Classic Mac C compiler?

[commodorejohn]

I have a Mac Classic II that I've been wanting to do some development on, and I've been trying to track down a good C compiler for System 7 Macs. It sounds like MPW is the recommended development environment, but the problem is that the version Apple has available for download requires a minimum of 4MB of RAM, whereas my Classic II only has 2MB. The other option seems to be Think C, which seems to be abandonware, but I cannot find out where to download it. Can someone point me to an older version of MPW or a site that has Think C available?

 

[porter]

Seeing as you have a 68030 have you can enabled virtual memory and hence give yourself 4Mb?

Also search out some real memory, 2Mb is a bit cramped.

Yes, THINK C5.0 is a great little compiler, I recommend finding a copy.

 

[morgant]

I second the RAM upgrade.

I used and loved CodeWarrior back when I did Mac OS (Toolbox/Carbon) development, but it's also long been discontinued. I heard good things about THINK C as well. If you can get your hands on either of those, you'll be happier than using MPW. But, hey, MPW is free and readily available.

Do you have a second, more powerful Mac you could install your dev tools on? I'd highly suggest it to (1) help get around the memory limits and (2) so you can fix bugs while your target/test machine (the Classic II) reboots after a crash. I don't remember the options for remote debuggers under Mac OS 7-9 anymore, but if you really get into a tough bug you can obviously still step through the code with a debugger on your dev machine.

 

[MrMacPlus]

Think C can be had on the le Grenier du Mac (sp?) site.