mac compiler

I am new to C++ and need to get a compiler compatible with a Mac OS Catalina (version 10.15.5). The Xcode 12.2 beta is too large a file for my computer (or so says the error message). Is there a stripped down version i can use? The book I'm using, Introduction to C by Alex Allain on the Cprogramming site says there is a developer's version that takes up less memory. But I can't find it on the download site. Help!

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I use clang's C++ compiler on macOS Catalina at the command line, although out of habit I invoke it as g++. I did not install Xcode, and in fact I use VS Code to edit C++ code.

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Originally Posted by laserlight

I use clang's C++ compiler on macOS Catalina at the command line, although out of habit I invoke it as g++. I did not install Xcode, and in fact I use VS Code to edit C++ code.

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I'll try that. Thanks