On Tue, 25 May 2010, Michel Fortin wrote: > On 2010-05-25 09:19:01 -0400, Duke Normandin <dukeofp...@ml1.net> said: > > > On Tue, 25 May 2010, Michel Fortin wrote: > > > > > If you want to avoid the hassle of installing things manually, you can > > > also > > > use the D for Xcode installer which, in addition to installing a plugin > > > for > > > Xcode, downloads and installs the latest version of DMD 1 and 2. > > > > > > <http://michelf.com/projects/d-for-xcode/> > > > > Have it already - thanks! However, _now_ I need a tutorial on how to > > use XCode, cuz I've been using emacs forever. I dabbled in ObjC for > > awhile, but never got anywhere with, because I spent most of my time > > keeping XCode happy. I don't want that to happen with my D > > experience. Do you know of a _real good_ XCode tutorial? > > First, you don't *need* Xcode. The D for Xcode installer installs DMD so it is > usable on the command line. You shouldn't have any problem using emacs, make, > and whatever else you may like. If the 'dmd' command doesn't work after > install, then it's probably something else outside of the DMD installation > that is causing problems.
Never had a problem with gcc and all the other tools before I installed D... > Second, most Xcode tutorials focus on Cocoa and writing GUI applications. I'm > not sure what you want to know, but personally what I find quite useful to be > aware of is how the build system works. If that's what you want to learn, > perhaps this is what you should read: > <http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/XcodeBuildSystem/> That URL is exactly what I've been looking for. Thanks. -- duke