Make Sense
Where the hell do I get 'make' for OS X? Because, apparently – I don't have it. And I want it. I need it to make something. I have 'makeg,' but I don't need that. I need the regular old 'make' to compile some code. I can't 'make' anything without this thing. I'll be your bestest friend for life if you help me find my 'make' utility. This is what you get when you haven't lived on the command line for years. This is what you get when you're used to pre-compiled code. This is what you get when you can't 'make' ends meet. Would someone please 'make' me a happy person? I'll 'make' you wish you never heard of me. I hope I was able to 'make' my 'make' query 'make' sense.
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14 Comments
Anonymous
July 2nd, 2002
at 7:00pm
Pick it up from http://developer.apple.com/
Apparently the average mac user needed “protection” from these tools.
Anonymous
July 2nd, 2002
at 7:01pm
Wouldn't it suck f you needed to make the make compiler? Try Google is my best advice, as I have no idea what is up with all the great unix packages under OS X. Otherwise, try http://www.apple.com.
Anonymous
July 2nd, 2002
at 7:03pm
a more direct link is http://developer.apple.com/tools/macosxtools.html
Anonymous
July 2nd, 2002
at 8:05pm
Here is the actual links you need:
ftp://ftp.apple.com/developer/Tool_Chest/Core_Mac_OS_Tools/MPW_etc./MPW-GM/MPW/Tools/
or
http://developer.apple.com/tools/mpw-tools/about_mpw.html
Anonymous
July 2nd, 2002
at 8:24pm
Brian,
I'm pretty sure mine is more applicable. From the site you linked:
“MPW (Macintosh Programmer's Workshop) is a product designed specifically for professional Macintosh software developers. It brings together a comprehensive collection of Macintosh core development tools designed to support C, C++, and assembly-language programmers who are writing software for Mac OS 7.x/8.x/9.x. MPW is an open, configurable, and scriptable development environment which provides the flexibility to support complex software development projects for 68K and Power Macintosh systems.”
OS X isn't mentioned. I've used the Apple Developer Tools (which I linked) on OS X to compile many open source programs and know it makes OS X compatible binaries.
Anonymous
July 2nd, 2002
at 8:25pm
Brain, Thats For OS 7/8/9 Developers, Chris is on OS X. So he really needs yakk0 url. But he needs to download the 120 meg file if he didn't get a dev cd with his mac. And to download Dev Tools Chris, you need to make a apple dev connection account.
/Scott
Anonymous
July 2nd, 2002
at 8:26pm
Same Here. And if your running OS X without the dev tools get them, they will change the whole OS X experience. I dont know how to code but i can add features and make interface tweaks to my apps. I Love It!
/Scott
Anonymous
July 2nd, 2002
at 8:28pm
Same Here. And if your running OS X without the dev tools get them, they will change the whole OS X experience. I dont know how to code but i can add features and make interface tweaks to my apps. I Love It!
/Scott
Anonymous
July 3rd, 2002
at 7:11am
Actually, according to Apple, if all you need is the make command then this should work. But in the same FTP site there is another section with a more updated version of “Make”:
ftp://ftp.apple.com/developer/Tool_Chest/Core_Mac_OS_Tools/MPW_Website_Downloads/
Anonymous
July 3rd, 2002
at 4:48pm
I don't use Mac OS X. Can I still be your best friend for life though?
Anonymous
July 18th, 2002
at 9:44pm
Ah, don't you just love mac's?
Anonymous
July 25th, 2002
at 11:33am
You do not want MPW. You need the OS X Developer CD. You can get a fresh one by signing up (for free) at Apple Developer connection. After you do you will be able to log on and download the developer CD for OS X.
Good Luck.
Anonymous
July 25th, 2002
at 11:35am
I didn't post the link. It's:
http://connect.apple.com
Anonymous
September 24th, 2002
at 7:19pm
… Forget about make, use “ant”, a 100% Java make-like utility. You don't have to know java to use it. It uses the same kind of principles than “make” but you write the make files in XML. Once you know the syntax, it is a lot simpler, coherent and maintainable than “make” files, and it is becoming a standard in the java world… Of course, you can use it to build whatever you want.
Check this out: http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/
I hope this helps,
Bruno