Re: How to set up xcode 4.2 to run perl scripts ?

Xcode is an IDE for the purpose of building MacOSX and iOS applications. CamelBones is/was an attempt at a Perl to ObjectiveC bridge that 'worked'. The creator had planned to attempt a submission of a CamelBones built iOS app but unfortunately passed away before being able to do so. The status, ASFAIK, of the project going forward is unknown.

If you are looking to run Perl with a CLI on the Mac, Terminal would be the application you use. MacOSX comes with vim and emacs installed and accessible through the command line. There are also free alternatives such as Text Wrangler from Bare Bones and a GUI version of both Emacs and vim(MacVim) available.

"...the adversities born of well-placed thoughts should be considered mercies rather than misfortunes." — Don Quixote

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Re^2: How to set up xcode 4.2 to run perl scripts ? by mrstlee (Beadle) on Nov 03, 2011 at 15:13 UTC
Thanks Luis. I've very much enjoyed the integration of a terminal with the graphical environment. On windows I use cygwin & putty to make life a little more civilised. What I might try is installing my beloved UltraStudio via CrossOver.	[reply]
Re^3: How to set up xcode 4.2 to run perl scripts ? by luis.roca (Deacon) on Nov 03, 2011 at 15:59 UTC
“What I might try is installing my beloved UltraStudio via CrossOver.” You may not need to do all that: UltraEdit for Mac :) Just looking quickly at the screenshots (which seem nice) and reading the features you may also want to try BBEdit which has many similarities (ie: projects, built in ftp, svn support and extensive search capabilities with the option of using grep) and has a long history on the Mac with a good mailing list. Have fun! "...the adversities born of well-placed thoughts should be considered mercies rather than misfortunes." — Don Quixote	[reply]
Re^4: How to set up xcode 4.2 to run perl scripts ? by mrstlee (Beadle) on Nov 03, 2011 at 21:06 UTC
I'll check BBEdit out. Thanks for the tip! One other idea that occurred vis-a-vis perl & xcode is: `set output to do shell script "<somehow get the name of my perl script + and any args here>"` [download] i.e. Disguise perl proj's as applescript projects with a simple applescript to run the actual perl and grab the output. I am having fun right enough. Maybe too much!	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: How to set up xcode to run perl scripts? [From AppleScript's do shell script] by luis.roca (Deacon) on Nov 03, 2011 at 23:33 UTC