How do I compile a c file on my Mac

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How do I compile a  c file on my Mac

User · Accepted Answer

You will need to install the Apple Developer Tools. Once you have done that, the easiest thing is to either use the Xcode IDE or use gcc, or nowadays better cc (the clang LLVM compiler), from the command line.

According to Apple's site, the latest version of Xcode (3.2.1) only runs on Snow Leopard (10.6) so if you have an earlier version of OS X you will need to use an older version of Xcode. Your Mac should have come with a Developer Tools DVD which will contain a version that should run on your system. Also, the Apple Developer Tools site still has older versions available for download. Xcode 3.1.4 should run on Leopard (10.5).

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Just for the record in modern times  for 2017   1 - Just have updated Xcode on your machine as you normally do 2 - Open terminal and   xcode-select --install  it will perform a short install of a minute or two  3 - Launch Xcode    quot New quot   quot Project quot      you have to choose  quot Command line tool quot  Note - confusingly this is under the  quot macOS quot  tab   Select  quot C quot  language on the next screen     4- You ll be asked to save the project somewhere on your desktop  The name you give the project here is just the name of the folder that will hold the project  It does not have any importance in the actual software  5 - You re golden  You can now enjoy c with Mac and Xcode

User · Answer

You ll need to get a compiler  The easiest way is probably to install XCode development environment from the CDs DVDs you got with your Mac  which will give you gcc  Then you should be able compile it like  gcc -o mybinaryfile mysourcefile c

User · Answer

Ondrasej is the  most right  here  IMO  There are also gui-er ways to do it  without resorting to Xcode   I like TryC      Mac OS X includes Developer Tools  a developing environment for making   Macintosh applications  However  if someone wants to study programming   using C  Xcode is too big and too complicated for beginners  to write   a small sample program  TryC is very suitable for beginners         You don t need to launch a huge Xcode application  or type unfamiliar   commands in Terminal  Using TryC  you can write  compile and run a C    C   and Ruby program just like TextEdit  It s only available to   compile one source code file but it s enough for trying sample   programs

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You can use gcc  in Terminal  by doing gcc -c tat c -o tst  however  it doesn t come installed by default  You have to install the XCode package from tour install disc or download from http   developer apple com  Here is where to download past developer tools from  which includes XCode 3 1  3 0  2 5      http   connect apple com cgi-bin WebObjects MemberSite woa wo 5 1 17 2 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 3 3 1

User · Answer

In 2017  this will do it   cc myfile c

User · Answer

Use the gcc compiler   This assumes that you have the developer tools installed

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