

You should now be able to create C++ projects, edit C++ code, compile it, and debug it. Try it out and make sure that everything is working.


Click the small blue “Install” button in the left column to install it. Use the text box at the top of the left column to search for the extensions you need. We’ll fix these limitations by immediately installing some extensions.Ĭlick on the button to enter the list of extensions. In a freshly installed state, it does not know how to work with C++ or Java, and it does not know how to do remote development. Get VSCode here and install it on your PC. Get this here if you are interested in writing programs in Java.Įither way, just download the installer for your PC’s operating system and run it. The Java Development Kit (JDK), also referred to as the Software Development Kit (SDK) includes the JRE plus the Java compiler. The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) allows you to run Java programs that someone else has compiled. VSCode does not require Java, so if you are going to use VSCode (recommended), you do not need to install the Java compiler unless you will be programming in Java. If you only want a Java programming environment in MacOS, Eclipse is still worthwhile.Įclipse itself runs in Java, so you need to have a reasonably up-to-date version of Java on your PC to use Eclipse, even if you are not programming in Java. The gdb debugger is no longer available as part of that distribution, but it will install the lldb debugger instead. However, you can obtain theclang` C++ compiler, a worthy “competitor” to g++ that has a very loyal following, in a package called “Command Line Tools for XCode” available from Apple’s developer Site. G++`` is no longer available as an official Apple distribution. This document will walk you through the process of installing an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) on a MacOS PC that will help you to work with a C++ and/or Java compiler in local development mode.Īll software covered in this document is free.
