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C compiler for an iPhone

tony j. podrasky — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 22:44:39 GMT

Good Afternoon Everyone;

I apologize for posting off-topic - but there are so many brilliant people on here that I'm sure some can make a recommendation of a good C compiler that will run under iOS.

regards,

tony

Re: C compiler for an iPhone

Steven Schweda — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 21:59:26 GMT

> [...] a good C compiler that will run under iOS.

I own an old iPad (2), but I do very little with it, and so far that
includes having done no software development on or for it, so I know
nothing, but my dim impression was that software development for iOS was
done on a Mac using Xcode (which provides emulators for iOS devices).

If there _is_ a C compiler which actually runs under iOS, then it's a
complete mystery to me how I'd use it. Knowing nothing, I'd try a Web
search for something like, say:

iOS software development

and see if anything other than Xcode appears. Otherwise, get thee to
the App Store for a free download.

> [...] so many brilliant people on here [...]

I hope that you find one.

Re: C compiler for an iPhone

tony j. podrasky — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 22:43:22 GMT

Hi Steven;

There are A LOT of them on the app store. Most of them are free - but I wouldn't mind paying for a good one.

regards,

tonyp

Re: C compiler for an iPhone

Steven Schweda — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 03:17:27 GMT

> There are A LOT of them on the app store. [...]

Well, sort of. A useful answer might depend on exactly what you
intend to do with this compiler. If you're trying to build an iOS
application, then you may not want a compiler which operates only in a
sandbox.