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I think I like Windows after all.

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DarkLordoftheMonkeys
, 06-11-2010 at 06:41 PM (614 Views)
It has no gcc or make. On the one hand that means I can't compile C code (which I can always do on my Mac, so that's not a problem). But on the other hand, when people write open source software for Winblows, they don't assume you can compile it from source. Which means, I get the fu˘kin' binary! I get the final, compiled product for a change, not a bunch of source files that I have to run a makefile for, which invariably results in a compiler error. I get the actual software. I kinda wish the developers would do that for Macs, too, but I guess my Mac will just have to do with not having all the software I want. Still, I like having access to multiple platforms.

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  1. Alexander's Avatar
    Linux didn't originally include GCC. Why can you not use the GCC/g++ port for Windows, or POSIX compatible? Open source on Windows makes not a difference than any other platform, Windows just has a lot of propriertary APIs, you can't cross-compile it.

    "they don't assume you can compile it from source."

    If anything, Mac should hand that lesson over to you, think about it, why not look at the packages you .. oops.. you don't install automatically.
  2. WingedPanther's Avatar
    MinGW + MSYS = GCC + make.
  3. Guest's Avatar
    Git the bins from repositories bro.
  4. bbqroast's Avatar
    Mac has its problems... Most developers just make a Mac version so they can say MULTI PLATFORM!! and completely forget about making the Mac version decent...

    BBq