GCC with MAC Terminal

Hey guys:

I'm taking a C programming class. I'm using the MAC OS X terminal and I'm trying to compile just a simple program, but when I put in like:

gcc hello.c

this error comes out: -bash: gcc: command not found


How do I go about fixing this?

Also, what are some better program editors on the mac os x that I can use? I specifically like the color coding since it helps distinguish code quickly.

Thanks

http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/

TextWrangler is free and color codes. XCode is free - it comes on your install CDs. Install it.
TextMate is nice, but is not free.

TextEdit will work, but it's not great.

so there is no way I can compile in the terminal shell?

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Originally Posted by dcwang3

so there is no way I can compile in the terminal shell?

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Yes, you can.

Code:

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gcc -o myprog myprog.c

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will compile "myprog.c" into an executable file called "myprog".

For more info, check out "info gcc".

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Mats

well, I'm asking that if I install the xcode program, will I be able to compile with gcc through the terminal shell rather than the xcode program?

because right now, I can't compile using gcc I guess because xcode isn't installed on my mac

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Originally Posted by dcwang3

well, I'm asking that if I install the xcode program, will I be able to compile with gcc through the terminal shell rather than the xcode program?

because right now, I can't compile using gcc I guess because xcode isn't installed on my mac

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Yes, to the best of my knowledge you should be able to do that - I don't know if gcc is available as a separate package or is always a part of xcode - so what you need to do to install gcc, I can't really say. But gcc in itself is not a GUI application, so as long as your terminal process is able to run text applications, it should work fine with gcc. [you may of course also have to do some setup/configuration to get the path etc for gcc to be correct].

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Mats

Quote:

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Originally Posted by dcwang3

well, I'm asking that if I install the xcode program, will I be able to compile with gcc through the terminal shell rather than the xcode program?

because right now, I can't compile using gcc I guess because xcode isn't installed on my mac

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If you install Xcode, yes, you will be able to use gcc from the terminal.

All your pathing is dependent on your current directory and where you want your files to go based on where you are - business as usual as far as that goes.

Todd

thanks guys, it works fine!