> 
> On 8/26/05, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I bought a iMAC yesterday for a project.  (First OS-X Mac at out
> > company.)
> >
> > Need to compile some "C" source code and my "Mac expert" is telling me
> > I have to sign up as a Mac Developer and then wait for a password to
> > get access to a download site where I can download a compiler.
> >
> > Seems crazy to me, but we registered a couple of hours ago and still
> > don't have a password to download the compiler.
> >
> > What other choices are there?
> >
> > Maybe a place to download a gcc compiler that works on the Mac?
> >
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James Sumners
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"All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."

Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
CH:D 59