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I don't mean to reply-guy this thread, but it builds on Windows (and Linux) https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/docs/src/developing_zed__building_z

I don't mean to reply-guy this thread, but it builds on Windows (and Linux) https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/docs/src/developing_zed__building_zed_windows.md https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/docs/src/dev...

drcongo 2y ago
It's fine. Every time Zed gets a mention on here someone finds it incredibly important to post the words "Mac only" without checking, even when, as with this thread, the topic has absolutely nothing to do with running Zed or what operating systems it can run on.
38 2y ago
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- yogorenapan 2y ago
  That’s just how things are on Windows. Building just about anything requires Visual Studio (not the UI but the tooling that comes with it. E.g. msbuild and C++ headers) You won’t have to do this on Linux or if you use a pre-built exe
  - mamcx 2y ago
    I have a tip on how to install it faster and easier with Chocolatey: https://www.elmalabarista.com/blog/2020-install-rust-windows-build-tools/ https://www.elmalabarista.com/blog/2020-install-rust-windows... choco install visualstudio2019-workload-vctools, llvm
    - satvikpendem 2y ago
      You can use winget for that now as it's included in Windows itself
- ben-schaaf 2y ago
  That's just the reality of developing for Windows. You don't need their compiler but you do need the headers. Same goes for macOS which requires installing XCode.
thomastjeffery 2y ago
It's pretty frustrating to read so much about a thing, only to find out it's only supported on a niche platform that I don't have access to. The fact that that isn't totally the case is a great thing to hear, and I would love to have learned this fact sooner. It would go a long way for Zed's team to at least mention it on the Downloads page.
- meepmorp 2y ago
  macOS isn't a niche platform
- itishappy 2y ago
  > Download for macOS (Apple silicon) Requires macOS 10.15+ > Download for macOS (Intel chip) Requires macOS 10.15+ > Download for macOS (Universal binary) Requires macOS 10.15+ there are no other buttons... https://zed.dev/download https://zed.dev/download
- xpl 2y ago
  > it's only supported on a niche platform Lold hard on that. Just every developer friend I know, uses Mac for coding. It is ubiquitous. In a BigTech company I once worked, there were virtually no guys having Win or Linux on their laptops, so we often even didn't test our internal tooling against those platforms, as almost no one used them... Zed guys know their audience. It is developers, not gamers or office clerks.
  - ben-schaaf 2y ago
    Every developer survey or stats on OS usage for development tools I've ever seen has Windows at ~50% and Linux about even with Mac.
    - xpl 2y ago
      Probably those are students + hobbyists + maybe Windows game developers? Or my anecdata is just not representative. Maybe Zed considered it is worth targeting only Mac audience, as it gives much higher rate of people who would actually buy their editor (i.e. the rate of professional users, who code for living, is higher)? That is my guess, I don't have any data to back it up.
satvikpendem 2y ago
It builds but is it usable? I thought it used many macOS-specific APIs like Metal for GPU rendering.
- Starlevel004 2y ago
  It's usable in the sense that it runs properly.
  - satvikpendem 2y ago
    As in I can run it on Windows or Linux the same as it works on macOS? I was under the impression that they were still working on the non-macOS builds.

drcongo 2y ago

It's fine. Every time Zed gets a mention on here someone finds it incredibly important to post the words "Mac only" without checking, even when, as with this thread, the topic has absolutely nothing to do with running Zed or what operating systems it can run on.

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yogorenapan 2y ago
That’s just how things are on Windows. Building just about anything requires Visual Studio (not the UI but the tooling that comes with it. E.g. msbuild and C++ headers) You won’t have to do this on Linux or if you use a pre-built exe
- mamcx 2y ago
  I have a tip on how to install it faster and easier with Chocolatey: https://www.elmalabarista.com/blog/2020-install-rust-windows-build-tools/ https://www.elmalabarista.com/blog/2020-install-rust-windows... choco install visualstudio2019-workload-vctools, llvm
  - satvikpendem 2y ago
    You can use winget for that now as it's included in Windows itself
ben-schaaf 2y ago
That's just the reality of developing for Windows. You don't need their compiler but you do need the headers. Same goes for macOS which requires installing XCode.

thomastjeffery 2y ago

It's pretty frustrating to read so much about a thing, only to find out it's only supported on a niche platform that I don't have access to. The fact that that isn't totally the case is a great thing to hear, and I would love to have learned this fact sooner. It would go a long way for Zed's team to at least mention it on the Downloads page.

meepmorp 2y ago
macOS isn't a niche platform
itishappy 2y ago
> Download for macOS (Apple silicon) Requires macOS 10.15+ > Download for macOS (Intel chip) Requires macOS 10.15+ > Download for macOS (Universal binary) Requires macOS 10.15+ there are no other buttons... https://zed.dev/download https://zed.dev/download
xpl 2y ago
> it's only supported on a niche platform Lold hard on that. Just every developer friend I know, uses Mac for coding. It is ubiquitous. In a BigTech company I once worked, there were virtually no guys having Win or Linux on their laptops, so we often even didn't test our internal tooling against those platforms, as almost no one used them... Zed guys know their audience. It is developers, not gamers or office clerks.
- ben-schaaf 2y ago
  Every developer survey or stats on OS usage for development tools I've ever seen has Windows at ~50% and Linux about even with Mac.
  - xpl 2y ago
    Probably those are students + hobbyists + maybe Windows game developers? Or my anecdata is just not representative. Maybe Zed considered it is worth targeting only Mac audience, as it gives much higher rate of people who would actually buy their editor (i.e. the rate of professional users, who code for living, is higher)? That is my guess, I don't have any data to back it up.

satvikpendem 2y ago

It builds but is it usable? I thought it used many macOS-specific APIs like Metal for GPU rendering.

Starlevel004 2y ago
It's usable in the sense that it runs properly.
- satvikpendem 2y ago
  As in I can run it on Windows or Linux the same as it works on macOS? I was under the impression that they were still working on the non-macOS builds.