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OS X without Xcode installed doesn't have a compiler - if you can't compile, you can't use macports or homebrew. It would be "neat" as in clean. No drama on Ap
by iloveponies 16y ago
OS X without Xcode installed doesn't have a compiler - if you can't compile, you can't use macports or homebrew.
It would be "neat" as in clean. No drama on Apple's behalf. Just put a price tag on the only real compiler, and it's over. Unless someone solves that issue.
- adsr 16y agoXcode is an IDE, you can still get the compilers as both of them are open source. http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/gcc/gcc-5646/ http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/gcc/gcc-5646/ http://llvm.org/releases/download.html http://llvm.org/releases/download.html
- iloveponies 16y agoIt's packaging and bundling that's the problem. There is enough people out there that don't want to have to manually install compilers etc versus just installing Xcode.
- jarin 16y agoWell then they have a choice. Pay $5 for the convenience of installing gcc/clang via a 4 GB download, or install gcc/clang manually for free.
- merijnv 16y agoUh...OSX just uses gcc as a C compiler and all the Apple specific changes are open source as well (GPL license and all that), so what's stopping me from just distributing a binary (Apple patched) gcc?
- jarin 16y agoNothing. You should do it.