Compiling C++ for mac

Dr Zoidberg · 19 Jun 2006 at 00:05

I am slowly putting together a program in C++ useing builder, it is running fine at each stage under windows,

What i want to do is also compile a version to run on mac,

am i going to be able to compile a mac version on a windows PC? if so what software do i need?
if not i guess i need a mac to do it on,

Moredhel · 19 Jun 2006 at 00:44

I presume builder is some kind of visual programming suite (Borland C++ Builder perchance?) in which case you'll most likely need to re-do large parts of it to port it to OS X. You'll need a Mac, and luckily for you the whole development suite for OS X comes free with the OS.

Una · 19 Jun 2006 at 09:06

There are ways to cross compile for mac on x86 arch.

http://ranger.befunk.com/fink/darwin-cross/

Is one way.

Moredhel · 19 Jun 2006 at 10:43

Firstly that requires linux and secondly it requires you to be using standarc C++ libraries etc. If he's using Borland C++ Builder he most likely won't be using either, so it will mean a lot of rewriting before he could use either the distcc stuff (or indeed GCC at all) or XCode on a Mac.

Visage · 19 Jun 2006 at 11:35

Cant you just rebuild the code under OS X?

Just copy it over, and re-run 'make' (or whatever the OS X equivalent is...)

Dr Zoidberg · 19 Jun 2006 at 17:02

Im not useing linux, and yes it is borland builder,
Looks like i will have to find my self a mac, copy/paste everything over then look at what needs altering.
Thanks