Installing GCC to Mac OS X Leopard without installing Xcode

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pts picture pts · Dec 5, 2010 · Viewed 73.3k times · Source

I'd like to install gcc to Mac OS X Leopard, and compile some software from source using MacPorts. As http://www.macports.org/install.php has suggested, I've registered as an Apple developer. Now I have to download the Xcode developer tools, but it seems to be enormous. Is such a big download (3.5GB or 1GB) really necessary just for gcc and some header files (mostly for console applications)? Is there a smaller download (possibly on some other site) which would work? Did I find the proper download (Xcode Developer Tools), as required by the MacPorts website?

I don't need an IDE, I don't need any iOS-related software, I don't need big SDKs, I don't want to do any GUI programming.

I don't have an install disk.

There was a similar question Is there a way to install gcc in OSX without installing Xcode? . My question is different, because I wouldn't mind downloading and istalling parts of Xcode to get gcc, as long as it's reasonably large, say 300 MB uncompressed. Is that possible?

At http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/mac/index.action I've found the download link http://developer.apple.com/ios/download.action?path=/ios/ios_sdk_4.2__final/xcode_3.2.5_and_ios_sdk_4.2_final.dmg , which is a 3.5GB download. Based on some answers below, I noticed that Xcode 3.2.5 is for Snow Leopard, and I need Xcode 3.1.4 (1GB) for Leopard, which I can get from http://connect.apple.com/ (titled Downloads and ADC Program Assets) after registration and logging in, clicking on the section Downloads / Developer Tools, then finding Xcode 3.1.4 Developer Tools. The download link is http://connect.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MemberSite.woa/wa/download?path=%2FDeveloper_Tools%2Fxcode_3.1.4_developer_tools%2Fxcode314_2809_developerdvd.dmg .

Answer

leif picture leif · Sep 11, 2011

Maybe this one is right for you: https://github.com/kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer

I'm using homebrew and everything is fine: http://blog.strug.de/2011/09/homebrew-without-xcode-save-15-gb/

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