Compiling Software

[in3D]

Does anybody know where I can get some kind of IDE for use in mini vmac?

[yksoft1]

MPW is the official development kit for old Mac OS, however programmers with only Unix or Windows background should expect a long learning curve with it...

[in3D]

Even for just compiling?

[Cat_7]

You know this site?
http://68kmla.org/wiki/C/C%2B%2B_Programming_for_68k

You can also check out Think C:
http://www.grenier-du-mac.net/fiches/ap ... hinkC.html
(click on telecharger (download in French) at the bottom of the page)

Best,
Cat_7

[in3D]

So I guess it's not like linux where I can just download some code and compile it with a couple commands, huh?

[Silent Flamer]

Well, yeah, in Linux, you either download a package of the program and install it, OR you download the source code, compile it and play. You can also do that for some Windows programs, where the source code is posted, and you compile it.

I believe these modern versions of Basilisk II were compiled with the source code of the original Basilisk II (with a bit of tinkering to update).

As far as I remember, they don't practice that for old Macintoshes. Maybe you could find a program or two where the developer actually left a copy of the source code, but otherwise, no, you can't just download the source code and compile (since essentially no one posted the source code).