Open Source - Tools

Mac OS X provides the most popular open source development tools, including the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), the GNU Debugger (GDB), make, autoconf, and more.

In addition to compiler tools, Mac OS X also provides a large number of scripting languages.

Many of the compiler tools are available under the GPL license.

The following open source projects are available via CVS:

cygnus
gcc
gcc2
gcc3
gdb
keymgr

Subtopics

A/G BLAST

Information about Apple/Genentech (A/G) BLAST, an enhanced platform-specific optimization of NCBI's standalone Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST).

HeaderDoc

Information about Apple's tool for generating HTML reference documentation from comments in source code.

X11

Information about Apple's implementation of the X11 window system.

Articles

Configuring and Running X11 Applications on Mac OS X

There are some things to know about X11 on Mac OS X before you start, and this article outlines the key issues you should be aware of.

Open Source Projects in Xcode Tools 2.2.1

The Xcode Tools 2.2.1 release includes a large number of open source projects. This article lists the projects, their versions, and open source licenses.