This will compile your program, but I find that it won'tĪctually run it. Let's go ahead and run that sample program-select 'Build and Run' button from Include a small sample 'hello world' program. You can edit main.cpp, but by default it will Of the prompts and create your new project.

Project to 'C++ stdc++' if you are using C++ instead of C. Before you leave that screen, make sure to change the 'Type' of the Give you a basic command line program that you can use when you're learning to First choose 'Application' and then 'Command Line Tool'. The very simplest thing to do is to create a new project from 'File|New XCode has lots of documentation and can walk you through setting up a project. Then you can run XCode from Developer|Applications|XCode. Once you've downloaded XCode, you can install it from the disk image.

Search for the latest version of XCode (you want something like that looks like 'XCode X.Y.Z Developer Tools', for example 'XCode 3.2.2 Developer Tools').

Click on 'Developer Tools' under the 'Downloads' sidebar.

(Much of the documentation will not be relevant to you when you are just starting to learn C++, and the Apple website itself already makes extensive documentation available.) If you want to download the smaller version of XCode that doesn't include documentation, click on 'Developer Downloads'.You can either download the full XCode environment including documentation (2.3GB) or download a stripped-down version that that is about 750MB.You can download the latest version of XCode. You'll be prompted to log in to your Apple account, at which point

You will have to fill out some basic personal information as part of signing up. The Apple website may make it seem like you have to pay, but the link above should take you directly to the free signup page.

Registering as an Apple developer is free.

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