if you have a relatively new mac, you can also use XCode by getting a free developer id:
https://connect.apple.com
it'll compile c/c++ code, as well as objective c, etc,etc.
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if you have a relatively new mac, you can also use XCode by getting a free developer id:
https://connect.apple.com
it'll compile c/c++ code, as well as objective c, etc,etc.
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by: carbondavePosted on 1999-09-11 at 05:12:53ID: 2038979
The best free compiler for Mac is MPW (Macintosh Programmer's Workshop) found at http://developer.apple.com /tools/mpw -tools/